The importance of physical play in woods – video
The Forest School Association share this short film which has lovely clips of children out in the woods and valuable thoughts about the importance of physical play for developing core strength and coordination.
An evidence-based approach to supporting children in the preschool years
This Child of the North report (Powell, Lauren; Spencer, Sarah; Clegg, Judy (eds)) published 2024 is available on the internet. The report looks at UK pre-school education support for children. It applies seven principles: putting children first; addressing inequity; adopting place-based approaches; working together effectively across public services; putting education [...]
More children use active travel to school after ULEZ introduced
Child in the City (9 September 2024) share the results of this recent study: Children walking & cycling to school after introduction of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone
How Natural Spaces Nurture the Brain
This article (23 May 2024) published in brainfacts.org online discusses how brain health is supported by being in green and blue spaces outdoors.
Finding Nature News: Nature play for gender equity
Check out this lead story in the Children and Nature Network March bulletin. Director of Green Schoolyards and Communities Priya Cook takes a close look at how incorporating natural elements into schoolyard design can help encourage girls to get active, and the accompanying Stat Sheet.
Places and children’s health workshop 3 May University of Glasgow
MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU), University of Glasgow are offering this Places and children's health workshop on Wednesday, 3rd May from 10am-4pm in the ARC, University of Glasgow. The workshop is designed for policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and other professionals whose work or interests lie in understanding how [...]
My Active World – a new Early Years resource
The Care Inspectorate have developed a new ELC resource My Active World: Move more to nurture happy and healthy children. It is designed to build on the good work already present in many children’s settings. The resource shares physical activity guidelines from babies under 1 year old to young people [...]
Sole Sisters
In this article in Scotland’s Nature (August 23, 2022), Halima Hussein describes an outdoor adventure group that allows a space for Scottish Muslim girls and women to get out of their comfort zone and challenge themselves in the outdoors. Have a look and see what the Sole Sisters get up [...]
