Leading and Enhancing Community Learning Outdoors March 2025 – free places!
This online course is delivered in eight weekly twilight sessions and starts on Wednesday 5th March 2025. Several free places are available for anyone working, volunteering or leading outdoor learning in a community learning context in Scotland. The course aims to offer educators and leaders in outdoor learning an opportunity [...]
Two great opportunities for education professionals! Sign up for corporate volunteering days in a special place for nature outdoors
Check out these great opportunities to volunteer to help nature, engage in positive networking outdoors and have fun! Scottish Government agency staff (other educators by arrangement) are welcome to sign up. Thursday 26th September: Volunteering at Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve for Education colleagues Tuesday 5th November: Volunteering at [...]
Climate School 180 applications reopen on 19 August!
Learning Through Landscapes are partnering with 180 schools to address the need for quality climate change education. This project provides staff training and delivery with climate resources. Find out more before applications reopen next month.
STEM Professional Learning Surveys – findings shared
Education Scotland have published the findings from the most recent STEM Professional Learning Surveys which provide valuable data about the professional learning needs of practitioners nationally. These demonstrate the positive impact of Scotland’s STEM Education and Training Strategy since 2017. Survey findings STEM Professional Learning Survey 2022/23 (ELC, primary, ASN [...]
Outdoor learning, teacher professional development and STEM literacy
Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences share this study on The development of a professional development model focusing on outdoor learning resources to enhance in-service teachers’ STEM literacy (S Pitiporntapin et al.). This study aimed to (1) identify the need assessment of enhancing teachers’ science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) [...]
Nature-based field training for educators, Minnesota.
This Children and Nature Network feature (January 2024) shares how educators in Minnesota participate in an immersive nature-based field training. This is designed to help them transform their curricula, approaches to teaching, and ultimately, their school cultures. This is the first extended nature-based professional development series for teachers in Minnesota [...]
Climate Change and Climate Justice CLPL February 2024
Dynamic Earth are offering this twilight course Tuesday 27th February 2024 for ELC, Primary and Secondary Level Practitioners. 17:30 – 19:30 at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh.
Churchill Fellowships now open to applications!
Churchill Fellowships are open to all UK adult citizens, regardless of background, qualifications or age. Churchill Fellowships are looking for people with the passion and potential to make a real difference, from every part of society. A range of eligible Programmes include: Caring for our natural environment Climate change Education [...]
