Mapping the Green Team’s Impact in and around Edinburgh
The Green Team are passionate about supporting young people to find their place in nature. 2021 was a challenging year but their first impact report reveals it was their busiest year yet, with nearly 1,000 young people taking part in the group’s programmes. Check out the Green Team 2021 impact [...]
Local Approaches to Recovery: a thematic review
Scotland's HM Inspectors of Education have published a new report examining a range of approaches taken to support improvement and recovery in establishments nominated by local authorities across Scotland. The report identifies common priorities reflected in improvement or recovery plans that aim to address some of the challenges for the [...]
The Children’s Parliament – Climate Changemakers impact report
The Children’s Parliament have announced the release of their Climate Changemakers impact report (March 2022). This report captures the journey from their work from October 2020 to February 2022. Reflecting on experiences, this report highlights the process, learnings, reflections and impact so far, as well as recommendations for the future [...]
Polli:Gen project report from LTL now available
Learning Through Landscapes have just published the full report into their Pollination for the Next Generation (Polli:Gen) project. Children learned about their local natural heritage and how to create pollinator-friendly school grounds and community areas.
NatureScot’s Learning in Local Greenspace Project Evaluation Report published
NatureScot has published the evaluation report on the Learning in Local Greenspace project. More than 6000 young people in some of the most disadvantaged areas of Scotland have benefitted from this project to encourage learning outdoors. National newspapers have also shared these findings. This article in The National describes how [...]
Successful Approaches to Learning Outdoors: An Education Scotland Report by HM Inspectors Feb 2022
Scotland's HM Inspectors of Education have published a new report highlighting features of effective practice in outdoor learning. The context is provided by Education Scotland here. This report forms part of Scottish Government’s Education Recovery: Key Actions and Next Steps.
Education offering more Outdoor Learning following pandemic
Education Scotland news (22 February 2022) describes how schools and education settings across Scotland are increasingly using outdoor learning in their lessons. Take a look at this new report published by Education Scotland. The findings are part of a new national thematic inspection report published by Scotland’s HM Inspectors of [...]
Learning for Sustainability Scotland event report January 2022
LfS Scotland have shared resources from their January 2022 AGM and network event. This explored the theme, ‘‘Stories for Sustainability’ transformational learning through the personal and political’.