All News & Ideas articles – Page 20
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News & IdeasFree school sessions at RAF Museums in London & Shropshire from September
The RAF Museum is offering free sessions, with activities to meet social distancing guidelines, until January 2021.
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News & IdeasCouncil for Learning Outside the Classroom releases guide to help teachers
The resource details ways in which teachers can continue to offer outdoor education, taking into consideration the risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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News & IdeasA teacher’s top 5 tips for taking learning outdoors
Clare Rooney, qualified teacher & training and development officer at Learning through Landscapes, gives her tips for teaching outdoors.
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News & IdeasNon-overnight school trips can resume from the autumn term
The government has confirmed that schools can resume non-overnight domestic educational visits from September.
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News & IdeasWebinars showing how schools and providers are using outdoor learning
The Council for Learning Outside the Classroom is running a series of free webinars highlighting practical examples of outdoor learning.
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News & IdeasSchools encouraged to sign up and take part in UK Parliament Week
Last year, almost 900,000 school children were involved in the week-long initiative which takes place each November.
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News & Ideas#BigOutdoorArtChallenge encourages school children to get outside
The nationwide challenge, which runs during Children’s Art Week from 6th to 12th July, aims to inspire school children across the UK to explore the wonder of nature.
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News & IdeasHow one teacher went from life-changing trips to making life-saving masks
Instead of heading off on a school trip of-a-lifetime to Vietnam, teacher Jacqui Hargreaves found herself designing and making protective visors to help in the fight against Covid-19.
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News & IdeasCovid-19: advice for teachers getting ready for life beyond the classroom
The Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel has issued updated advice for teachers about planning and managing learning outside the classroom.
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News & IdeasSchools asked to share Science Centre memories in campaign to save them from closing
Schools are being urged to get behind a campaign to support more than 40 of the UK’s Science Centres by sharing their photos and memories of visits.
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News & IdeasThousands of schools sign up to take part in #30DaysWild
Schools can sign up for free and download a pack of resources to help plan the wild month as well as receiving ideas to inspire them to stay wild beyond June.
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News & IdeasFree teaching resources and A-Z activities launched by Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey has several teaching resources available online as well as virtual tours and an A-Z of activities.
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News & IdeasHardship fund should be available for schools that have had trips cancelled
A coalition of not-for-profit school residential and educational providers has said more needs to be done to ensure that outdoor learning isn’t forgotten about.
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News & IdeasDress up in nature for Outdoor Classroom Day
Children are being encouraged to dress up in nature for this year’s Outdoor Classroom Day to help them connect with the natural world.
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News & Ideas“We must continue engaging young people in the natural world” says Field Studies Council
The outdoor education charity welcomed the plans to increase the time people can now spend outside, saying it’s essential we get children out of their ‘home classrooms’.
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News & IdeasMonkey World’s free home schooling primate education course
The Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset has released the course to help teachers and students at Key Stages 1-3 learn from home.
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News & IdeasConsortium supports schools to re-open by taking learning outdoors
The group has set out a plan to help schools adapt their lessons, curriculum and learning environments as and when they re-open to more pupils.
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News & IdeasDrusillas Park releases online education activities for KS1-3
While physical school visits aren’t possible at the moment, children can still learn plenty about animals and their environments with a range of free home education resources released by the zoo.
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News & IdeasCommonwealth War Graves Foundation launches online tribute to war heroine
Alongside the exhibition about a Second World War agent there are a series of downloadable resources to help students learning from home.
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News & IdeasConsortium wants greater support for schools and clarity for providers
The leading governing bodies and associations involved in the educational visits sector have joined together to ask for greater clarity and support for schools and educational visit providers during this time of uncertainty.