The Countryside Classroom is a new initiative from FACE: Farming and Countryside Education. This is their website – although it is still being developed. You can become a Partner, a Contributor, or a Sponsor: details are here. Why get involved? FACE says: Countryside Classroom is the largest ever partnership of organisations committed to helping children learn about food,…
The Food for Life programme is about transforming food culture – making healthy, tasty and sustainable meals the norm, reconnecting people with where their food comes from, teaching them how it’s grown and cooked, and championing the importance of well-sourced ingredients. FFL works with thousands of schools, nurseries, hospitals and care homes, helping them build knowledge and skills…
If so, then the South West learning for Sustainability Coalition might interest you. The Coalition is a Community Interest Company of over 130 organisations and individuals across the South west. Coalition members share expertise in sustainable development, education & learning and understand that: “learning, viewed broadly, is crucial to the development of a sustainable South West.” You…
Learning for our Future – engaging for a changing world Throughout July, SEEd will be running an interactive and participatory online conference drawing on videos of the workshops, talks, launches and experiences of those present on 2nd July in Bristol. Anyone can take part in this online conference. As part of the conference, your…
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is supporting the UK-wide biodiversity project, Polli:Nation, which supports schools in helping to protect the future of our seriously dwindling bee population. Learning through Landscapes has just announced that it is now open to applications from primary and secondary schools to take part and apply for support in the project. If you successfully…
There were 112,833 lightning strikes in 12 hours across UK & Ireland says @liamdutton (via @Blitzortung_Org)
Plymouth University and Natural England, held a conference last week that brought together key players from the research and policy communities in order to: provide a forum for learning from international research and policy help inform policy directions in particular the potential for learning in natural environments to develop characteristics that are precursors to attainment and enhanced…
There are still places available for the 17th Annual Forum of the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project at Latimer Park Farm, Chesham, HP5 1TU this Thursday 9th July. Bringing together all those with an interest in the Chilterns’ Chalk Streams, the event is a great opportunity to learn more about the work of the Project, hear about current issues…
Last May, the Countryside Jobs Service magazine had a special focus on environmental and outdoor education which included a lead article by NAEE. This included extracts from teachers’ reports of pupil visits to two outdoor learning centres that were made possible by NAEE’s Kenrick bursaries. One teacher reported: It’s been a delight to see pupils who struggle with academic…
The BBC magazine carries an article about the Burbot – a fish that was once common in UK waters. The story is about extinction, re-wilding, and about how we’ve been taught to prefer charismatic animals to “ugly” ones. There’s a Radio 4 programme about the fish today at 1100.
Joel Chudleigh, founder and Chief Executive of Deep Footprints, explores the problems children now have because of their lack of access to nature, and what might be done about it. Children spend less time outdoors than ever before and, as the National Trust found out in a 2012 study, they have 90% reduced access to…
Climate Action reports that the world’s second largest wind farm has been opened eight miles in Liverpool Bay, off North Wales, and will boost the UK’s offshore wind power capacity by 14%. The Gwynt y Môr site has 160 turbines and will generate 576MW of electricity. This is enough to power around 400,000 average UK homes. More…