This themed collection is for teachers and school leaders on the theme of learning in nature. A themed collection brings together a range of useful resources on a specific topic to support practitioners deepen their knowledge in this area and shape their own professional learning. These collections can also be used to inform collegues’ professional development and inform school policy and practice.
Focusing specifically on learning in natural outdoor settings (as opposed to built-environment locations such as museums or city streetscapes), this collection explores the impact of outdoor learning on wellbeing and attention and considers the different barriers to learning outdoors. It is designed to help you to critically reflect on the current opportunities for outdoor learning in your context and how you may support students to engage with nature.
This themed collection incorporates a range of content types to support professional learning and reflective practice, including:
Hear about approaches to outdoor learning and the benefits of, and barriers to, learning outdoors. We invite you to make notes on the different approaches taken to learning in nature to inform your own next steps and consider how you might apply some of these insights in your setting.
A research summary is a short article that summarises the evidence-base underpinning a particular approach. In this case, we invite you to read the following research summaries to develop your understanding of the evidence that informs effective approaches to outdoor learning.
Having engaged with the resources above, reflect on these questions to develop your knowledge of outdoor learning and consider how you might apply your learning in your setting.
