FREE webinar for IOL Members, all teachers & school staff. Do you want to take your teaching outdoors, but think your school grounds are not suitable? Learn how even just a patch of tarmac can become a site for outdoor learning.
Using your school grounds for outdoor learning
Thursday 22nd May 2025, 5pm – 6.30pm
Do you want to take your teaching outdoors, but think your school grounds are not suitable? Learn how even just a patch of tarmac can become a site for outdoor learning. In this webinar Dawn and Anna will discuss practical examples of how all areas of your school grounds, from playground to boundary fence, can be used for outdoor learning. Expect to come away with lots of ideas for outdoor learning activities you can use with your groups plus useful advice on how to make simple, low cost improvements to your site.
Hosts: Anna Thompson and Dawn Thomas
Dawn Thomas founder of Nature Days a field studies provider and curriculum based outdoor learning specialist. Working in curriculum based outdoor learning for nearly 20 years in Wales. Developer and provider of teacher training on outdoor learning in the Curriculum for
Wales. Dawn provides Field studies for schools in Gower South Wales and teacher training all over Wales.
Anna Thompson is the Education and Learning Manager for Nene Park Trust in Cambridgeshire. She is a qualified teacher and has over 20 years experience working in Field Studies and Curriculum Based Outdoor Learning. Anna is passionate in her belief that (almost) all of the curriculum can be taught outdoors, and has developed teaching programmes delivering subjects such as maths, art and literacy in an outdoor environment. Today Anna leads a team who deliver outdoor learning experiences for EYFS to A level, as well as delivering training courses for teachers who are keen to take their teaching outdoors.