Connection to Nature Evidence Briefing

This report presents the key findings from the Natural Connections Demonstration Project, which identified that the fundamental challenges to learning outside the classroom in the natural environment (LINE) in schools were local and revolved around a lack of teacher confidence in teaching outside and fragmentation of LINE service provision. These underpinned the more traditionally cited challenges of curriculum pressures, concern about risks and cost.
 
Natural Connections intends to:

• Stimulate the demand from schools and teachers for learning outside the classroom in the local natural environment.
• Support schools and teachers to build learning outside the classroom in the local natural environment into their planning and practices.
• Stimulate the supply of high quality learning outside the classroom in the natural environment services for schools and teachers.
   

Natural Connections Demonstration Project 2012-2016: Final Report and Analysis of the Key Evaluation Questions - NECR215 (naturalengland.org.uk)