ITC Level 3 Award in Delivery of Outdoor Learning.

Designed specifically for teaching the Curriculum for Wales.

This accredited training course offers a Level 3 Award in Delivery of Outdoor Learning qualification. It is designed to show participants how to maximise curriculum-linked outdoor learning opportunities using school grounds and their local learning area.

Target Audience
– Educators and support staff at all levels who provide outdoor learning in teaching or supportive roles.
– Individuals seeking to enhance their curriculum and utilize outdoor spaces for educational purposes.

Objectives
– Equip participants with the skills to manage outdoor learning experiences.
– Provide a variety of curriculum-mapped activities and ideas for outdoor learning.
– Help participants identify the risks and benefits of outdoor learning.
– Promote the sustainability of using outdoor spaces for educational purposes.

Course Content
– Curriculum Mapping: Planning activities and ideas mapped to the Curriculum for Wales.
– Risk and Benefit Analysis: Identifying the risks and benefits of outdoor learning.
– Sustainability: Considering the sustainability of using outdoor spaces for learning.
– Managing groups and facilitating learning beyond the classroom.

Qualification Requirements
– Create a workbook of evidence documenting your outdoor learning sessions.

Training Schedule
– Practical Session: One day of face-to-face teaching in a school using the school grounds. Knelston Primary Swansea
– Date: See Nature Days website

– Support: Distance learning mentor support to help complete your portfolio for assessment.

Price
– Cost: £250, which includes all training, certification, and support by an Outdoor Learning expert.

Successful completion will result in the candidate gaining ITC level 3 Award in Delivery of Outdoor Learning.

This course can be undertaken over a series of INSETs or online and face to face ADDS sessions to cover all aspects of integrating outdoor learning into the curriculum for Wales.

Content is bespoke to your school and can cover aspects such as:

• Starting out. How to teach a four purpose based curriculum through outdoor learning.
• Auditing what you do now and your school grounds. – Making the best use of what you have.
• Barriers to outdoor learning and overcoming them. – Tips and tricks to make outdoor learning easier. 
• Integrating outdoor learning into your planning. – Embedding outdoor learning into teaching. 
• A whole school approach – Systemic changes to embed outdoor learning into your school. Creating an outdoor learning policy. 
• Practical ideas to teach through outdoor learning. – Science and technology AOLE. 
• Practical ideas to teach through outdoor learning. – Maths and numeracy AOLE. 
• Practical ideas to teach through outdoor learning. – Language, Literacy and communication AOLE. 
• Practical ideas to teach through outdoor learning. – Humanities AOLE 
• Practical ideas to teach through outdoor learning. – Expressive arts AOLE 
• Practical ideas to teach through outdoor learning. – Health and Wellbeing AOLE
• Cross curricular project ideas to teach through outdoor learning.
• Assessment of learning and for learning in outdoor learning. 
• Risk assessments and risk benefit analysis. 
•  Progression and differentiation in outdoor learning. -The pedagogy of outdoor learning. 
• School grounds developments. – How to use and develop your school grounds to support outdoor learning. 
•  Becoming sector leading in outdoor learning. – Putting outdoor learning at the heart of your school’s curriculum.

Presented by Dawn Thomas of Nature Days, an independent field studies provider and consultant. Dawn has over 20 years experience of teacher training in outdoor learning and developed resources for outdoor learning for NRW, The National Trust, local councils, and is the Welsh field studies adviser for Geography at WJEC.

Nature Days also provides teacher training and support on using the outdoors to teach, focusing especially on the Curriculum for Wales and how it can be accessed through outdoor learning.

These sessions are suitable for school leaders in outdoor learning, class teachers _ foundation pahse and KS2, TAs and other school leaders.

The sessions will take you on a journey towards using your school grounds and local area to effectively teach the four purposes of the new curriculum for Wales. Each session builds on the last so that you will finish with an in-depth understanding of what outdoor learning is and how it can be used in your school. Each session will be supported by an in-school task to help you integrate aspects of the session into your school.

Prices are based on one day and depend on the number of staff attending and subsistence expenses, we are based in South Wales but will travel. A series of sessions is available, contact naturedays@reynoldston.com for details.

I have created a 20 session teacher training package which will provide you with all the skills you need to embed effective, meaningful, impactful outdoor learning in your school.

These sessions are suitable for school leaders in outdoor learning, class teachers, TAs and other school leaders.

The sessions will take you on a journey towards using your school grounds and local area to effectively teach the four purposes of the new curriculum for Wales. Each session builds on the last so that you will finish with an in-depth understanding of what outdoor learning is and how it can be used in your school. Each session will be supported by an in-school task to help you integrate aspects of the session into your school.

By the end of the course you will have a portfolio of ideas to share with your staff and a plan for taking the new curriculum for Wales and making it bespoke to your school’s outdoor space.

Sessions can be booked on separately. Sessions last 2 hours and are undertaken as a twilight. Cost is £10 per person per session for online training. Buy tickets here.

Session 1: Starting out. How to teach a four purpose based curriculum through outdoor learning.

Session 2: Auditing what you do now and your school grounds. – Making the best use of what you have.

Session 3: Barriers to outdoor learning and overcoming them. – Tips and tricks to make outdoor learning easier.

Session 4: Integrating outdoor learning into your planning. – Embedding outdoor learning into teaching.

Session 5: A whole school approach – Systemic changes to embed outdoor learning into your school. Creating an outdoor learning policy.

Session 6: Practical ideas to teach through outdoor learning. – Science and technology AOLE.

Session 7: Practical ideas to teach through outdoor learning. – Maths and numeracy AOLE

Session 8: Practical ideas to teach through outdoor learning. – Language, Literacy and communication AOLE.

Session 9: Practical ideas to teach through outdoor learning. – Humanities AOLE

Session 10: Practical ideas to teach through outdoor learning. – Expressive arts AOLE

Session 11: Practical ideas to teach through outdoor learning. – Health and Wellbeing AOLE

Session 12: Cross curricular project ideas to teach through outdoor learning. – Using the wider local area as well as school grounds.

Session 13: Assessment of learning and for learning in outdoor learning.

Session 14: Risk assessments and risk benefit analysis.

Session 15: Becoming sector leading in outdoor learning. – Putting outdoor learning at the heart of your school’s curriculum.

Session 16: Meaningful school trips. – Using learning outside the classroom experiences effectively.

Session 17: Undertaking meaningful field trips. – Planning and designing your own field trips.

Session 18: Progression and differentiation in outdoor learning. -The pedagogy of outdoor learning.

Session 19: School grounds developments. – How to use and develop your school grounds to support outdoor learning.

Session 20: Sharing best practice. Discussion of what has worked in your journey of embedding outdoor learning into your school.

Booking available on Eventbrite

Price for each session is £10 per person or £200 per person for all 20

Nature Days can provide expert advice and training for taking your learning outdoors.

Reduce the pressure on your indoor areas by using the school grounds for teaching.

Dawn Thomas is a qualified teacher with 20 years experience of teaching outdoors. She can provide training on using outdoor learning for teaching all aspects of the primary curriculum.

Webinars, outdoor or in-school training can be undertaken which is bespoke to meet your school’s needs, be it;

• Health and Wellbeing,
• First steps to teaching outdoors,
• Creating effective outdoor spaces,
• Delivery curriculum content outdoors.

Costs are based on number on staff and travel expenses.

For more details contact Nature days naturedays@reynoldston.com 07779950126

How to take indoor teaching outdoors.

Nature Days can provide expert advice and training for taking your learning outdoors.
Reduce the pressure on your indoor areas by using the school grounds for teaching.

Many primary schools, especially early years, use the outdoors for teaching but less so in secondary.

Dawn Thomas is a qualified secondary science and geography teacher. She can provide training on using outdoor learning for teaching the science and geography secondary curriculum or any other outdoor learning provision.

Webinar, outdoor or in-school training can be undertaken which is bespoke to meet your school’s needs, be it;
Health and Wellbeing,
First steps to teaching outdoors,
Creating effective outdoor spaces,
Delivery curriculum content outdoors.

Price stated does not include travel expenses.

For more details contact Nature days naturedays@reynoldston.com07779950126

I will demonstrate how the new Welsh Curriculum’s Four purposes and AOLEs can be achieved through the use of outdoor learning and using the outdoor environment. But how do you translate that into classroom learning? I can provide INSET training to help integrate the outdoors into your school’s curriculum through meaningful experiences.

The Curriculum for Wales has a great emphasis on outdoor learning and using the outdoor environment, but how do you translate that into classroom learning? Nature days can provide INSET training to help integrate the outdoors into your school’s offer.

Undertaking field trips to Nature Reserves, the park, beach or local woods are essential when undertaking outdoor learning in schools. To ensure the field trip is effective and to maximise learning a certain degree of planning and skill is involved.

The day is based in your school grounds and involves taking a walk around the school grounds to identify possible places where scientific enquiries can take place.