This resource provides support for embedding 'learning about the outdoors' and 'learning in the outdoors' into your primary science curriculum.

It will support teachers and science subject leaders to react positively to the DfE's policy paper, Sustainability and climate change: a strategy for the education and children’s services systems - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Apr22 (updated Dec23), which sets out new statutory requirements that by 2025:

'All education settings will have nominated a sustainability lead and, with support, put in place a climate action plan.'

Children love learning outdoors and research shows this is often a more successful way of learning. Many schools already consider links with the nature around them, promote positive sustainable actions and embed learning around climate change. However, at times, these opportunities are ad hoc, are dependent on teacher expertise and interest and are not always embedded into long term curriculum mapping. This resource aims to help embed opportunities in a way that ensures learning and experiences are built upon progressively and link directly with National Curriculum objectives and progression.

With ideas for every topic, in every year group, this resource aims to provide a range of suggestions for getting outside, being more active, appreciating and caring for nature and understanding biodiversity and ideas for growing plants in every year group. It also provides links to key resources to support teachers' planning on sustainability and climate action. This publication is sure to be a time-saver for many science subject leaders wanting to enrich their science curriculum as part of their climate action plan.

This publication is subject to 20% VAT for non LCC Maintained schools. 

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Published 2024