National Education Nature Park
February 2025
Here are the latest updates from the National Education Nature Park team.
Staff and students share their ideas for the Nature Park at the final Schools Forum session
This month saw the final gathering of the Nature Park Schools Forum, the result of several sessions where staff and students from across England have been giving their thoughts on how we can continue to develop the National Education Nature Park programme.
School grounds as a classroom for curriculum learning: a secondary school case study
At Lady Manners School in Derbyshire, teachers have been using their school grounds to support curriculum learning in a range of subjects. We spoke to three teachers from the Maths, Science and Geography departments. They explained how using real world examples helps engage their students: bringing subjects to life, collecting real data to provide powerful learning experiences and nurturing care for the local environment through connecting to their grounds.