Learning through Landscapes, Local School Nature Grants are returning in 2022.
Supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, since their launch in 2017, the grants have helped nearly 2,500 schools across England, Scotland and Wales to improve their outdoor learning provision. The grants have enabled thousands more children to profit from time in nature.
In 2021, 625 grants were awarded, more than any previous year. For the first time, early year settings were also able to apply alongside primary schools for £500 of outdoor learning equipment and dedicated staff training.
Throughout 2021, expert trainers traveled across England, Scotland and Wales to deliver 1,250 hours of free staff training to more than 5,600 teachers, educators and support staff. It is estimated that around 150,000 children will benefit from improved outdoor learning provision as a result of 2021’s Local School Nature Grants.
Unfortunately, the scheme couldn’t help every school that applied, as a phenomenal 6,654 schools and early year settings applied for grants last year! However, thanks to generous funding from the People’s Postcode Trusts a further 275 grants will be available this year. This means the scheme will help 900 schools and early years settings across England, Scotland and Wales in 2022.