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NATURE NURTURE CIC WILD TEACHING
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

We have devised Wild Teaching to help primary schools take learning into their grounds and local parks and local woodlands, to enrich the curriculum and support health and wellbeing. We provide training, workshops and resources with the aim of boosting teachers skills and confidence to embed nature into the curriculum. We are proud members of the Institute of Outdoor Learning. We are also Quality Badge holders from the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom.

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    Primary school children and teachers, in areas of deprivation across Reading.

  • Number of beneficiaries - 0

    Classes of up to thirty children with teachers

Geographic reach

  • England: Berkshire
BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

2000

Our Wild Teaching prgrammes reach around 2000 children / yr

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£4,500.00

TIMELINE

Nov 2021 Onwards

Project Outcome Targets

Skilled teachers and thriving school grounds across the country

To boost staff confidence and skills to develop their ongoing outdoor programme

Improved health and wellbeing of children

Project Activities

  • Outdoor improvements: pond creation, wildflower areas, bird feeding areas, tree planting, re-wilding

  • Downloadable learning packs, tips and helpful hacks for funding outdoor learning at your school

  • Deliver outdoor activities designed to get you and your children into the great outdoors

  • Offer initial audits / consultations, then face to face teacher training and outdoor facilitation

  • Provide Forest School training to teachers, as we are Level 3 trained Forest School Leaders

Project Impact and Partners
IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 4: Quality Education UN SDG 15: Life on Land
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

Questionnaires/ interviews/ vox box with teachers and children

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

Department for Education and Defra

2019-20 This was gov. funded which has now run out. On rare occasions schools fund this.
OTHER PARTNERS

The Conservation Volunteers

Conservation support such as tree planting and wild flower areas