Teacher CPD

Teacher CPD

Working in partnership with Learning Providers around the South Downs National Park, we have created training for teachers to access free of charge any time they like. All our contributors are happy to be contacted directly if you have any questions about the content of their resources.

The South Downs National Park are also happy to offer FREE training sessions for schools looking to improve their outdoor learning provision, curriculum links or outdoor areas. Please reach out to us on learning@southdowns.gov.uk

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Teacher Training

• Plant Power

  Suitable for Key Stage 1 and 2 teachers.

  • Learning how to teach the plants programme of study through outdoor education.
  • Practical lesson ideas for KS1 and KS2.
  • Download the handout

• Feel better to learn better

  Suitable for EYFS practitioners, Key Stage 1 and 2 teachers and LSAs.

  • • Using the outdoor environment to improve pupils wellbeing.
    • Using natural and creative elements to help to lower stress levels and reduce anxiety.
    • Giving pupils a chance to reflect, relax and reconnect with nature.
    • Download the handout

• Farming in your school grounds – School Ground Development

  Suitable for teachers across all Key Stages.

  • • Teachers will be confident in their understanding of how food is produced and grown on the farm.
    • Teachers will have a good understanding of how farming is managed to care for the environment.
    • Teachers will be inspired to use farming and food production in their teaching, specifically using their outdoor spaces to enhance the core subjects.
    • Download the handout

• Literacy and Expression in the Great Outdoors – creative literacy

  Suitable for Key Stage 2 teachers (Year 4 to 6).

  • Draw on the heritage of the South Downs National Park landscape to stimulate language development and writing
  • Provide practical routes into cross-curricular and whole-class exploration that focuses on wellbeing and creative expression
  • Download the handout

• Starting Life Well: Forest Kindergarten and Local Nature Play

  Suitable for EYFS and Key Stage 1 teachers.

  • Discover the evidence for well-being & educational value of nature play for the early years.
  • Understand whether you need a qualification,
  • and how to make this accessible for all early years practitioners.
  • Watch the video

• Myth-busting outdoor learning

  Suitable for All Key Stages and SLT.

  • Busting the commons myths of outdoor learning.
  • Do you need a qualification? What helps to take those next steps?
  • Why take your curriculum into nature?
  • Outdoor Learning – Common Myths

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