Education Team Blog

On Monday I had the pleasure of teaching the Year 4 children at St. Luke’s School in Brighton. With each class we discovered special places and thought about how to protect them for the future, this lead onto exploring the special qualities of the South Downs National Park. To start we thought about our own … Continue reading Visiting St.Lukes in Brighton

Learning with Nature is full of fun activities and games to get your children outdoors, to explore, have fun, make things and learn about nature and help them grow up happy and healthy. Suitable for groups of children aged between 3 and 16, the graded activities help children develop: • Key practical and social skills … Continue reading New Book: Learning with Nature

Family Water Event Lewes Railway Land Nature Reserve 2.00pm to 5.00pm Sunday 28th September 2014 Water, the most valuable resource in nature and to people, is the theme of a free family event at Lewes Railway Land Nature Reserve on Sunday 28th September. Bella Bear, a character based at Lewes Railway Way Land Nature Reserve … Continue reading Bella Bear returns from studying water in the Amazon!

Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting the Field Farm Project and talking with Mollie about the exciting opportunities for young people to get out in the peaceful South Downs countryside. This tranquil spot on the superbly managed farm is a great place for children to discover the wonders of nature and become absorbed in … Continue reading Visit to the Field Farm Project

n September 2013 the new history curriculum was announced by the government with emphasis at KS2 on the Saxon era to be in place from September 2014. Ross Irving, head teacher at Droxford School and Peter O’Sullivan, Trustee and Saxon programme lead for the Friends of the Saxon Corhampton Church initiated a project. The purpose … Continue reading Saxons in the NEW Curriculum