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Archive for October, 2008

Feed the birds tuppence a bag

You know the song from Mary Poppins and it’s obvious that you can’t get a bag of bird seed for tuppence these days, but it got me thinking about a way to pay for bird food for the school garden.
Even a small primary school will have, say 300 children in it. What if the school [...]

Autumn is here so it’s time to think about feeding the birds

Autumn definitely seems to have arrived this week with sleet and snow even in lowland areas. It’s a reminder that our garden birds will soon be needing our help again.
There’s plenty of natural food around still around in the hedgerows, in our school allotment there are still large juicy blackberries and plenty of ivy berries. [...]

OFSTED report highlights the benefits of learning outside the classroom

A new Ofsted report reveals that pupils’ participation and achievement can benefit significantly from getting involved with activities outside the classroom – but not all schools and colleges are reaping the full benefits, because some do not incorporate many off-site experiences into the curriculum.
Learning outside the classroom: how far should you go? is the latest [...]