Education Business

Outdoor play equipment is a significant investment for any school but, as it isn’t an everyday purchase, how can schools make sure that they are asking the right questions to make the most of their investment?

At English Heritage we offer pre-booked learning groups free entry to 420 historic sites in our care. The value of outside-the-classroom learning is enormous and historic sites in particular can be used for an endless range of cross-curricular opportunities. As one teacher on a recent self-led visit put it - “To actually run around in a castle and hear the noises that are made, to touch the walls, to feel everything - you just cannot put that learning into a classroom, it’s impossible.”

Calshot Activities Centre enjoys a superb location on the shores of the Solent, with the New Forest National Park on its doorstep. One of the largest outdoor adventure centres in Britain, with an exceptional range of facilities,  Calshot has earned a reputation for excellence and professionalism, operating to the highest safety standards.

 

Over the past decade SNO!zone has taught and entertained thousands of school children and students across the UK, with sites based in Milton Keynes, Castleford (West Yorkshire), and Scotland (Glasgow).   It has snowed every day since Milton Keynes opened in 2000, with 1700 tonnes of snow at each location, equivalent to the weight of 10 blue whales, or enough to fill 30,000 wheelbarrows!

The £45bn Partnership for Schools (PfS) programme is the UK’s biggest public building initiative for decades. Tony Woodfield explains how schools will be making assets out of outdoor spaces

Grown-up matters like the recession should not be allowed to hold our children back from going on educational trips, argues David Holloway from the Education Travel Group