Outdoor learning / sport

The Premier League is celebrating five years of its schools’ programme, Premier League Primary Stars. Launched in 2017 and available to every primary school in England and Wales, Premier League Primary Stars uses the appeal of the Premier League and professional football clubs to support pupils in the classroom, the …

Young people, schools and youth groups will benefit from the UK’s largest youth development sail training charity becoming a member of the Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL). Tall Ships Youth Trust (TSYT) based in Portsmouth, is now a member of IOL, which champions safe activities and effective learning in the …

A brand-new Virtual Schools Archery League, launching this June, is helping schools engage in Covid-safe interschool sports, while also encouraging students to enjoy the benefits of competitive archery. Led by The School Archery League (SAL) and supported by Archery GB, the accessible competition helps set a new challenge for pupils that …

To go alongside its already popular men’s rugby college course, Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club’s academy has introduced football and women’s rugby courses for local teens aged 16+. With these courses, students will have two training sessions and one class a day for 3 days a week, and will achieve a …

A new research programme launched by the Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation (ACCF) and Bohunt Education Trust (BET) aims to inform how cricket and the outdoors can support students struggling with disadvantage, anxiety, engagement and/or behaviour at secondary school. Funding for the project has kindly been provided by ACCF and by …

Amixed and inclusive sport that is also accessible to the disabled. It increases participation and gets non-sporty children involved. It’s versatile, is suitable for all ages and abilities, and beginners can play at a fast pace in just ten minutes. It can be played as a team, singles or doubles, …

SIS Pitches are pleased to support the Give and Get programme by offering a reduced-price hockey pitch. This limited offer on a new sand-dressed hockey pitch is part of the scheme from The European Hockey Federation (EHF), the governing body of hockey in Europe. As the UK’s only one-stop-shop for synthetic pitches, …

YHA (England & Wales) has been named as the Best Residential Experience provider for school trips. The leading youth charity scooped the accolade at the annual School Travel Awards 2018/19, the UK’s biggest event for school travel and learning outside the classroom. Chosen by readers of School Travel Organiser magazine, …

A national education charity is calling on schools around the country to swap their desks for the outdoors on Thursday 1 November. Outdoor Classroom Day is returning this November – and this time promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Following a record 2,612 schools and nearly 350,000 …

Children from primary schools in Merseyside have been experiencing a unique safari-themed outdoor learning adventure as part of a special project to get more children excited about reading whilst encouraging them to learn and connect to the natural world around them. The initiative was organised as part of a collaborative …