Active April resources
Life is happier when we get outside, move more & stay active Join in with @Action for happiness. Click on the link for more resources https://actionforhappiness.org/calendar
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Healthy Environment
Life is happier when we get outside, move more & stay active Join in with @Action for happiness. Click on the link for more resources https://actionforhappiness.org/calendar
NB: time-to-change Have a look at these tried and tested sessions, activities, tool kits, training programmes and films with students and staff, to help this generation become more open about mental health than any before. From lessons, assemblies and tool kits to resources for parents. These will help to create an open and supportive culture […]
Pansy Boy is a picture book written and illustrated by artist Paul Harfleet. Rhyming couplets tell the story of a boy who revels in the joys of summer, exploring the flora and fauna around him. Reluctantly he returns to school where he is subjected to incessant bullying. Intelligent and bright, he is driven to create […]
Derbyshire Environmental Studies Service offer a wealth of opportunities for learning outside the classroom across Derbyshire – including day fieldwork programmes, training opportunities, Forest Schools and outreach visits. Check it out here: Derbyshire Environmental Studies Service
The philosophy of Forest Schools is to encourage and inspire individuals of any age through an ongoing programme of positive experiences and participation in engaging and motivating achievable tasks and activities in a woodland environment. Forest Schools have demonstrated success with children, young people and adults. The developmental programmes run throughout the year with groups […]
Many people on the autism spectrum have difficulty processing everyday sensory information. Any of the senses may be over or under-sensitive, or both, at different times. These sensory differences can affect behaviour, and can have a profound effect on a person’s life. There are so many really useful resources including how to help, sensory profiles […]
Learning outside the classroom is about raising achievement through an organised, powerful approach to learning in which direct experience is of prime importance. This is not only about what we learn but importantly how and where we learn. It is not an end in itself but rather a vehicle to develop the capacity to learn. […]