UPCOMING TRAINING COURSES
FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND LEADERS
Environmental Education: The UK National Picture
An overview of the current National Picture including
- The Sustainability and Climate Change strategy;
- Creating effective Climate Action Plans
- Understanding the new school-based role of Sustainability Lead.
- Energy reduction strategies and resources
- Biophilic school design
- Curriculum design and implementation
Buckinghamshire course
Integrating Renewable Energy into the Curriculum
Renewables! How they work and what difference are they making?
- Savvy solar skills! creating solar circuits, solar car races and solar cookers.
- Wind power: How, why and were: exploring the practicalities of wind power and tracking data from UK wind farms.
- Hydropower: creating a hydropwer vehicle: understandig the technology and the place of hydropower in the UK
- Integrating knowledge of renewable energy into the curriculum.
London course
Buckinghamshire course
Increasing Wildlife in Your Setting
Increasing the wildlife in your setting: We will explore technology such as night wildlife cameras and interactive mapping to capture data on biodiversity in our school grounds. We will explore ways to use this data within the maths and science curriculum and explore fun and practical ways to increase the wildlife in our settings.
London course
Buckinghamshire course
Rivers, streams and ponds: Gathering and using data in real contexts
From polluted to pristine: We will:
- test the water quality of a local river
- explore ways of using scientific data to make a difference in our local environments,
- embedding real experiences in geography and science lessons.
London course
Buckinghamshire course
School Gardens and Ponds
Edibles and minibeasts: We will explore the creative use of school gardens and ponds and ways to develop deep learning experiences across the curriculum.
London course
Buckinghamshire course
Eco-anxiety: understanding and preventing it
Eco-anxiety - how to prevent it and 3 key approaches that empower pupils to become agents of change.
London course
Buckinghamshire course
Strategies and Resources for teaching Environmental Education
We will explore a range of useful resources and networks that are available to support further learning and development.
- Useful books and related learning experiences for EYFS/KS1/KS2
- Borrowing schemes from museums
- Citizen science projects
- Award schemes
- Technology kits
- Free trees and wild flower schemes
London course
Buckinghamshire course
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