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23 IN FIGURES: HOWDO CHILDREN FEELABOUT SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS? 24 NO PARKS? NO PROBLEM… Gordon Cairns explains why you don’t necessarily need ample wooded or cultivated green space to put on some forest school activities for your students 27 VENTURING FORTH If you want to organise a memorable school trip, you need to talk to the right people as early as possible, advises Daniel Harvey 28 THE LONG-TERM VIEW Jenny McLeod on why secondary schools can learn a thing or two from the primary phase when it comes to the benefits and practicalities of outdoor learning... INTHIS SECTION THE TS GUIDE TO… OUTDOOR LEARNING The curriculummay be packed, but escaping the confines of the classroom every once in a while can inject some dynamism into your lessons, and provide students with memorable learning experiences they’d never get to have indoors... 76% of children aged 7 to 14 want to spend more time outdoors 56% of children want to see improved access to nature and green space 63% of parents take their children out to spend time in nature once a week or less, citing accessibility as their main barrier to doing so Source: March 2024 survey by Censuswide of 1,000 children aged 7 to 14 and their parents, commissioned by the National Trust and First News 3 TEACHWIRE ARTICLES FROM THE ARCHIVES CALL OFTHEWILD What good can come from taking a group of Y9s wild camping in an environment they’re completely unfamiliar with? Quite lot, as it happens, explains Steve Priday… bit.ly/138special1 A POLICY PRIORITY At Bohunt Education Trust, outdoor learning is embedded within the ethos, says Philip Avery – and the benefits are both profound and measurable bit.ly/138special2 THE BESTUSE OFWHATYOU HAVE Rebecca Leek highlights what schools can do to give students’ learning an outdoor dimension without any costly procurement or site redevelopment bit.ly/138special3 23 teachwire.net/secondary O U T D O O R L E A R N I N G TEACH SECONDARY SPECIAL OUTDOOR LEARNING