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On the 5th March, WEN member Felicity Robinson, Director of Landscapes Naturally, will be running an interactive workshop at Winterbourne Botanic Garden, to help introduce you to some new approaches to taking Maths and English outside in KS1 and KS2. Suitable for teachers, teaching assistants and volunteers working in a primary school setting, this workshop […]
The Worcestershire Association of School Business Management (WASBM) Autumn Term Meeting took place on the 30th November and what a great turnout from local School Business Managers it was. WASBM is a group that was established in 2008, to create a forum where Business Managers can discuss mutual interests, promote best practice and assist in […]
Whilst working with teachers in Wales recently, Landscapes Naturally proved that weather really isn’t necessarily a problem for outdoor learning. Staff and children at one school taking part in the training (funded by Local School Nature Grants) got wet and messy with their outdoor learning, when they used the elements to their benefit by making […]
Over the summer months, Witley Jones Furniture worked in partnership with Kings Hawford School to transform a double decker bus into a school library space. The idea came from the Headteacher at the school, Jim Turner, while he was brainstorming ideas for a way to create a dedicated library space for his students, whilst tackling […]
Polli:Nation is a UK wide initiative supporting pupils from 260 schools across the UK to turn their school grounds into pollinator friendly habitats. Set up by Learning through Landscapes, the project aims to engage and enthuse children and young people to protect pollinating species in the UK, with the outcome being to see an increase […]
Working with BEA Landscape Design Limited, HFN Landscapes recently installed a garden scheme at The Ridge Primary School, Stourbridge. Completed within the summer holidays and before the start of the 2018 academic year, the scheme is based within the school’s grounds and is a mixed play/learning/performance area with surfacing and soil retaining features. HFN Landscapes […]
Over the past few months, Landscapes Naturally have been busy in Coventry and Edgbaston, working with homeless young people aged 16-24, to help them transform their local hostels’ outdoor spaces to be welcoming and productive. Felicity Robinson, Director of Landscapes Naturally, works as a freelancer for Learning through Landscapes, a UK charity dedicated to enhancing […]
Witley Jones recently completed the manufacture and installation of two interactive teaching walls at Hollymount School. Working with fellow WEN member Hadleigh Technical Support – who supplied and fitted Interactive White Boards on each wall – Witley Jones combined the screens with storage cupboards, sliding whiteboard doors, open shelving and tray units. Headteacher Emma […]
Witley Jones recently donated and installed some much-needed locker storage at Cotswold Riding for the Disabled Association’s newly refurbished kitchen/toilet area, to provide facilities for the volunteers to safely store their belongings. Based at Cheltenham Racecourse, this excellent organisation provides opportunities for members of society with physical or learning disabilities, but has to rely heavily […]
Grow, Cook and Eat – Training Courses for anyone involved in teaching and inspiring young people Venue: Fairway Primary Academy Date: 7th March 2018 RHS horticulturists have teamed up with the Food Teachers Centre to provide a practical course to enable you to put pupils’ health and wellbeing at the centre of your school with […]