What do National Park Education Teams do for Teachers and Educators?
Strategy & Development
-Working with directors at strategic level (e.g. local authorities)
-Provide educational expertise and knowledge
-Input to development and support of national policies
-National and authority strategy groups
Provide Information
-Web-based materials (Factsheets)
-Written/Printed literature (paper-based)
-Developing quality resources – sometimes in partnership with other organisations, schools etc.
Partnerships
-Networking
-Working with organisations that do not have an education remit to deliver key messagesand objectives
-Travel schemes to facilitate more outdoor learning visits
Sharing good practice
-Online communities
-Teleconferences
-Competitions
-Media projects
-Newsletters
-Case studies
Research
-Opportunities to take part in real-life projects
-Listing of research topics and data requirements
Types of Direct delivery
-Face-to-face experiences
-Lead groups on request
-Talks at requesters premises
-Day-visits
-Short sessions
-Residential visits
-Debates
-Creativity
-Curriculum based programmes
-Emotional responses and connection to place
-Cultural heritage initiatives
-Adventurous Activity
-Fieldwork and Surveying
-Fun
-Work related learning - e.g. Rural skills
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Accredited/Certificated awards
-John Muir Award – facilitation, delivery, promotion
-Duke of Edinburgh – facilitation, delivery, promotion
-Park based award – facilitation, delivery, promotion
-Other awards (please list)
Who For?
For Education Providers
-Signposting to outdoor learning opportunities
-Acting as brokers for providers
-Match-making providers to form stronger multi-activity learning opportunities
-Provide face-to-face networking opportunities
-Aligning outdoor learning to curriculum/specifications
-Helping providers to use correct language and hooks to sell services to schools
-Keeping abreast of changes to give industry updates
-Provide CPD sessions
-Create new opportunities for learning outside
-Finding sites for outdoor learning
-Allowing use of NP sites for outdoor learning
-Run National Park training sessions to enable Providers to deliver NP messages as part of their own programme
For Schools/Teachers
-Working with teachers to connect learning experiences with their desired outcomes
-Supporting risk management – getting them out
-Teacher Training Sessions
-Provide CPD sessions
-Finding sites for outdoor learning
-Allowing use of NP sites for outdoor learning
-Create new opportunities for learning outside
-Demonstrating how to meet National Curriculum objectives through outdoor learning
-Finding sites for outdoor learning
-School grounds development
-Supporting/promoting relevant school projects e.g. Eco-schools, Healthy schools
-Providing Quality Assurance
-Links between schools and universities
-Engaging disaffected pupils
-Informal/Vocational education – alternative curriculum
For Learners(In addition to outdoor learning experiences)
-Work experience
-Work placements/Internships
-Apprenticeships
-Youth Rangers
-Extracurricular activities
-Careers Days
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Other areas of work
At two levels: guidance and delivering
-social inclusion
-volunteering
-interpretation
-outreach
N.B. This list is not exhaustive – talk to your local National Park Education service for more information. www.nationalparks.gov.uk/learningabout/teachersarea/educationservices