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Walk to School Campaign 2012
Due to the success of previous campaigns, Barnsley Council will be running the Walk to School Initiative again this year. Taking place in October, the initiative aims to support the national Walk to...
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New YHA School Trips Web Site
The Youth Hostels Association (YHA) have a new School Trips web site which is now live. The site contains details of educational opportunities at youth hostels across England and Wales, as well as a...
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Free Trees for Schools from Woodland Trust
The Woodland Trust provides free saplings for schools to plant Get involved in the Woodland Trust’s Tree Planting Challenge to help plant 3 million trees and achieve the target of 6 million trees for...
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Moors for the Future Writing Competition
From the Peak District Moors for the Future initiative. Competition open to any school student from 8 -16 years old. Write a short story, poem, poster campaign or comic strip about moorland issues. Win...
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Wentworth Castle Gardens – Free Familiarisation Trips and Outreach Visits
New opportunities at Wentworth Castle Gardens: We’re all very excited at Wentworth Castle Gardens as at long last the Victorian Conservatory is coming back on site after restoration. The supporting...
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Nature Play: Simple and Fun Ideas for All
A new guide available from the Forestry Commission called Nature Play: simple and fun ideas for all contains 34 simple ideas for play activities using natural materials. This practical guide on nature...
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Forests for the Future – Education Resource
The Forests for the Future Education Resource provides a wide range of free downloadable lesson plans, resources and materials aimed at KS2-3: Forests for the Future is designed for upper Primary...
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Growing Schools Web Site Resources
The Growing Schools initiative aims to give all children the opportunity to connect with the living environment, whether it is an inner city window box or a vast country estate, a school vegetable plot...
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The History Bus – Subsidised Coach Travel to English Heritage Sites
English Heritage are providing subsidised coach travel to their sites for school visits until 31 March 2014 in recognition that the cost of transport is a significant barrier for some off-site...
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Free Lesson Plans from RSPCA
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) provides free lesson plans for teachers along with supporting resources, materials and worksheets, all downloadable from their web...
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Barnsley Museums, Galleries & Country Parks: Educational Visits
Barnsley Museums consist of 5 sites – Cooper Art Gallery, Experience Barnsley Museum & Discovery Centre, Worsbrough Country Museum & Country Park, Cannon Hall Museum Park & Gardens and...
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Wild About Plants – Bee Scene Free Educational Resources
Information from Plantlife.org.uk: We are delighted to let you know that during 2014 Plantlife will have free hard copies of Bee Scene educational resources to distribute to primary schools. The...
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Meadow Resources from Plantlife UK
Latest information on free resources and information from Plantlife UK: At Plantlife we are excited to see the knowing of common plants highlighted in the new curriculum and we hope that our...
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Safer Adventures: Managing the risks of adventure travel
BS 8848 is the British Standard for organising and managing visits, fieldwork, expeditions and adventurous activities outside the UK. The Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British...
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YHA Familiarisation Visits – YHA Castleton/Losehill Hall, YHA Edale, YHA...
Forthcoming familiarisation visits from the Youth Hostels Association at YHA Castleton Losehill Hall, YHA Edale, YHA Sherwood Forest, YHA Whitby and YHA Eyam as follows. These events are free of...
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The Expedition – Educational Resource
The Expedition role play activity – the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. The Expedition follows the story of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1916 led by Sir Ernest Shackleton....
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First Aid Friends Programme for Schools: KS1 and KS2
www.discoverytraining.org/first-aid-friends/The First Aid Friends Programme has been written and developed by Emma Gaskell & Sarah Moses of Discovery Training (Yorkshire) Ltd: It provides a...
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New GCSE, AS/A level Geography Fieldwork Guide
A new GCSE, AS/A level Geography Fieldwork Guide has been published by Edexcel, produced in association with the Field Studies Council, the Geographical Association and the Royal Geographical Society...
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Safe skiing and boarding, know the rules of the road. New Ski Way Code video from Snowsport England.
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New YHA School Trips Brochure
Jam-packed with the latest packages, self-led residentials, bolt-on activities, and news from YHA School Trips, our new brochure provides the information you need to start planning a brilliant...
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