This 3-day course will explore research and the way we can use it to drive change. You will feel empowered by deepening your pedagogical thinking and discover how to implement findings from your self-chosen research question. It will involve a gap task to help you to focus on what it is that you want to change and will provide a guide of ways to conduct your research.

This course will guide you through resources and progression charts that are provided by NCETM to ensure that you are providing all stages of mathematical development for children in Reception.

This is about how children can explore food through taste, small, play, imagination and actual cooking. This experimental cookery will be based on exploring fresh, healthy, seasonal produce rather than baking cakes.

This workshop will instil a sense of confidence in even the most reluctant musician. It will offer the opportunity to find your own musicality, to seize the moment when children are exploring sounds and know what to do next. We will use ukulele, percussion instruments and learn some new songs. This will provide you with practical ideas to take away and try at your own setting.

This course will develop your confidence and increase your knowledge and skills in how to support an outdoor experience in a wild, unstructured environment. This is an accredited course and you will receive a Nationally recognized qualification.

Forest School Learning Initiative is delighted to extend the provision of Forest School Leader Training in Bristol to enable more practitioners to lead Forest School Sessions. Forest School is a long-term holistic learning process that aims to raise self-awareness and self-esteem in participants. Regular sessions take place in a woodland environment, where the landscape itself adds to the experience of learning. Qualified practitioners, trained in child development, self-esteem and learning theories facilitate sessions to gain personal outcomes for each participant.…

This course will look at how we can offer children exciting opportunities in scientific exploration within our outside play provision, no matter how small or large the outdoor space is. It will examine ways that children interact with different materials and natural phenomena outside and what we can do to support this engagement.

This day will involve reflection of current practice and research. We will discuss about how to move forwards and jump hurdles that may be preventing you accessing a wild space. We will visit Paradise Bottom to explore a variety of different experiences that you can provide.