Sep 22, 2010 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces
My interest in developing school grounds began before I even began my teacher training. Back in 1990, I was volunteering as a ranger in the Pentland Hills, just outside Edinburgh. One of the rangers was married to a depute head teacher of Wardie Primary School in...
Aug 12, 2010 | Art & Music Outdoors, Community Involvement, Personal & Holidays, Social Subjects Outdoors
Many years ago I taught in a tiny school which had just 9 pupils. One of the challenges of working in a small school is that standard ideas and activities nearly always require adapting. For example, when we did a pantomime, I had to write one called “Snow White...