Aug 18, 2023 | Art & Music Outdoors, Community Involvement
This is one of the most emotional posts I have written. Last December, Rachel Singer, a primary teacher I worked with many years ago, died from bowel cancer. She was in her forties. Kinellar School was the only place she taught, beginning in nursery and eventually...
Aug 15, 2023 | Health & Wellbeing, Whole School
All over Scotland, children are gearing up for their first few days back at school. So are the teachers. I always used to be a bag of nerves on my first day back, even when working in small schools and having the same children. However, reading a few books about...
Jun 11, 2023 | Art & Music Outdoors, Personal & Holidays
Since visiting Sweden in 2008 as part of my Churchill Fellowship, I have been inspired by the felted seats I saw at Mulleborg I Ur och Skur (In Rain of Shine) Outdoor Nursery. I came home and in due course acquired some merino wool to make my first felted seat. To my...
Apr 30, 2023 | Whole School
Advice note for hard-working educators and partner providers of outdoor learning and play: This list can appear overwhelming. Not every document is relevant for your day-to-day work with children and young people. Neither is this put together as a reading list. I put...
Apr 29, 2023 | Maths Outdoors
What do all these stick pictures have in common? Yes, they are all made from sticks….anything else you notice? The sticks have been cut to specific lengths? Correct: 10cm, 25cm, 50cm can be seen in all these photos. When you add up the total length of the sticks...
