Michelle Roberts is co-author of The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors at KS2 and the National Curriculum Outdoors – a complete scheme of work (KS1 to Y6) series of books published by Bloomsbury Education (2020) which provides a timely support to help teachers to grow their confidence in teaching outside and to see the potential for curriculum learning in any outdoor environment.
There are five books in the series: Key Stage 1, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 which provides an opportunity for a whole school approach to outdoor learning.
Michelle was involved with the Natural Connections demonstration project, supporting teachers to embed outdoor learning in schools in Cornwall.
Sue Waite led that project with over 125 schools across the southwest of England, delivered and evaluated by the University of Plymouth.
One of principal initial barriers to teaching outdoors was found to be a lack of confidence in how to link outdoor activities to curriculum objectives and so the the National Curriculum Outdoors books were conceived; to support teacher confidence in linking outdoor activities to curriculum objectives and to save teachers planning time!
Michelle is an assistant headteacher and founder of the outdoor learning programme 'Wild Tribe' which delivers training and resources for teachers with an emphasis on engaging with the curriculum outdoors.
Celebrate the launch of this new book with our after-school events in March!
See the 'Climate Change at KS2' page here or visit 'National Curriculum Outdoors' Facebook group to find out more.