Eight Reasons To Take Learning Outside

Eight Reasons To Take Learning Outside

As children increasingly spend their free time inside indulging in ever more screen-based, sedentary pastimes, their physical and mental well-being has fallen into decline. Fitness levels are falling, obesity is on the rise and mental health is suffering, to name just...
Why mental healthcare in school matters

Why mental healthcare in school matters

TheĀ Mental Health FoundationĀ has hosted Mental Health Awareness Week in the second week of May since 2000, and so theĀ 8th to 14th May markedĀ 2017ā€™s event. The stated aim this year wasĀ to look at mental health from a new angle. Rather than ask why so many people are...
Outdoor Matters at the Childcare Expo 30th September 2016

Outdoor Matters at the Childcare Expo 30th September 2016

Running for its seventh consecutive year, the Midlands Childcare Expo will take place on 30th September and 1st October 2016 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. This popular event is an ideal opportunity for Early Yearsā€™ professionals to discover new ways to deliver...
Heart of the Forest School Opening

Heart of the Forest School Opening

We thought we would share with you one of our most recent projects, of which we are immensely proud and which holds a special place in our hearts. Based in the beautiful Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, very close to where some of the team live, is a very special...
Building Design for Eco Classrooms

Building Design for Eco Classrooms

To learn and experience the outdoor environment you have to be out in it. Our climate dictates that we canā€™t sit outside under a fig tree in the shade all year, so where possible, ensure all the elements of the design is based around the philosophy of minimising the...