Rupert Loch
Using learning in an outdoor environment to support engagement for children and young people with SEN while delivering curriculum outcomes.
I would like to present a workshop demonstrating the proven beneficial opportunities of teaching the GCSE Science curriculum within an outdoor setting that are transferable and can improve accessibility and engagement for students with SEN and additional needs.
The use of Outdoor Learning is well documented at Primary level but has scope beyond this. I would like to present a practical workshop in which delegates are invited to join in the teaching of selected topics from within the GCSE curriculum. The workshop aims to explain the outdoor approach that utilises outdoor skills; bushcraft, navigation and primitive technologies, to illustrate and provide context for the learning, thereby making the topic more accessible to students, particularly those with SEN needs.
The workshop is aimed at specialist teachers who are working, or would like to work, within an outdoor setting or for outdoor practitioners who would like to be in a situation where they are able to support curriculum learning and therefore broaden their Outdoor Learning offer. The topics will all have proven curriculum links and use appropriate outdoor pedagogy and will reference risk assessment and group management.
Currently the use of Outdoor Learning to meet curriculum objectives is seen as something that can only be achieved at Primary level. Through this workshop I hope to demonstrate how it can be applied to great effect in a secondary setting. A ‘real world’ practical approach, this style of learning helps understanding and engagement while supporting confidence with risk assessment and tool use which develops broader aspects of employability skills and teamwork.
Using learning in an outdoor environment to support engagement for children and young people with SEN while delivering curriculum outcomes.
I would like to present a workshop demonstrating the proven beneficial opportunities of teaching the GCSE Science curriculum within an outdoor setting that are transferable and can improve accessibility and engagement for students with SEN and additional needs.
The use of Outdoor Learning is well documented at Primary level but has scope beyond this. I would like to present a practical workshop in which delegates are invited to join in the teaching of selected topics from within the GCSE curriculum. The workshop aims to explain the outdoor approach that utilises outdoor skills; bushcraft, navigation and primitive technologies, to illustrate and provide context for the learning, thereby making the topic more accessible to students, particularly those with SEN needs.
The workshop is aimed at specialist teachers who are working, or would like to work, within an outdoor setting or for outdoor practitioners who would like to be in a situation where they are able to support curriculum learning and therefore broaden their Outdoor Learning offer. The topics will all have proven curriculum links and use appropriate outdoor pedagogy and will reference risk assessment and group management.
Currently the use of Outdoor Learning to meet curriculum objectives is seen as something that can only be achieved at Primary level. Through this workshop I hope to demonstrate how it can be applied to great effect in a secondary setting. A ‘real world’ practical approach, this style of learning helps understanding and engagement while supporting confidence with risk assessment and tool use which develops broader aspects of employability skills and teamwork.
