We deliver practical and popular courses aimed at school staff and practitioners who work with schools and early years settings. In the past two years alone, Juliet has facilitated over 150 courses and workshops at a national, local and school level.
What We can Do for You
- Provide a high quality course on-site or at a nearby establishment. Book us to deliver at your school.
- Faciltate programmes for outdoor learning conferences and contribute workshops, activities and/or keynote presentations.
- Run a series of courses on behalf of a local authority. Aberdeen City Early Years team have used Creative STAR for this purpose for the past 3 years.
- Create bespoke courses for your organisation or agency. Juliet developed Why Outdoors and How Outdoors in conjunction with Learning & Teaching Scotland for their Outdoor Learning CPD programme.
We are a Registered CPD Provider with Education Scotland
We have separate courses for early years and primary schools but on the same themes. This enables schools and local authorities to ensure continuity and progression across the sectors. Great for transition arrangements! Our courses are carefully designed to ensure participants:
- Feel inspired and motivated to take children outside more often
- Gain practical ideas and reflect on their own practice
- Develop their understanding of learning and teaching processes outdoors
- Have opportunities to consider learning in the school grounds, local neighbourhood and beyond
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Our Most Popular Courses
These are the courses most schools and local authorities like to book. Click on the titles or images to find out more.
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Taking Learning Outdoors
This is an introductory course which is helpful for practitioners who have little previous experience of taking learning or play outdoors. It a great way to enthuse staff to go outside.
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Developing your School Grounds or Outdoor Space
If you are looking to develop your school grounds for learning and play then this course is a must! We specialise in low cost, sustainable solutions. You will come away feeling inspired and confident to make the necessary changes.
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Maths Outdoors
This course looks in greater depth at number, money, measurement, shape, position, movement and information handling outdoors. It's all about using maths as a tool to help us interpret the world around us!
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Literacy Outdoors
Many authors and poets gain inspiration from landscapes and nature. This course looks in greater depth at talking, listening, reading and writing and how being outside can develop these core skills.
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Beyond the Boundaries
A wonderful course based upon approaches used in Swedish outdoor schools and nurseries. Issues around taking children off-site are managed through child-centred approaches which include stories, songs and games.
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Fostering Creativity through Outdoor Learning
This highly motivating course ensures that teachers make the most of their teaching skills outside to provide a creative and stimulating learning environment using thinking skills and challenge-based activities.
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"I would just like to thank you for such a practical, inspiring and informative day. I can honestly say that today was the most useful and interesting course I have ever been on. I really liked how you linked the theory to practical considerations and had reasoned arguments for all that you did." Course participant, Dumfries & Galloway, Taking Learning Outdoors training session.
