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Published: 3rd May 2024
UK charity helps teachers plan school trips for children with hearing loss
The UK’s leading environmental education charity is sharing some top tips during Deaf Awareness Week 2024 (May 6-12) to help teachers improve outdoor residential experiences for school children with hearing impairments. The advice comes from the Field Studies Council – a charity dedicated to…
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Published: 17th April 2024
New high-tech app to streamline woodland surveys for landowners
A newly launched high-tech online application is set to transform the way landowners, managers and ecologists across the UK carry out woodland surveys. The new Woodland Condition Assessment (WCA) App has been developed jointly by the Field Studies Council, Forestry Commission and Sylva Foundation as…
Published: 27th March 2024
Jo goes back to environmental roots with Field Studies Council role
An experienced manager has returned to her “first love” by taking the reins at an environmental education centre in London. Jo Vere worked in the NHS for 15 years but has now taken over as manager at the Field Studies Council’s Epping Forest and London day centres, which together welcome more…
Published: 6th February 2024
Apprentices carve out careers in the great outdoors
The UK’s leading environmental education charity is trumpeting the success of its bespoke training programme this Apprenticeship Week. Each year, the Field Studies Council recruits a new cohort of outdoor education apprentices and equips them with the skills and knowledge they need to deliver…
Published: 8th December 2023
3.7 million visitor milestone for charity’s 80th anniversary
The UK’s leading environmental education charity is celebrating its 80th anniversary having welcomed more than 3.7 million students through its doors. The Field Studies Council was created in December 1943 to offer meaningful outdoor education experiences for everyone. It has since welcomed…
Published: 11th October 2023
Teachers invited to step into the great outdoors
Residential field trips are a fun and educational part of school life for pupils – and now teachers can try one out for free thanks to the UK’s leading environmental education charity. The Field Studies Council is encouraging teachers to step out of the classroom this autumn to find out how a…
