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Primary Foundations Outdoors

Primary Foundations Outdoors is a powerful and engaging programme that can be used throughout the curriculum, helping you make the most of your outdoor space, and building staff skills and confidence.

Primary Foundations Outdoors supports primary school staff teams to make meaningful use of their outdoor spaces for learning and play. This practical, hands-on training builds skills, confidence, and shared understanding, helping outdoor learning become a valued and regular part of your school day.

Outdoor learning and play enrich the curriculum through memorable, hands-on experiences that support different learning styles, strengthen engagement, and improve wellbeing. With the right support, your school grounds can become a natural extension of the classroom.

Who this training is for

This training is ideal for primary schools that want to:

Introduce outdoor learning in a structured and supported way
Strengthen and extend existing outdoor learning practice across the curriculum
Start building a shared, whole-school approach to outdoor learning and play

What to expect

Primary Foundations Outdoors is a full-day, in-person training course, tailored to your school’s context, priorities, and outdoor space. Our experienced trainers work with your staff to explore practical, curriculum-linked approaches that can be used immediately.

The day combines hands-on outdoor learning experiences with reflection and discussion, supporting staff to draw on their professional knowledge and apply it outdoors with confidence.

Key themes include:

Why outdoor learning matters – How outdoor learning and play support engagement, creativity, behaviour, and problem-solving across the curriculum
Leading learning outdoors – Practical approaches to organisation, safety, and behaviour that help staff feel confident teaching outside
Curriculum-linked lesson ideas – Adaptable, low-cost ideas that work across subjects and age groups, using your existing outdoor space
Planning for the future – Practical steps for embedding outdoor learning into your curriculum and school development planning

Throughout the day, staff experience outdoor learning as learners, reflect together as a team, and leave with clear next steps for their own practice.

Benefits for your school

By the end of the training, your school will:

Increase the quality and consistency of curriculum-led outdoor learning
Build staff confidence to take learning outdoors, whatever their prior experience
Develop a shared understanding of how outdoor learning supports teaching, learning, and wellbeing
Gain practical lesson ideas that can be adapted and reused across subjects and year groups

Flexible delivery options

The full Primary Foundations Outdoors course can be delivered in a way that works for your school. The prices below are for a group of up to 20 staff with one trainer:

One full day: £655 + VAT
Two half days: £960 + VAT (£480 + VAT per session)
Three twilight sessions: £1,140 + VAT (£380 + VAT per session)

We can also run shorter versions of the training across one half day session or one or two twilight sessions.

For larger groups, additional trainers can be provided at an additional cost. This training can also be combined with other courses as part of a Whole School Approach programme.