Sam Jackson

Anglo Saxon clay pots at Esh Primary…what a view too!

A cold start to the day! Two roe deer spotted though! 🦌

A very busy but brilliant autumn in our schools - some festive activities over the last couple of weeks to end the term! 🎄🧑‍🎄

So the eldest turned 18!🎂 🎈🚗

🎉 13 years of curiosity, laughter, and muddy hands! Every stick, leaf, and puddle has been part of our story — thank you for growing with us! 💚 #OutdoorLearning #ForestSchool #Scouted #13YearsOfAdventure

London's burning, London's burning. Fetch the engines, fetch the engines. Fire, fire! Fire, fire! Pour on water, pour on water…🔥#greatfireoflondon

There are so many conkers this year that we just had to make conker comets!☄️ The children used palm drills and conker clamps to make them…it’s amazing how far they go! #conkerclamps #forestschool #outdooreducation

In #BaderScience year 1 have been learning to identify trees. Today in outdoor Ed they classified leaves based on whether the tree was deciduous or evergreen. #RRSarticle24 @ScoutedSam

Some wonderful creativity with Y5 @simonsideschool today. Making natural paint and using stencils to produce works of art! #outdoorart

Today Year 1 have been observing plants closely in #BaderScience. They continued to explore plants in their outdoor ed session with @ScoutedSam where they began to use their observational skills to identify the trees on our school grounds. #RRSarticle24

Y2B had a great time this afternoon exploring our outdoor area to look for and describe natural materials. #BaderScience #RRSarticle24

Completed it! 🏃 @MDUK_News @GabbyLogan

The eldest ready to run the Great North Run for @MDUK_News @GabbyLogan #loveforlouis

First session with Y3/4 @simonsideschool this year! Using keys to help identify trees as part of their ‘Living things and their Habitats’ topic🌳🍃 #science

@DocIsotopes Thank you! I will certainly pass on your advice🤞

@ScoutedSam For me the key would be in the question - cover differences (land development, management, commercial) AND anthropogenic influences - as well as BRIEFLY covering the basics on the C cycle (short/long timescales etc). Focus upon the question. Tough one. Good luck....

@DocIsotopes the eldest is just writing his A Level Geography NEA proposal…any pointers most welcome! 🙏🌳🌲

@EdadventuresM @OutdoorEdChat I think there’s too much time spent on things like woodland management that isn’t relevant, RAs (that schools have plenty of experience doing) etc. IMO more time should be spent sharing activity ideas, tree ID and practicing delivery 🍁🔥

@ScoutedSam @OutdoorEdChat I actually 100% agree & in this case I am very concerned tbh. It can’t make you competent in the amount of time and input it takes imo.

@OutdoorEdChat I have been asked this question & putting it to you guys …. “What would you do if someone was going to lead on FS or OL in a sch & they are just not competent, only just done FS training & very unsure & lacks confidence in simple things like hammocks, fire & knots

More tree identification today - this time with Y5 at Whitehouse Primary. They used the leaves for some Hapazome afterwards! 🔨🍁

Deciduous tree identification today with Y6 @simonsideschool Then classifying the trees based on the shape of their leaves #science 🌳🍁