Outdoor Education

We are excited to share plans to enhance the outdoor spaces at Long Sutton Primary School, helping to make our grounds richer for wildlife while creating inspiring places for children to learn, explore and play.

Working with the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, we have developed a long‑term vision to improve biodiversity across the site and support our school’s climate action goals. Over the coming years, this project will transform different areas of the grounds into habitats that support insects, birds, small mammals and plants, while also providing valuable outdoor learning spaces for pupils.

This is an exciting, hands‑on project that brings learning outdoors and helps children build a lasting connection with the natural world. We look forward to sharing progress with you and welcoming your support as the project grows.

For more information please read the full report here.

We value and promote Outdoor Education as a golden thread within our school curriculum as learning outdoors is engaging, memorable, active and supports children’s mental health.

We aim to use the outdoor environment, both within and beyond the school grounds, to enrich learning in a range of subjects. We make good use of the Hampshire Trailblazer resource to support our outdoor learning opportunities.

The Hampshire Trailblazer scheme uses three complimentary activity strands: discovering, exploring and caring for the environment.

Discovering the environment involves taking our learning outside through curriculum linked activities. This could be anything from data collection and measuring in maths to poetry and adjective hunts in English. Exploring the environment includes team building, problem solving, communication, key skills development and working together. Examples of caring for the environment are growing plants to encourage wildlife and litter picking.