Outdoor learning training for teachers and practitioners

working with children from 18 months to 11 years old

Natural Thinkers supports you to connect children with nature.
Teaching the curriculum outdoors. EYFS, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2.

Outdoor learning training

Empowering teachers and practitioners to deliver high quality learning outdoors

Our training offers

We tailor training for teachers and practitioners working in the EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Learn how you can teach the curriculum outdoors with accessible activities.

Meet the Natural Thinkers team

Discover what makes our training unique and why schools and settings are signing up. Meet our experienced team, including former early years, primary school teachers and consultants.

Since 2012 we've been supporting teachers and practitioners to improve learning outcomes. We consistently get positive feedback about our nature-based methods. Find out what they think.

Are you working in an early years setting, nursery or primary school?

We build a framework around what schools and settings are already doing in the curriculum – including science, technology, engineering, art, and maths (STEAM). Learn how to raise children’s achievement, health and wellbeing in the outdoors.

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"Natural Thinkers is an obvious choice for all settings. Besides elevating learning achievements as a whole, it contributes to the building of generations who will be motivated to protect nature and therefore all of us. Nothing can be more important. A positive future for children and a thriving planet are intimately bound together as one."

Judy Ling Wong CBE, Chair of Sowing the Seeds Network, Honourary President of Black Environment Network, Natural Thinkers supporter

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Nature connection

Being outside and connecting with nature develops our natural instincts and gives us a sense of wellbeing that no artificial environment can achieve.

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"As a staff team, we’ve really enjoyed our Natural Thinkers journey. The initial training motivated everyone to improve our practice and we were quick to throw out the plastic and get our hands on some tools. Over the past two years we have dug, planted, recycled and reused and the children have benefitted in so many different ways. Our parents are engaged and amazed at what their children can do. They no longer worry about messy clothes and smile when they see faces splatted with mud!"

Vicky Moran, Headteacher, Bertrum House Nursery

Ask how we can help your setting

We’re excited to connect with you about enhancing outdoor learning for children. Simply send us a message and we can discuss what could work best for you.