We had nothing when I started outdoor learning in my school – just concrete and a couple of trees,’ recalls Early Years Outdoor Learning trainer Jackie Slaughter. ‘I would get a bag of leaves from the common and collect sticks at the weekend. I used to ring around big builders’ merchants and ask if they could donate tools. We used to take all the children to B&Q – they were very good at giving us end of range stuff for free.’
Ms Slaughter’s experience captures a key point about outdoor learning: resources can be simple, cheap and easy to source. But as well as educational items, what do practitioners need, and how should resources be stored?
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