Teachers and home educators

School children on bridge

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Teachers and home educators

We need to be working together to ensure that children get outside and learn about what lives in their own local environment. We work with school children of all ages and abilities. Our education staff are based at Parc Slip Nature Reserve in Tondu, The Welsh Wildlife Centre in Cilgerran and Dow Corning Nature Centre in Barry, they are also available to work on other reserves and at your school. 

We offer

  • Staff-led visits to our nature reserves:
    Full day: £3.50 per child for non-members, £2.50 per child for members
    Half day: £2 per child for non-members, £1.50 for child members
  • Teacher Placement Days (£280 per day)
  • Equipment hire (please enquire)
  • Assemblies (£50 donation)
  • School outreach programmes:
    Full day £150
    Half day £100
  • Self-led visits to Parc Slip Nature Reserve - download the details here

All of our activities have been assessed using our risk assessment form but we suggest that you use this form to create your own risk assessment, appropriate for your individual class. In order to make the most of your visit we recommend that we read our out of classroom learning links. Please let us know of any specific needs before your visit.
 

Outdoor classrooms

Here at the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, we have a highly skilled team who can transform unused areas in your school grounds into beautiful wildlife havens which also act as a fantastic learning resource, where children will learn about all the wild and wonderful creatures around them.

  • We create beautiful havens for wildlife, even in the smallest of areas
  • We  provide advice and support for schools so they can manage their own nature areas
  • Our knowledgeable team can set up a wildlife survey within your school – find out what lives in your school grounds
  • We work with schools to provide a custom made outdoor learning area where the children and staff are involved in all stages of the project
  • We create outdoor classrooms to help inspire and capture pupils’ imaginations and put learning about science and nature in its most natural setting

Price is entirely dependent on what you would like to do with the space. Ring 01656 724100 or email us for more information.

children

Helena Dolby for Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust

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Schools membership costs £100 per year and members can benefit from discounted prices and access to our members-only section.

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