Change
Change is one of those words that strikes terror into many a heart. We all know change can be good. We've all experienced change being bad. Change for change's sake is often just frustrating... and is the only guarantee we have in education! Covid brought change. We all suddenly had to do things differently, alter our practice, step out of our comfort zones and rearrange our lives. As a school that continued Forest School throughout the last 18 months, there was a lot to navigate to ensure we could provide meaningful sessions safely, and in our case, we extended Forest School to encompass all children weekly instead of weaving it into the curriculum on and off throughout the year. This was very successful in helping to keep a balance of wellbeing in these ongoing crazy times! It was also a crash course for all-year groups on what Forest School could be. Adults started to see how to use it to enhance what goes on inside, and the pupils began to understand responsibility and inde...