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For some home ed families that have never engaged with the school system it can be a nightmare trying to find additional support for your

8 weeks ago my role within The Outdoors Group was purely an administrative one. I still can’t believe I feel this way but I love

It’s a little over a month since we attended the Exeter Living Awards as finalists…maybe its taken us that long to recover! It’s not often

The 7 Benefits of Outdoor Team Building The modern workplace is a busy and often stressful environment in which it is easy to forget the

What inspired you to become a Forest School Leader? As a primary teacher I was able to see first hand the benefit that time outside

In the five years that I have been running Forest School, I have met and talked with hundreds upon hundreds of people; the children of

These are an absolute firm favourite in my family and I get asked every year for the recipe, maintaining its a secret recipe…its actually from

What a busy Autumn term it has been in the Kindergarten. We have been practising our bake off and master chef skills. The children have

I’m the first to admit that I am a fair weather Forest School attendee. After nearly 6 years of attending sessions at Exeter Forest School

In the mid 70’s, the Tree Council was established with government backing as the umbrella body for all organisations involved in tree planting. After the

It’s only a smidgin over 400 years ago that the cheeky Mr Guido Fawkes attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament, in an act

Ingredients Serves: 4 For the casserole 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 450 grams sausages (premium) 250 grams baby carrots (peeled or large ones sliced) 2 sticks

Here at The Outdoors Group, we’re open all year round and welcome children through our (metaphorical) doors, come rain, shine, heatwave or cold snap. And

The Home Education community has been very loyal to us, which means that children come to our forest schools weekly over many months, sometimes even

It’s not often The Outdoors Group get together as a team – we’re scattered in woods across the county, working with different groups and on

I have run and managed Exmouth Forest School since it opened in 2014 and have honestly loved the last three years. The anticipation of its

The summer holidays are here and like many parents, although I’m looking forward to camping trips, duvet days and beach time with the kids, there

You might have heard that new funding is coming in for three and four year olds from September. In addition to the 15 hours free