http://ltl.tamba.co.uk/news.htm Learning through Landscapes is the national school grounds charity, campaigning on behalf of all children for better outdoor environments in education and childcare. en-gb Mon, 18 August 2008 00:00:00 GMT Copyright: (C) Learning through Landscapes http://ltl.tamba.co.uk/ 30 http://ltl.tamba.co.uk/images/default/rss/logo.gif http://ltl.tamba.co.uk/news.htm Fiona Hyslop celebrates school grounds nbsp; The Cabinetnbsp;Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning recently joined pupils, staff and parents to celebrate thenbsp;re-developed school grounds at Low Port Primary School, Linlithgow. With the advice and support of GfL, funding from the RBS's Superground Programme and lots of help from parents, the school has transformed a bland area of grass into an activenbsp;learning zone that inlcludes an orchard, wildlife garden, outdoor classroom and physical play area. nbsp; http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=221 Mon, 18 August 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=217 Mon, 07 July 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News nbsp; Playday isnbsp;the annual celebration of children's right to play. nbsp; http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=219 Mon, 07 July 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Englandrsquo;s first Play Strategy, Fair Play, is out now for consultation.nbsp;It sets out how our children will, in the future, have fun and be safe as they play, and recognises that play is fundamental to the development of every child. So far so good.nbsp;The document also suggests that sustainable communities should offer a variety of places for children to play, places that they can shape through their active involvement in design and decision making.nbsp;Even better.nbsp;But - and herersquo;s the catch - therersquo;s no proposal to make more resources available to schools to improve play facilities in the school grounds. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=216 Sun, 15 June 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Do you support schools or early years settings with the use and development of their outdoor spaces?nbsp; Are you looking for ideas and inspiration to help schools and settings take their teaching, learning and play outdoors? http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=213 Mon, 02 June 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Get Outdoors newsletter Issue 8 is available to download or view. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=212 Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Juliet has now returned from her exciting trip to America. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=206 Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News For this yearrsquo;s National School Grounds Week, wersquo;re asking schools across the UK to join the new Love School Grounds campaign. With your backing, we can make a stronger case for the protection and improvements of these vital spaces, for the benefit of all children. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=210 Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Thanks to the generous support of SNH, Scottish schools and settings can save 50% when they buy Schoolgrounds-UK or Early Years Outdoors membership, or a GfL site visit. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=207 Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Beatbullying is holding The Big Stand again this year.nbsp; On Thursday May 22nd 2008 at 10.00 am,nbsp;they are asking every person in the UK to stand up as a national sign of defiance and solidarity against bullying. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=211 Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News LTL are taking an active part in the Primary Curriculum Review, aiming to ensure that outdoor play and learning - in the school grounds as well as beyond - is stated as a requirement in the new National Curriculum in England. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=208 Tue, 29 April 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News The new permanent home for The Growing Schools Garden has opened at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The garden won the Tudor Rose for best show garden and a gold medal at the Hampton Court nbsp;Palace Flower Show in July 2007. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=209 Mon, 07 April 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Learning through Landscapes is expanding in response to the increasing demand and enthusiasm for learning and play outdoors.nbsp;nbsp;Visit our jobs page for more details of the new jobs we are recruiting to... http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=205 Wed, 19 March 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News The pupils at Jessop School, Herne Hill in London were celebrating when they discovered they were the lucky winners of the 2007 RBS Dream Playgrounds competition receiving a pound;100,000 prize fund to transform their school playground. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=204 Thu, 13 March 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Would you like a free, hands-on, growing activity for your primary school class? Bamp;Q and the Year of Food and Farming are offering enough plants for 5,000 classes, to encourage youngsters to think about their food and where it comes from, before it hits their taste-buds. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=203 Fri, 07 March 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News New Grounds Advisory Visit Service for Schools and Early Years Settings. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=202 Mon, 04 February 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News From January 31, thousands of schools across the UK can do one thing for nature each term, and be part of the new BBC Breathing Places Schools project. Every school that joins in will receive a bumper seed pack for five different flowers ndash; from corn poppies and cornflowers to sunflowers. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=201 Mon, 28 January 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Schools and settings across Wales are set to benefit from Learning through Landscapesrsquo;nbsp;expertise as the first LTL Cymru office is opened. Thanks to an initial three yearsrsquo; funding fromnbsp;the Welsh Assembly Government and the Countryside Council for Wales, LTL has recruited LTL Cymru Manager, Helen Lovitt, and Welsh Development Officer, Sarah Ghahremani. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=193 Tue, 01 January 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Looking for cash to get your school grounds project under way? Now, thanks to a sustained five- year effort by LTL and other interested organisations, such as the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, there is a brand new source of funding available to schools through the BIG Lottery Changing Spaces programme. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=194 Tue, 01 January 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Organisations across the school grounds sector are being urged to make a New Yearrsquo;s resolution for 2008 by signing up to the Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto and pledging to support learning in the school grounds in the coming year. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=195 Tue, 01 January 2008 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Many congratulations to Schoolgrounds-UK members St Mary the Virgin Primary School in Gillingham who have won the National School Garden Award 2007 in the annual Religious Education and Environment Programme (REEP) awards. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=197 Wed, 19 December 2007 00:00:00 GMT Latest News nbsp;nbsp;The GfL team has moved from Stirling University to Alloa. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=192 Mon, 03 December 2007 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Nine schools from across London will benefit from enhanced playground facilities after their success in the 2007 John Laing School Grounds Awards, sponsored by the John Laing Charitable Trust. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=199 Fri, 30 November 2007 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Friday 14th March 2008, 10 am to 4 pm,nbsp;Perth Racecourse, Scone Palace Park. Perth.nbsp;Why Learn Indoors? nbsp;Unleashing the potential of Scottish school grounds. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=191 Mon, 05 November 2007 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Therersquo;s no time to lose if you want a chance at winning pound;100,000 to transform your playground. Yoursquo;ll need to enter the new Dream Playgrounds competition from RBS, sponsors of the Supergrounds programme, by 26th November. The Dream Playgrounds competition is open to all primary schools across the UK. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=190 Mon, 08 October 2007 00:00:00 GMT Latest News A new partnership between school grounds experts Learning through Landscapes (LTL) and design champions CABE is giving school landscapes a higher priority in the pound;45 billion Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.nbsp;A UK-wide search to find 10 inspiring secondary schools able to demonstrate lsquo;excellence in the design and use of the whole campusrsquo; has been launched, and LTL and CABE are starting research into how school grounds can best be developed within the BSF programme.nbsp; http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=189 Fri, 05 October 2007 00:00:00 GMT Latest News With the new Foundation Stage starting in England in September 2008, LTL's Early Years Conference on March 13th 2008 is on the theme of Outside Matters: Implementing the Foundation Stage Outdoors. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=188 Mon, 01 October 2007 00:00:00 GMT Latest News Saturday Kitchenrsquo;s celebrity chef James Martin swapped his spatula for a spade when he launched a new Yorkshire Water and LTL partnership which aims to set a precedent for outdoor learning in primary schools. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=198 Thu, 27 September 2007 00:00:00 GMT Latest News CABE are offering awards of up to pound;1,500 to primary and secondary school teachers in England. The awards will support imaginative teaching about architecture and the design of buildings and green spaces. nbsp; http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=185 Tue, 25 September 2007 00:00:00 GMT Latest News We are considering running two twilight sessions open to primary teachers and early years practitioners from any local authority. http://www.ltl.org.uk/news.htm?item=184 Thu, 20 September 2007 00:00:00 GMT Latest News