Forest School is an opportunity for children to experience nature and the outdoor environment in a safe and secure setting.

In Forest School, children learn to success in areas of: confidence, team building, independence, speaking and language, through engaging tasks. Each session helps develop children's motor skills with hands on activities and helps develop numeracy skills.

Children learn best from first-hand experience. The children learn the rules of Forest School, as they do in the classroom, and recite them each week and agree to follow them:

• Stranger Danger
• Good Listening
• No picking things from the trees
• No putting fingers or other things in their mouths
• No leaving the site unsupervised
• Emergency procedures

Each academic school year, all children from EYFS attend a series of ten Forest School sessions in our onsite Forest School. These are planned to fit the seasons of the year.

In the winter months children will need:

• Woolly hat
• Gloves
• Wellies
• Waterproof coats and trousers (supplied by the school)

In the summer months children will need:

• Sun hat
• Long sleeved top
• Waterproof trousers (supplied by the school)
• Wellies (to protect children's ankles)

 

Climate Action Plan 

At Our Lady's, we believe that caring for creation is not only a scientific responsibility but also a sacred calling. As a Catholic community, we are guided by the principle of stewardship — the understanding that the Earth is God’s gift to us, entrusted to our care for future generations. Inspired by our faith and the teachings of the Church, we are committed to protecting our common home through thoughtful action and education.

This Climate Action Plan will run alongside our Science and Geography curriculum, ensuring that students learn both the practical and spiritual dimensions of environmental care. By connecting classroom learning with our local area, we will explore how global challenges such as climate change affect our community, and how we can respond with hope, creativity, and responsibility.

Through this plan, we aim to:

•  Encourage sustainable practices within our school and wider community
•  Integrate climate awareness into Science and Geography lessons
•  Strengthen our connection to the local environment and its needs
• Live out our Catholic values by embracing stewardship and care for creation

Together, we will nurture not only knowledge but also compassion, ensuring that our students grow as responsible citizens and faithful stewards of God’s world.

Please see our Climate action Plan below.