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National Education Nature Park

The National Education Nature Park is a free programme that empowers young people to make a positive difference to both their own and to nature’s future – through connecting to nature while developing vital skills and boosting biodiversity.

Children and young people are leading the way in creating a network of green spaces in schools, nurseries and colleges across England.

Through turning grey spaces green, young people are boosting biodiversity, connecting to nature, and developing vital green and digital skills for their futures.

Every small act makes a big impact: by monitoring wildlife on their sites, young people can see the collective difference they are making on an online map, and contribute to scientific research on nature recovery.

A growing library of free, quality-assured, curriculum-linked resources help teachers put nature at the heart of education across all subject areas.

Register to join at www.educationnaturepark.org.uk

The National Education Nature Park is one of a number of initiatives which have been commissioned by the Department for Education as part of its Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy.

These complementary initiatives include access to:

  • support to get started or prioritise next steps on the sustainability journey through the online Sustainability Support for Education platform
  • experts to help planning and delivery of climate action plans through the Climate Ambassadors programme and the  Let's Go Zero Climate Action Advisors
  • digital tools and resources to empower children and young people to lead the way in decision making and action in their setting as part of their journey through the National Education Nature Park.

The first of those initiatives, the website, is now live here: Sustainability Support for Education. It is a free online service exists to make it easier for education settings to start or progress on their sustainability journey. The service will help users find ideas and resources that are relevant to them and their setting. The first version of the service is now live and more functionality, actions and resources will be added over the coming months.