Priory Country Park Education Service
Educational opportunities
School visits
The staff at Priory Country Park Education Service offer a variety of programmes for school groups of all ages, specialising in pre-school and primary school groups. The staff will help you plan your visit, offering flexible and creative suggestions to help meet your objectives.
Really Wild Days Out
Really Wild Days Out is a suite of education activites delivered by experienced education officers and trained volunteers. Activities include a Minibeast Magic, Meadowland Mysteries, Wildlife Harvest, Home Sweet Home, Water, Life Cycles, and taster sessions of up to four separate hands-on activities.
Really Wild Days Out visits are charged at £4 per child for a full-day, or £2.50 for a half-day. Accompanying adults may attend free of charge and are required at a ratio of 1:5 for KS 1 and 1:8 for KS 2. We prepare up-to-date risk assessments for each site and activity to help you plan your visit, and ask you to attend a pre-visit orientation session in preparation. Photographic consent is sought for each group on booking.
Groups visiting the Priory Country Park will be invited to take up the low impact lunch challenge to demonstrate how much unnecessary packaging is involved in the average packed lunch. Packaging will be sorted and any that cannot be reused or recycled will be weighed.
All programmes on offer are detailed in the Really Wild Days Out brochure.
Additional information for teachers is found in Your day at Priory Country Park.
To arrange a visit or discuss the programmes, please contact Su Jenkins on 01234 768542 or email su.jenkins [at] wildlifebcnp.org
Project work for higher/further education
Students in higher or continuing education are offered a range of opportunities for the development of practical skills and wildlife conservation knowledge. Please contact the Wildlife Trust Ecology Groups Officer for advice about surveying and monitoring projects available at Trust sites on 01604 405285 or ecologygroups@wildlifebcnp.org
Teacher training opportunities
Many teachers are interested in teaching their students in an outside environment. The Wildlife Trust education staff are experienced field teachers who are eager to pass along their skills in leading outdoor education for people of all ages. Advice, training and support are provided to teachers through one-to-one meetings, orientation sessions and workshops. Schools and community groups are encouraged to use Wildlife Trust sites and other green spaces for 'real world' learning, and Trust education staff can help build the skills and confidence to do so. For more information, please contact Su Jenkins on 01234 768542 or email su.jenkins [at] wildlifebcnp.org