Peak District Survival School are delivering Fox's Den Curriculum linked Outdoor Education Provision  alongside class teachers and in partnership with Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy.

At Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy we provide Fox’s Den, our bespoke curriculum-linked outdoor education provision, delivered in partnership with Peak District Survival School. Fox’s Den is carefully designed to support and enrich our taught curriculum through high-quality outdoor learning experiences that are directly linked to classroom topics and learning outcomes. Working closely with school staff, Peak District Survival School plans and delivers engaging, practical sessions that bring learning to life across a range of subjects and themes, including the Stone Age, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, Victorians, reading-text-based learning, bushcraft, survival skills and wilderness living. Using our school grounds and outdoor spaces, pupils benefit from hands-on, experiential learning that increases engagement, develops confidence and resilience, and helps children retain knowledge through meaningful experiences. Fox’s Den provides a safe, effective and enriching outdoor education programme that is tailored specifically to the needs of our pupils and curriculum, rather than a traditional Forest School model. In addition to our on-site Fox’s Den provision, pupils regularly take part in carefully planned off-site learning experiences that enrich the curriculum and support their personal development. These educational visits provide valuable opportunities for children to apply their learning in real-life contexts whilst developing independence, resilience, teamwork and environmental awareness, all of which contribute to our wider PSHE curriculum and personal development offer. Visits are closely linked to class topics and local heritage studies and may include fieldwork along the River Trent and Trent & Mersey Canal, pond dipping and habitat studies, investigations within the Peak District National Park, the Six Towns Tour of Stoke-on-Trent, and geographical explorations at locations such as Kinder Scout and Thor’s Cave. These rich learning experiences help pupils deepen their understanding of the curriculum, foster a sense of place within their local community, and broaden their cultural capital through meaningful first-hand experiences beyond the classroom.They provide a bespoke outdoor education provision, dedicated to our school, & our curriculum that includes:

• Peak District Survival School

Fox's Den Curriculum Linked Outdoor Education Provision