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Feral Science provides direct delivery of outdoor learning at upper KS2, KS3, GCSE (combined and triple science), as well as the parallel syllabi for the ISEB at 11+, 13+. Feral Science home-schooling suitably prepares students for AQA, Edexcel, IGSCE and other exam board assessments. All students are welcome (including those with SEN, ADD, ADHD and Autism spectrum requirements).

In a recent Home School session, we investigated whether a willow rod will follow Hooke’s Law, and whether we could find the Limit of Proportionality in the spring’s behaviour. Hooke’s Law is one of the required practical investigations for GCSE Physics.

Sessions can be hosted in public woodlands, fields or back gardens.

Booking Information:

Minimum group size of 6 students.
£25 per session (per student).
Payment required in advance termly or bi-termly.
Email rupert.loch@feralscience.co.uk to book.

Feral Science can lead outdoor lessons customised to class-specific goals using the provided school facilities (for example, forest schools and sports fields). These lessons can be targeted towards upper KS2, KS3, GCSE (combined and triple science), as well as the parallel ISEB 11+, 13+ syllabi. Feral Science lessons are suitable for those preparing for AQA, Edexcel, IGCSE or other exam board assessments for Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

For example, at City of Derby Academy, Feral Science supported the ‘Ignite’ groups in years 8, 9 and 10, and offered a skills based program in both bushcraft and mountain biking skills. Furthermore, at John Taylor Free School, Feral Science used the school grounds to support a group of year 10s with education needs with the aim of providing engaging sessions that place science and bushcraft practical learning within the context of the school curriculum.

Booking information

Price dependent on individual sessions
Contact rupert.loch@feralscience.co.uk to query/ book

Following the national curriculum for science, Rupert has built a curriculum for outdoor learning aimed at upper KS2, KS3, GCSE (both combined and triple) as well as ISEB at 11+, 13+ students. These lessons support the AQA, Edexcel, IGCSE in addition to other exam boards, and are suitable for all students (including those with special educational needs).

Each lesson plan alone is broken down into sections (including science topic, syllabus level, target age group; learning objective, lesson overview, task descriptions, lesson resources; scaffolding for low achievers, extension for high achievers; risk assessment, bloom’s taxonomy level and cross-curricular links). These sections accurately describe the purposes of the lesson, how the lesson should be presented, as well as the lesson outcomes.

For further support, suitable worksheets, support materials and video support are made available alongside the paper lesson plans.

Sample Lesson Plans and Resources:

Chemistry:
Combustion as energy transfer (lesson 1 of 5)
Water filtration and sterilisation (lesson 11 of 16)
Physics:
Heating and cooling (lesson 1 of 4)
Measuring volume (lesson 3 of 7)
Biology:
Adaptation (lesson 4 of 6)
Aerobic and anaerobic respiration (lesson 1 of 16)

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Feral Science can build a new curriculum for teaching science outdoors customised to learning goals. Furthermore, Feral Science can review and improve the education offering at outdoor centres, schools or other settings, and further advise on the implementation of curriculum and the provision of outdoor teaching areas.

One example of Feral Science’s curriculum design would be Feral Science as a company itself. Rupert has built Feral Science using his own science curriculum to teach outdoors, aimed at KS2, KS3 and GCSE students (supporting AQA, Edexcel, IGSCE and other exam boards). In addition to this, Feral Science is currently working with Conkers and the National Forest to explore improvements to their teaching for secondary students.

Booking information

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Feral Science can demonstrate pure bushcraft with scientific elements to varying audiences outside of the education sphere. Hosting workshops for scout groups, core bushcraft activities have included: tarps and shelters, fire-lighting, water purification, cordage making and testing and primitive hunting technologies (atlatl and boomerang). Sessions have been located either in local woodlands or in scouts’ sites.

Booking information

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Feral Science has attended and presented a series of workshops in numerous shows and conferences, commenting on outdoor education, bushcraft and the archeology of primitive hunting tools.

Some examples include:

• Forest School Association Conference 2022: The Safe Use of ‘Dangerous Toys’ in Forest School Sessions.
• Association for Science Education Annual Conference 2022: Rewilding Secondary Science – how curriculum science can be taken outside to improve engagement and stick-ability without compromise to the learning objectives.
• Deep Roots Gathering May 2023: workshops showcasing the learning required for two GCSE topics delivered entirely outdoors with no desks or powerpoint slides
• For more detail, please see here.

Booking information

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