School Outdoor Learning | Inspiring teaching beyond the classroom

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Welcome to our website which we are very proud of. It provides a comprehensive summary of the products and services that we have been supplying to schools since SOuL began in 2011. Everything to enable you take teaching, learning and play outdoors and to foster powerful culture change in your own setting. We share a number of case studies of successful projects with you. There is also the ability to purchase items and resources directly from our shop. We hope that you find it inspirational. Take the time to sign up to our newsletter via the online form and you will receive regular articles and resources. And, of course, please feel free to contact us for a free and no obligation conversation, quotation or site visit from a member of our team.

Warm regards

Andy Carley (Founder and Director of SOuL)

We can help you in the following ways:

Installations

We design and build unique, beautiful infrastructure and landscapes to enhance all aspects of your outdoor learning and play.

Resources

We supply both written and physical resources for teaching all parts of the curriculum and extra-curricular themes outdoors and experientially.

Training

We design and deliver hands on, inspirational CPD to upskill, and give confidence to, educators to teach beyond the classroom.

Support

We can partner with you to provide advice and guidance to help embed outdoor learning and play in your own unique setting.

Inspirational Case Studies:

Bradford Grammar School 2024

A film showing the end to end process from concept, design, installation to training and handover.

A comprehensive project including outdoor learning, play, installations and resources.

Manor Lodge School

Witness their Outdoor Learning journey to improve the health and wellbeing of their pupils.

From a standing start to a flourishing outdoor-centric curriculum across all areas.

Bradford Grammar School

Enhancing learning, engagement and enjoyment.

An inspiring example of what can be achieved in two years with a dedicated approach.

"The SOuL team have helped to make outdoor education a reality at Hall Grove. We have been fortunate to have worked with such a professional group such as SOuL and we recommend them without reservation."

"I just wanted to thank you and the lads for the amazing job you did on the Reading Garden. You and the team have brought to life the design exactly as I had envisaged it. Thank you so much for all your help and this project could not have happened without you!"

"SOuL have been instrumental in providing the support we need to get our outdoor learning programme started. They have provided us with first rate staff training and really helpful advice on curricular and practical matters."

What a wonderful, flexible, robust and beautiful structure. The 7M canopy with sides has provided us with an outdoor space we are able to use all year round. We looked various options for a covered area which would enhance our outdoor learning and this really has ticked all the boxes. Low on maintenance and high on impact I can wholeheartedly recommend the canopy. SOUL offer something other companies don't and if you are interested in taking children's learning outside I would definitely give them a call.

"We have been so impressed with Andy and the whole SOuL team who have helped to design, update and grow our outdoor education provision over recent years. The team are so knowledgable and provided informative training, inspiring not only the staff but also our student body to be able to deliver a wide number of sessions using the quality areas in our 'Ozone' area of outdoor learning. Thanks to SOUL we have been able to implement and grow our outdoor education provision."

"We thoroughly enjoyed working with Andy and his team at SOul. The communication was solid, and replies were prompt and clear. When meeting with them, they really understood our needs as a school and gave us plenty of suggestions without damping our own ideas. Work was completed on time and within the agreed price during one of the hottest weekends of the year! The team were amazing and our school are very much enjoying all the new additions to our Forest School site, especially the canopy class room (which can fit the entire school in!). Thank you, SOuL!"

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"The SOuL team have helped to make outdoor education a reality at Hall Grove. We have been fortunate to have worked with such a professional groups as SOuL and we recommend them without reservation."