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Walk to school across the curriculum
18/03/08 13:19
The Environmental Transport Association is
urging primary schools to use an exciting curriculum
resource during Walk to School Week (19 - 23 May 2008)
and Green Transport Week (14 - 22 June 2008).
The Environmental Transport Association (ETA) is providing a set of online lesson plans and resources designed to promote and support both Walk to School week in May, and Green Transport Week in June, as part of an ongoing programme of educational development.
The ETA recognises that many excellent resources sit unused in staffrooms because they are not immediately relevant to the main school curriculum.
The new ETA resource aims to solve this problem by providing a full themed week aimed at children in years 5 and 6 which will address day to day planning objectives. There is enough material in the resource to last for at least half a term, and teachers will need to select what is appropriate for them. Similar resources for other age groups are planned for the future.
Speaking about the new resources, ETA Director Andrew Davis said: "We are keen to educate the younger generation about the need for more sustainable travel and this is why we are investing in a primary school programme. We hope that local authorities as well as schools will use and promote these free resources widely."
Author of the resources, Rob Hattersley of WyEd, said: "Most teachers are keen to promote sustainability but think they haven't the time given other pressures. This resource is specifically designed to provide an exciting topic for a whole week of teaching across different subjects where all the planning and preparation is already done. It would be a welcome change after SATs for Key Stage 2 pupils."
Further information, teaching plans and downloadable resources are now available online at www.eta-schools.co.uk. Teaching plans can be downloaded in editable Word format, allowing teachers to customise them for their own classes and adapt them to their own school planning frameworks.
The Environmental Transport Association (ETA) is providing a set of online lesson plans and resources designed to promote and support both Walk to School week in May, and Green Transport Week in June, as part of an ongoing programme of educational development.
The ETA recognises that many excellent resources sit unused in staffrooms because they are not immediately relevant to the main school curriculum.
The new ETA resource aims to solve this problem by providing a full themed week aimed at children in years 5 and 6 which will address day to day planning objectives. There is enough material in the resource to last for at least half a term, and teachers will need to select what is appropriate for them. Similar resources for other age groups are planned for the future.
Speaking about the new resources, ETA Director Andrew Davis said: "We are keen to educate the younger generation about the need for more sustainable travel and this is why we are investing in a primary school programme. We hope that local authorities as well as schools will use and promote these free resources widely."
Author of the resources, Rob Hattersley of WyEd, said: "Most teachers are keen to promote sustainability but think they haven't the time given other pressures. This resource is specifically designed to provide an exciting topic for a whole week of teaching across different subjects where all the planning and preparation is already done. It would be a welcome change after SATs for Key Stage 2 pupils."
Further information, teaching plans and downloadable resources are now available online at www.eta-schools.co.uk. Teaching plans can be downloaded in editable Word format, allowing teachers to customise them for their own classes and adapt them to their own school planning frameworks.
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