Our work is not just about wildlife, it’s about people too.

Our Passion for Igniting Inspiration

We have a real passion for inspiring people about the natural world, and we strongly believe in igniting the inspiration in every child.
We design our sessions around engaging and involving each child, helping them to actively learn in their own way.
Our programmes are all designed to bring children face to face with nature, enabling us to bring learning to life and leave each child bursting with enthusiasm.

Lifelong Learning

We work to develop partnerships with many different schools, businesses and councils to
provide more opportunities for children and young people to learn about and enjoy the
environment and sustainable living. We have run highly successful programmes in
conjunction with partners, local councils, and work with hundreds of schools across our
region every year.

What We Do

We provide a wide range of services across the region; you can visit our educational nature space
Woodhill Meadows and enjoy a wide range of programmes for Nursery, Key stage 1 and Key stage
2 pupils. Activities available include: Teddy Bears Picnic, Habitat Detectives and Pond dipping.
You can visit one of our nature reserves through Environmental stewardship. We offer practical
environmental tasks for young people and support the John Muir Award. We also run a range of
outreach services; one of our dedicated officers will visit your school and deliver a wide range of
programmes which can be tailored to your needs.

Share Our Passion and Our Expertise

Would you like to share some of our expertise? We run training sessions for teachers to advise on
Eco Schools Awards and the Sustainable Schools Framework. We also provide consultancy for school
grounds development and can advise on introducing outdoor curriculum linked activities into your school. If you would like more information, please email us.

Schools membership

Many schools are looking for support with aspects of the curriculum linked to biodiversity and
environmental issues including:
• development of wildlife areas
• outdoor classrooms
• growing food in schools
• visits to nature reserves
• eco-schools and sustainable schools.
School grounds are also becoming increasingly important as resource for “Learning outside the
classroom” and a priority habitat in the Tees Valley Biodiversity Action Plan.

To meet this demand we have put together a flexible package which can support you with all these
issues and more.

Tees Valley Wildlife Trust Schools Membership gives you the following benefits:
• Membership certificate
• 10% off all schools workshops.
• Wildlife Link for teachers – magazine for environmental educators which includes projects,
publications, events and environmental activities section.
• Access to the new Wildlife Watch website
• 4 mailings a year to include 5 copies of “Watchword” our children’s magazine packed with
wildlife features, environmental stories, quizzes, competitions, cartoons and news, including A2
full sized colour poster.
• Natural World. The Wildlife Trusts magazine that informs readers about UK and local
conservation through news reviews and features relating to the work of “The Wildlife Trusts.
• Access to phone advice on Biodiversity and Environmental Education issues.
• Opportunities to take part in free workshops linked to Trust projects.

Download an application from here

Eco-schools / Sustainable schools
We can work with your school and support it to achieve an Eco-schools Green Flag award for more
details contact sashton@teeswildlife.org

Extended Schools

Is your school interested in running an environmental extended school activity? The Trust has had
experience of delivering clubs to various schools in the Tees Valley email sashton@teeswildlife.org
for more details.

School Grounds Improvements

If you are planning to improve your school grounds, we offer a range of services including:
o Initial ½hr visits to discuss potential of improvements on your site.
o ½ day visit and report – you provide some information about what you have already
and how you use the school grounds we will provide you with a report showing what is
possible with examples.
o Work with pupils, teachers, parents and governors on how to improve the area.
For more details contact sashton@teeswildlife.org
CPD
We can offer a range of CPD for schools linked to environmental educational activity. For more
details contact sashton@teeswildlife.org

Growing Food for the Future

We have a project to help you deliver extended schools activity linked to growing food. This comes
with officer support and financial support to create a growing area. For more details contact
growingfood@teeswildlife.org.

Rocks and soils

We have a geologist who can deliver range of activities linked to Geology and River Studies. Contact
Beth Andrews for more details beth.geo@gmail.com.

The Tees Valley Wildlife Trust is working with Natural England and has signed up to
Environmental Stewardship and as a result can offer free visits to its nature reserves. Contact sashton@teeswildlife.org for more information.

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