‘Learning journeys’ are real and applicable examples of teaching and learning activities or schemes of work that schools have implemented using buildings and places as either a context for learning, or a learning focus.
Students visiting the British Museum © CABE
Each ‘learning journey’ is formatted in a way that you can easily print or save to use within your own curriculum and lesson planning. They are also presented around the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) key questions:
- What are we trying to achieve?
- How do we organise learning?
- How well are we achieving our aims?
Included in each ‘learning journey’ will be:
- Project description
- Aims and learning objectives
- Activities
- Resources used
- Funding sources
- Reflection on outcomes, what worked well and what didn’t work so well
- Further information on the topic and resources
Learning journeys
Appledore Community Primary School and Nursery, Devon
Key stage 2, year 6: Constructing a geodesic dome on the school grounds
Joseph Rowntree School, York
Key stage 3, year 9: Designing an information tower for the new school building
BSIX Sixth Form College, Hackney
Years 12 and 13: Sound house: designing a sound tower combining sculpture and soundscapes with the aim of depicting a particular mood.
For other teaching and learning examples found on the Learning Outside the Classroom and national curriculum websites, visit the case studies article.