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Look out for the signs of spring

10th January 2024

That first snowdrop, a tiny bud on a tree or a dragonfly whizzing past are all signs that spring is on the way. We have teamed up with the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) to create a new interactive project which will allow nature lovers across the country to chart the arrival of the new […]

80th Anniversary Events

27th September 2023

It’s been fantastic to see how staff at centres are celebrating our 80th Anniversary year. From picnics and team-building games to some very impressive-looking cakes, it’s great to see everyone coming together to celebrate such a milestone. Amersham The team at Amersham enjoyed a celebratory lunch which included homemade cakes. The team managed a game […]

Biodiversity Course Discounts and Offers for Staff

20th July 2023

We are a small remote team developing and delivering adult natural history courses for the Field Studies Council. We host courses at centres, external venues and online. We are keen to ask for your assistance with our courses and may have a few opportunities that you would like to get involved in. All Staff The […]

Our Ten Year Plan

10th January 2023

I was pleased to be able to share with you all our Ten Year Plan during the autumn.  In the plan we have taken stock of our post pandemic situation and set out how this charity can move forward into the future.   If you haven’t done so already or if you are new to […]

Marketing Updates

21st July 2022

The marketing department have been creating reports on what we are doing to promote the FSC each month to engage with existing and potential customers.

FSC Youth Council inviting applications

11th March 2021

We are recruiting for the first ever FSC Youth Council! Do you know any young people who would be interested? Please help us spread the word: We are looking for young people from across the UK who want to make a difference in environmental education and connect young people with the outdoors. The Council is seeking 16-25 year olds who can attend regular virtual meetings and travel to an […]

Nature Friendly Schools teacher announces “Mud is OK!”

23rd February 2021

Over the last few weeks FSC staff have been using their remote delivery skills in the four final Nature Friendly Schools (NFS) CPD webinars for Primary, Secondary, Special School and Alternative Provision Institute (API) staff across England. The NFS project is funded by the Department for Education, in partnership with DEFRA and Natural England. It […]

Environmental Scientist Journal

12th February 2021

The latest Environmental Scientist journal, entitled ‘The value of an environmental science education’ includes some fantastic contributions from FSC thanks to Philip Turvil and Peter Higgins.

Support FSC while you’re shopping!

15th October 2020

FSC has become a registered charity on AmazonSmile. This exciting initiative means that by simply doing your normal shopping on Amazon, via a dedicated link, they will donate money to us without costing you anything. Start shopping with AmazonSmile As you know this year more than ever we need as much support as we can […]

students carrying out fieldwork in a river

Changes to exams in 2021: How FSC can support fieldwork and practical learning

4th September 2020

We’ve pulled together this information to showcase just how important fieldwork is, and that schools can be confident in FSC supporting their requirements safely for fieldwork this school year.

Bishops Wood Wild Flowers

Refer Back to Mark’s Weekly Messages

14th August 2020

This post will be used to list Mark’s weekly messages from over two months ago.

AQA Environmental Science Handbook

3rd December 2019

FSC are pleased to have worked with the team at AQA and Manchester University to create a new Environmental Science handbook that provides further clarity to the fieldwork required in the Environmental Science specification.

FSC supports Learning for Sustainability Action Plan

5th September 2019

A new Action Plan confirms a significant Scottish Government commitment to Learning for Sustainability as “an entitlement for all learners”. Launched by Deputy First Minister John Swinney MSP, it sets out how a wide range of partners and practitioners (including FSC) will incorporate global citizenship, sustainable development education and outdoor learning in ways that effectively respond to the growing interests, passions and concerns articulated by young people.

Opportunity to be Featured in The Environment Magazine’s Youth Takeover

5th August 2019

Are you under 30 and interested in water, biodiversity or environmental management? If so you have the opportunity to be featured in The Environment Magazine.

Charity Finance Magazine Article

17th May 2019

The FSC are members of the Fit for Future Network and along with our partners have produced a great article in the Charity Finance Magazine.