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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
14th August 2020
This post will be used to list Mark’s weekly messages from over two months ago.
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.
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.
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.
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.