About Taking Maths Outdoors
Trading as "Taking Maths Outdoors," teacher, lecturer, STEM Climate Ambassador and author of Bloomsbury's National Curriculum Outdoors series, Deborah Lambert supports schools by offering flexible and creative accredited outdoor training for teachers and educators. She also delivers engaging and memorable curriculum learning days for pupil classes in Cornwall and beyond. Working closely with schools enables her to stay right up to date with current requirements and approaches.
Since the release of Bloomsbury's National Curriculum Outdoors series (see below), Deborah has been delighted to be a guest speaker and workshop provider at various events and conferences across the country.
As a primary teacher for over 35 years Debbie has experience within the education sector as a class teacher of EYFS–KS2 in over 30 primary schools and Special Schools at KS1-4. She has most recently tutored in Further Education and Higher Education as a FdA and BAAP lecturer for the Learning Institute (part of Worcester University).
Deborah is the chair of the "Natural Schooling" Research Interest Group (RIG), which meets termly to discuss outdoor learning and facilitate international networking opportunities set up as part of the Erasmus+ 'Natural Schooling improving pupil outcomes through curriculum innovation' project, which was led by Deborah. The handbook, project evaluation report, lesson plans and a training programme for those wishing to develop a Natural Schooling approach in their own settings, written by Deborah to support the project is freely available at https://naturalschooling.eu.
As a Wild Tribe trainer, Deborah delivers and supports the Wild Tribe Practitioner and Wild Tribe Leaders staff training.
She also delivers the Wild Tribe Explorers program, designed to enhance pupil health and well-being. This is one of a variety of programs for children as leaders that Deborah has written for Arena, including Wild Tribe Literacy Leader, Wild Tribe Maths Leader, Wild Tribe Rangers, Earth Tribe, and Wild Tribe First Aid Leaders, which supports the DfE's Relationships, Sex, and Health Education (RSE) requirements.
She is also a PE trainer for the ARENA Sports Partnership, where she develops and implements PE and maths programmes of study .
Deborah also collaborates with Ellie Jackson, author of the Wild Tribe Heroes series of books, writing the curriculum lesson plans for the series. These are freely available to download from the Wild Tribe Heroes website. https://wildtribeheroes.com/teaching-resources/
As an experienced OFQUAL First Aid assessor and trainer, Deborah delivers courses for QNUK and World Class Training, aligned with the Institute for Outdoor Learning. This role has even provided the opportunity to deliver CPD first aid training to Santa's Elves and Rangers in Lapland!
If you are interested in Deborah Lambert providing training and support for your setting or event, use the 'contact us' form below.
Publications:
Waite, S. (2017), Children learning outside the classroom: from birth to eleven, Second edn, SAGE, Los Angeles. Chapter 15.
Lambert, D., Roberts, M. & Waite, S. (2020), The National Curriculum Outdoors, Bloomsbury Education, London (series of 5 books KS1, Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6).
Morgan, A, Lambert, D., Roberts, M. & Waite, S. (2024), The Sustainability and Climate Change Curriculum Outdoors, Bloomsbury Education, London.
Lambert, D (2024) Nature Schooling, in Institute of Outdoor Learning, Horizons Issue 104 pp32-33
Lambert, D (2023) Erasmus+ Natural Schooling; using curriculum innovations to improve student outcomes project training programme for teachers. Available online (free download): https://naturalschooling.eu/natural-schooling-training-program/
Wild Tribe Heroes curriculum-linked planning for EYFS, Key Stge 1 and Key Stage 2 (free downloads). Available from https://wildtribeheroes.com/teaching-resources/
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Accredited training provided by Deborah Lambert, co-author of Bloomsbury's award winning National Curriculum Outdoors series.