Other Education and Learning Experiences

Bishops Wood Centre

Bishops Wood Centre works with schools, teachers and environmental educators in Worcestershire and beyond. The centre focuses on learning for sustainability, outdoor environmental learning, Forest School and helping schools to develop their own grounds as exciting places for learning. There is a comprehensive suite of hands on school programmes  as well as a successful vocational based learning programme for students aged 14 to 19. The centre runs NOCN accredited training courses for Forest School leaders and an exciting programme of short courses.

The centre also offers conference facilities, room hire, team building/activity days, leisure courses and workshops in traditional crafts and woodland skills.

Museums Worcestershire

The joint Worcestershire County Council and Worcester City Council Museums Service provides activities for schools and other organisations across the key stages through our sites at Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, The Commandery and Worcestershire County Museum at Hartlebury. We also offer our outreach service, 'Museum on the Move', and a collection of historic objects available for loan.

For details of the courses and events available, schools can visit our pages on Edulink

Outdoor and Environmental Learning

Our outdoor and environmental learning service offer a variety of outdoor education activities through three different sites, with centres at Malvern Hills, Llanrug and Upton Warren. The sites offer residential and non-residential curriculum-based learning courses for students and training for visit leaders. Programmes of activities, including Duke of Edinburgh, will be tailored to meet group and individual requirements using the medium of outdoor adventurous activities as a vehicle to learning. Personal skills training, team building and holiday activities are also available. Details are included in the service brochure.

Other Education and Learning Experiences:

• Behaviour management
• Continuing professional development
• Education Welfare Service
• Integrated services for looked after and adopted children
• Learning for sustainability
• Schools' Library Service
• Support, guidance and skills for young people
• Worcestershire arts and music