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Title: National Education Nature Park: Process Evaluation, Research Report
Language: English
Authors: Rhiannon Cottrill, Kay Robinson, Polly Clowes, Sarah Corrigan, Maire Williams, Valdeep Gill, Department for Education (DfE) (United Kingdom), Ecorys
Source: UK Department for Education. 2025.
Availability: UK Department for Education. Castle View House East Lane, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 2GJ, UK. Tel: +44-37-0000-2288; Fax: +44-19-2873-8248; Web site: http://www.education.gov.uk
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outdoor Education, Environmental Education, Campuses, Physical Environment, Educational Environment, Program Implementation, Program Descriptions, Climate, Partnerships in Education, Grants, Barriers, School Involvement
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
ISBN: 978-1-83870-714-9
Abstract: The National Education Nature Park ("Nature Park") is a new and untested whole school natural environmental programme, open to all nurseries, schools and colleges in England. It intends to transform the way climate education is taught; support young people to connect with nature and take climate-positive actions; and increase biodiversity of school grounds. Ecorys UK delivered a process evaluation to gather learning on programme implementation across education settings in Year 1 (January-July 2024) and Year 2 (September 2024-July 2025) of the Nature Park. The mixed method evaluation provided an evidence base of what good implementation looks like for education settings and pupils and perceived progress towards achieving the programme outcomes and impacts. It also assessed the value for money (VfM) of the programme. This report summarises the evaluation findings which were used to inform continuous improvement during the early stages of delivery and could be useful to other programmes with similar aims.
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