ABOUT
Inspiring Outdoors was established in 2007 to encourage experiential learning by offering environmental education including growing, a consultancy on embedding learning outside the classroom and sustainability in the curriculum, continuing professional development and interpretation design.
Kim Hudson
Founder & consultant
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Over 27 years' experience teaching pre-school to university students & adult groups including being Head of Centre at Gibraltar Point NNR & Secondary Science Teacher
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PGCE Secondary Science & BSc (Hons) Marine Biology
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RHS Level 3 Certificates in the Principles of Garden Planning, Construction, and Planting & Plant Growth, Health & Applied Propagation
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Accredited Trainer and Facilitator with Learning through Landscapes
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Gold winner of the Green Apple Award 2015 for energy reduction project with Lincolnshire County Council
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OCN Level 3 Forest Schools Leader
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Outdoor Learning Card Trainer
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Member of Learning Through Landscapes, Forest Schools Association, Outdoor Learning Wales Network
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Level 3 ITC Outdoor and Paediatric First Aid
Current contracts
Just completing her final month as Council for Learning Outside the Classroom's Awards and CPD Manager overseeing the LOtC Quality Badge and the LOtC Mark, Kim is soon to start a great new project called Growing Scientific Minds, funded by The Edina Trust. Working with 5 schools in Ceredigion, we will inspire scientific thinking whilst developing their school grounds for science exploration. In addition, Kim is developing her new support for older adults and those less able called Time to Grow, offering a befriending service to support them to access their gardens and local natural spaces.
Kim also still offers training through Learning through Landscapes - Local School Nature Grants and directly with schools/councils and selling the Inspiring Outdoors Explorer Packs.
“Training was thoroughly enjoyed by all staff from foundation stages to KS2. Activities showed progression of skills & development throughout the whole school” - Head at Keresforth Primary, Barnsley
Great training. Good to see how things could work safely. Local Nature Grants Training, Ysgol Gynradd Llanfair-ym-Muallt
“Really enjoyable , practical & helpful. Excellent trainer - knowledgeable & tailored to our needs - thanks!."Richard on RHS - a year in the school gardening club course, Denbighshire, Wales
Past Contracts
Over the last 19 years Kim has delivered work for Learning through Landscapes - Polli:Nation project and Local Schools Nature Grant, Send a Cow, Lincolnshire County Council, Lincolnshire Energy from Waste, CfBT Education Trust, Cornerstones Education Ltd, Creative Partners, Sheffield Arts Education, Peak District National Park, Centrica, Groundwork Sheffield, Emirates Environmental Group/British Council, Optimus Education with Teaching Expertise, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Lincolnshire Chalk Stream Project, Woodland Trust - Free Trees for Schools, Copthill Primary's Forest School playscheme and numerous schools in Yorkshire, Essex, East Midlands and Wales. She also founded the Lincolnshire Forest School and Woodland Network.
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