North Norfolk school aims to have half of its learning taking place outside

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.....hold on to your hats!

they now have "very good" coats

it improves concentration and speaking and listening apparently

the head has brought her idea from South africa which is where she comes from

Which school is this?

It was called something like pot porrow.. a village school, it was a story on the radio about their new all weather coats and singing washing line

Pot Row?

yep that's the one!

Ah

do you know it then? It sounded fun

I know Pot Row. I don't know the school.
We have been thinking about going back to Norfolk for a while but the appalling comprehensive schooling always puts me off.

This would definitely be a move in the right direction though

The head sounded an interesting peronality obviously with strong convictions..can't find an internet link to it

It's nothing new. My sister was a very frail and sickly child and was eventually sent by the doctors to an 'open-air' boarding school at the seaside to build her up. They did as much as possible outdoors, classes and hobbies/pastimes. I remember she had her own guinea pig! Her health improved a lot and she loved it there.

Yes, suedonim, there's a former open air school not far from where I live. I'm not sure the traffic fumes from the South Circular would be considered all that beneficial these days...

Erk no indeed, Hallgerda! It was probably a leafy suburb in those days. I think my sister's old school is now a SN school.

Article here

I am in North Norfolk have never heard of this school.
Whereabouts is it near?

I shall try and find it..it is a small rural school