Children went pond dipping and built bird hides and bug hotels as part of a day of activities to learn about the environment. During the first coronavirus lockdown, Little Reddings Primary School in Bushey created a forest school for lessons every Friday to incorporate outdoor learning into the curriculum. And as part of Earth Day - an annual and global event held on April 22 - children in years four, five and six learned about the insects, birds and other creatures that live in ponds and woodland. They also took part in an online event with author Hannah Gold, who spoke about her new book
Bushey Meads School, part of the Bushey St James Trust. Credit: Google Street View Education unions have called on the leader of an academy chain to reconsider practices they say endanger staff, students and the wider community with coronavirus. Urgent meetings have taken place over concerns raised this month by staff at Bushey Meads Secondary School, Hartsbourne Primary School and Little Reddings Primary School in Bushey. The schools are all part the Bushey St James Trust – an academy trust led by executive principal Jeremy Turner. The National Education Union (NEU) in Hertfordshire wrote to Mr Turner last week after the