The really popular IOL North West Conference
Delivering High Quality Outdoor Learning

We are beginning to plan the main event in the IOL North West region's calendar - the annual conference, which you probably know is a mixture of talks, workshops and networking opportunities…

At this stage we are putting together a programme of workshops - covering a wide range of interest areas - reflecting our diverse membership. We hope to include the usual industry updates from across the field alongside practical skills workshops and more theoretical seminars.

  • Regional conference
  • Annual get together
  • Networking
  • CPD
  • Developing communities of practice
Workshops
  • Accessibility and inclusive leadership 
  • Making a mallet 
  • Indoor outdoor learning in primary school 
  • Rights, Risks and Relationships: A Rights-Based Approach to Outdoor Learning 
  • Nordic walking 
  • Nature and the nervous system 
  • Understanding Schools: Barriers, Pressures & Outdoor Practitioner Solutions 
  • Creative Nature Workshop: Art, Play & Imagination Outdoors 
  • Teacher-student relationships and engagement with learning 
  • Leadership and facilitation of outdoor learning: establishing high quality relationships with new groups in time constrained environments. 
  • Team building and professional development 
  • Adaptable Coaching and Reviewing Tools 
  • Walking Back to Wellbeing: How Nature-Based Walking Supports Mental Health & Reduces Burnout in Working Parents 
  • Breathe, move, restore:  Mindful Walking, Forest Bathing & Embodied Pilates for Wellbeing. 
  • An Introduction to Wild Pedagogies 
  • Mountain Training 
  • Foraging 

Conference timings TBC