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Grants to Support Outdoor Learning for Primary & Secondary School Children (UK)
UK state-funded schools can apply for funding to support outdoor learning opportunities for their pupils.
Provided by the Ernest Cook Trust and match-funded by the Aurora Trust, the Outdoor Essentials Grant aims to remove barriers and enable pupils to connect to nature.
Funding can be used to:
- improve school grounds
- cover transport costs to outdoor learning venues
- purchase outdoor clothing
- train teachers in outdoor education.
Schools working with children aged four to eighteen can apply.
The level of funding available is:
- £500 per primary school
- £500 per special school
- £1,000 per secondary school (2 x £500)
Multi Academy Trusts may apply via individual schools.
Priority will be given to schools with above-average free school meal eligibility, and those in areas of high deprivation.
The fund will close once a sufficient number of applications has been received.
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19th January 2026