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Morecambe Bay Curriculum wouldn’t exist without the community that brings it to life; both the educators themselves, but also the organisations that have rallied behind educators and offered their time, support and expertise.
The Morecambe Bay Curriculum is an educator-led movement and a cross-sector partnership supported by Lancaster University, Lancaster and Morecambe College, University of Cumbria and the Eden Project.
Eden Project’s Schools Team have developed free curriculum and lesson plans that focus on nature-based learning for climate and sustainability for EYFS to KS4, linked to National Curriculum subjects.
Lancaster and Morecambe College, support and lead Our Bay Our Future, the MBC FE Working Group and have created four resource-packs for FE colleges.
Lancaster University supports the MBC through a dedicated partnerships team, by leading the Our Bay Our Future partnership and through enabling academics to share their cutting edge environmental research in place-based resource packs, co-designed with educators around the Bay which you will find on our resources pages.
Morecambe Bay Partnership have been a champion of Morecambe Bay Curriculum since it’s inception and are a key partner on Our Bay Our Future. Their website has key information on their For Educators page and they also host a useful archive of historical information connected to the Bay.
University of Cumbria have developed a number of teaching modules and resources connected to the Morecambe Bay Curriculum which sit in their Digital Resource Library including, The Adventures of Eden Bear Books, Made by the Moon by Emily Hennessey and Place-Based Best Practice, Primary Geography Teaching Materials.
Website: https://climateambassadors.org.uk/
Climate Ambassadors match volunteer climate experts with education settings to develop climate action plans in nurseries, schools and colleges. You can request an ambassador by following this process.
Website: https://cdec.org.uk
CDEC works with schools on ‘global learning’. Teachers can develop tools and approaches to support young people, through global learning experiences, to become informed, responsible and active global citizens to build a fairer and more sustainable world.
Website: Cumbria People and Nature Network
CPPN brings together organisations from across Cumbria who share an interest in the people and nature agenda. It aims to develop relationships, collaboration and opportunities by sharing best practice, information and resources.
Website: Home | Escape2Make
Escape2Make offer FREE creative workshops and short programmes for 11-18s in Lancaster and Morecambe, hosted by local artists and businesses. These activities are designed to help young people create, connect, and contribute to the community and often focus on sustainability.
Website: Earnse Bay Hub – Brilliant Barrow
A new, inclusive outdoor hub is being developed at Earnse Bay, on Walney, to connect local communities and visitors alike with open spaces, nature, learning and play. A second phase of work at the hub is planned for 2026, led by Natural England. This phase will focus on developing a beach school with a dedicated classroom and associated changing facilities.
Website: Energy Sparks
Energy Sparks help schools cut energy costs and fight climate change. They provide data insights, action prompts and educational resources to help schools develop their climate action plans, make big energy and carbon savings, and develop pupils' sustainability skills.
Website: https://www.facingthepast.org/
Facing the Past is a programme of creative activity and a permanent digital resource that reveals and redresses omissions in the way the City of Lancaster has commemorated its role as the fourth largest slavery port in the UK. It includes an interactive digital map, public performance events and resources to support teachers.
Website: https://www.field-studies-council.org/
Field Studies Council is an environmental education charity. Founded in 1943, they are best known for providing residential and day field trips for those studying biology and geography. But their mission is to create outstanding opportunities for everyone to learn about nature. They provide teaching resources for a broad range of ages and stages.
Website - https://fesp.org.uk
FESP is a partnership of schools, colleges, local employers and agencies across Barrow in Furness who recognise the need to equip local young people with relevant knowledge, skills and aspirations. FESP facilitates projects and events which enable enterprise, innovation and long-term growth.
Website - https://foodfutures.org.uk/
FoodFutures is North Lancashire’s award winning Sustainable Food Place initiative. It is made up of representatives from the local farming community, local food businesses, the public sector, Lancaster City Council, NGOs, community food groups and our local academic institutions.This partnership of people from across North Lancashire’s food system are working together to create “A thriving local food system that is healthy, resilient and fair”
Website - https://futureproofcumbria.org.uk/
Futureproof Cumbria helps people, communities, and organisations tackle the climate crisis by promoting action and supporting change.
Website - https://globallink.org.uk
Delivering projects, workshops and training in schools and the wider community across Lancashire. This includes place-based environmental action projects, school workshops about migration, asylum and refugees and local food growing and cooking sustainability workshops.
Website - https://ltl.org.uk/
Helping schools and early years settings unlock the power of their grounds to enrich education, nurture wellbeing, and deepen connection with nature. Their resources are designed to help educators confidently take learning outside. Whether you're looking for curriculum-linked lesson plans, guidance on managing risk, or ideas to support inclusive outdoor play, we provide practical tools that are easy to use and grounded in best practice.
Website – https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-record-office/schools/
The Lancashire Archives help teachers and young people explore their local history, offering free resources and on-site learning opportunities. The You are Here booklet focuses on how to use old maps in local history teaching and learning. This is supported by a free bespoke digital resource pack containing copies of historic maps which all include the site of your school.
Website – http://www.lancashireyouthchallenge.co.uk/
Lancashire Youth Challenge nurtures, supports, and challenges young people living in Lancashire to overcome personal barriers. LYC provides outdoor education workshops, bushcraft sessions, camping residentials, forest school activities and ambitious outdoor expeditions.
Website – https://lancastercvs.org.uk/
Lancaster District CVS improve communities by bringing people together and supporting voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise sector (VCFSE) organisations.
Website – https://lancastergreenspaces.org/
Lancaster Green Spaces support the preservation, enhancement and maintenance of public areas in the City of Lancaster for the benefit of the public.
Website – https://sites.edgehill.ac.uk/lancscan/
The main aim of LancsCAN is to mobilise Lancashire’s community voice and action on climate change, working collaboratively with others to advance the county’s climate agenda.
Acknowledging the diversity of challenges faced in creating a sustainable future for all, LancsCAN has been co-developed by its members. It comprises a growing network of community-oriented organisations in Lancashire involved in various climate action fronts, including energy, biodiversity and wildlife, food, green and blue spaces, transport and mobility, housing and buildings, recycling and waste management.
Website: https://letsgozero.org/
Let’s Go Zero supports schools on their journey to zero carbon by 2030, by focussing on cutting their carbon, whilst becoming better places to work, learn and play. Support is free, friendly and tailored to the needs of individual schools. There’s help to develop a climate action plan – now a must for all schools – and support to access funding for green projects, from solar panels to uniform swap-shops. Their local Climate Action Advisors are on-hand with practical solutions and ideas.
Website: https://www.littlechatters.co.uk
Gina Parker ‘Mullarkey’ of Little Chatters offers training for teachers and sessions for children with an emphasis on Philosophy for Children (P4C), global and outdoor learning. Gina also runs a FREE Outdoor Learning Network across Lancashire and Cumbria.
Website: morecambebaypovertytruthcommission.org.uk
A Poverty Truth Commission facilitates meaningful conversations and deep relationships between commissioners who are drawn from people expert through their own lived experience of poverty and those experienced in social, economic and political provision.
The Commission itself is to facilitate meaningful, hopefully transformative, listening and learning between two groups of people: those who understand poverty by living it, and those who know it from a governmental, civic or statutory point of view.
Website: https://moremusic.org.uk/
More Music delivers inspiring participatory music sessions with all ages, including young people in and out of school. Based in Morecambe, they can deliver environmentally themed sessions, using lyric and songwriting to explore issues around climate change.
Website: https://www.educationnaturepark.org.uk/
The National Education Nature Park programme empowers children and young people to make a positive difference to both their own and nature's future.
Go on a journey to get to know your outdoor space and use creative decision-making to improve your grounds for both people and nature. This free programme provides all educators with the resources, support and guidance to embed climate and nature into learning in a way that suits your setting and learners.
Website: https://www.natureconnectedness.net/key-resources
The University of Derby have created the Nature Connected Handbook, which acts as a guide to increasing people’s connection to nature.
Website: https://www.rewildingroots.org/
Rewilding Roots are passionate about turning school grounds into thriving, biodiverse spaces that double as inspiring outdoor classrooms. Through hands-on permaculture and nature-connected learning programs, they help schools weave outdoor education into everyday lessons—deepening students’ connection to nature and sustainability. These experiences empower young people to tackle real-world issues like food insecurity and climate change, giving them the tools to build a more sustainable future.
Website: https://rippleeffectsinternational.org/
Ripple Effects International is an arts, education, and sustainability project involving schools, libraries, universities, and community organizations to promote climate change awareness and community literacy through photo essays from people around the globe.
Morecambe Bay Curriculum has been a partner of Ripple Effects since 2024 when young people from around the Bay, submitted their own photo essays focussed on local waterways.
Website: https://riseyounglancasterdistrict.org.uk/
RISE champions young people and the organisations that support them across the Lancaster District. They bring organisations together and amplify young voices to influence change, working towards a district where every child and young person is heard, happy, inspired and dares to dream.
Website: https://www.rhs.org.uk/education-learning
Discover the RHS’ free teaching resources, online training courses and awards scheme, designed to nurture young minds. The School Gardening Awards provide a structure to develop growing at your school and a way to celebrate your progress.
Website: https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/leighton-moss
Leighton Moss is home to the largest reed bed in north-west England. This sweeping expanse provides shelter to a spectacular range of wildlife including Otters, Bearded Tits, Bitterns, Marsh Harriers, egrets and Red Deer. Why not go and see for yourself? Immerse your class in hands-on learning at the Leighton Moss nature reserve. Sessions are led by RSPB education professionals, trained to help you meet your learning objectives.
Website: https://se-ed.org.uk/
SEEd trains teachers to become changemakers, empower students to become young, active agents of change and can help your school become more sustainable. They are currently partnered with the Department for Education, UNESCO in order to support schools to complete Climate Action Plans. The How to Get Started page is a useful area of the website to start at, with guidance on how best to interact with resources and opportunities.
Website: https://www.thebay.org.uk/
The Bay: A Blueprint for Recovery uses nature-based solutions to help people’s wellbeing and nature’s recovery. They primarily work with young people aged 16+; running accessible events to promote careers in conservation. They strive to connect people with each other as well as the beautiful wild world just outside their front door. They also offer a range of larger community events to showcase the biodiversity of the bay, and have a range of resources available free to download.
Website: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/
Wherever you are in the UK, there's a Wildlife Trust protecting, restoring and standing up for nature. We are lucky around the Bay to have both the Cumbria Wildlife Trust and Lancashire Wildlife Trust. Both trusts offer a variety of inspiring outdoor learning opportunities for children and young people including school visits to their sites, Forest and Beach School. Teachers can engage with training opportunities including Wild Workshops, Forest School certification and team building.
Website: https://wyreriverstrust.org/
Wyre River Trust aims to bring the challenges which face rivers and their catchments into the public domain. They encourage more people to become interested in rivers, landscape recovery and the actions needed to ensure that we protect them. They have created ‘Down to the Wyre – The Natural Flood Management Storybook’ which explains flood risk and how we mitigate it for primary school audiences.
