Sarah Connolly
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WDC Education Support Officer: Curriculum Development #StrathEdD Researcher: Postdigital Outdoor Learning & Play | Nature Connection | NatureTech | HCI | #TechForGood
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Research indicates outdoor play is very important for a child’s social and emotional abilities and children who play outside more often tend to have better social skills and fewer behavioural and emotional problems. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
A third of children don’t play outdoors after school, study finds
New research has found more than a third of children don’t play outdoors after school and one in five don’t at weekends, raising concerns about children’s physical and mental health. The study from th...
news.exeter.ac.uk
September 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Research indicates outdoor play is very important for a child’s social and emotional abilities and children who play outside more often tend to have better social skills and fewer behavioural and emotional problems. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...