Support behaviour, boost wellbeing and transform learning through the outdoors.
4–5 hours training | 1 year’s access | No coursework | Videos + Audiobooks
Using the Muddy Puddle Teacher® SEND Framework
Children with ADHD and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs often struggle in traditional classroom environments — but they thrive outdoors.
This powerful specialist course shows you exactly how to shape outdoor sessions, interventions and lessons that support these learners in a meaningful, structured and evidence-informed way.
Using the trademarked Muddy Puddle Teacher® SEND Framework, you will learn the secrets behind effective outdoor provision for children with behavioural needs, sensory sensitivities, emotional challenges and attention difficulties.
If you want a calmer classroom, happier children, and more confident staff, this is the course for you.
Why This Course Is Essential for Today’s Classrooms
Children with ADHD or SEMH need:
space to move
sensory regulation
reduced pressure
opportunities to succeed
activities that build emotional resilience
environments that lower stress and overstimulation
The outdoors offers all of this naturally.
But the right structure is what turns outdoor time into powerful therapeutic learning.
This course teaches you how to craft sessions that:
lower stress
improve focus
reduce behavioural flashpoints
support emotional regulation
strengthen relationships
boost self-esteem
meet personalised targets
link to curriculum outcomes
And all of this is achieved through simple, sustainable, nature-based approaches.
What You Will Learn
1. How ADHD & SEMH Present Outdoors vs Indoors
Understand why children often behave differently outside, and how to harness this positively.
2. The Muddy Puddle Teacher® SEND Framework
Discover our trademarked approach designed specifically for SEND and behavioural needs.
Learn the key pillars for:
regulating
re-engaging
calming
motivating
guiding
extending learning
3. Crafting Effective Outdoor Interventions
How to design short, high-impact interventions using natural materials and movement.
4. Structuring Full Outdoor Lessons for Behavioural Success
Strategies to plan lessons that reduce overwhelm and build attention.
5. Sensory & Emotional Regulation Through Nature
Use the outdoors as a safe, powerful regulation tool.
6. Play-Based Approaches for Behavioural Development
How to use nature, loose parts and imaginative play to build:
resilience
communication
confidence
cooperation
emotional expression
7. Supporting Challenging Moments Outdoors
How to approach dysregulation, anger, anxiety or shutdowns using outdoor strategies.
8. Curriculum Links for ADHD & SEMH Learners
How to ensure learning outdoors still drives progress and meets targets.
What’s Included
4–5 hours of specialised training
1 year’s access to all video and audio content
No coursework – accessible, flexible learning
Immediate strategies for classrooms, playgrounds and intervention spaces
Proven Muddy Puddle Teacher® techniques for SEND and SEMH
Real-life examples and demonstrations
Simple tools for teachers, TAs, pastoral staff and SENCOs
Who This Course Is For
Ideal for professionals supporting:
ADHD
SEMH
Behavioural needs
Emotional regulation
Trauma-aware practice
Play-based interventions
Children struggling with classroom learning
Perfect for:
Teachers
SENCOs
Support staff
Behaviour mentors
Pastoral teams
Forest School leaders
Outdoor learning leads
Senior leaders wanting whole-school impact
The Impact You Will See
Schools and settings who complete this training report:
calmer children outdoors and indoors
fewer behaviour incidents
improved focus and engagement
stronger relationships with staff
increased confidence and resilience
greater emotional vocabulary
better transitions between indoor and outdoor learning
improved attendance and motivation
happier, more regulated children
This course doesn’t just change outdoor learning.
It changes lives, relationships and confidence.
Invest in the Children Who Need It Most
This specialist training empowers you to use the outdoors as a therapeutic, inclusive and academically meaningful space for children with ADHD and SEMH.
Simple. Sustainable. Effective.
The Muddy Puddle Teacher® way.
Start today and support the children who benefit most from learning beyond the classroom.