| Date | Headline | Summary |
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| 14th Nov 08 | LOtC Corporate report National news | http://www.lotc.org.uk/News-and-events/Corporate-report |
| 14th Nov 08 | Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel launches the Outdoor Learning Card training scheme National news | The Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel (OEAP) has developed and designed a range of Outdoor learning support resources to help educational professionals integrate outdoor learning into the curriculum.
LOtC News item. |
| 12th Nov 08 | LOtC Newsletter - November 2008 National news | |
| 5th Nov 08 | Myth: Children need to be wrapped in cotton wool to keep them safe National news | Risk itself won’t damage children, but ill-managed and overprotective actions could! |
| 17th Oct 08 | Directors of Childrens Services get behind the Learning Outside the Classroom movement National news | Dr Maggie Atkinson, Director of Children's Services in Gateshead and President of the Association of Directors of Children's Services has strongly encouraged all schools and Children's Services to pledge their support for the Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto and the Outdoor Education Advisers' Panel (OEAP). |
| 15th Oct 08 | Above & Beyond Conference National news | The British Council's Above and Beyond conference for schools and local authorities.
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| 3rd Oct 08 | School trips not optional extra , Ofsted inspectors report National news | |
| 3rd Oct 08 | Ed Balls calls for end to cotton-wool culture in schools National news | |
| 3rd Oct 08 | LOtC Website National news | www.lotc.org.uk
The launch edition of the Learning Outside the Classroom website. |
| 2nd Oct 08 | TIME TO END COTTON WOOL CULTURE AND GET YOUNG PEOPLE OUT OF THE CLASSROOM 02 October 2008 National news | DCSF Press Release |
| 1st Oct 08 | Ofsted HMI Learning Outside the Classroom report National news | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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| 28th Sep 08 | Educational visits - TES National news | Fresh air and a new perspective can do wonders for teachers and their pupils. David Gardner QCA looks at the importance of learning outside the classroom |
| 25th Sep 08 | APIOL News National news | Essential news for prospective candidates |
| 22nd Sep 08 | LOtC Autumn Newsletter National news | In this issue we have provided an update on activity before the launch of the Out & About package and the LOtC conference on 2nd October. |
| 11th Sep 08 | Safety Nets in Right Places National news | Article in Guardian on Tuesday |
| 10th Sep 08 | Best days of their lives?In a society increasingly obsessed with security issues, do the benefits ch National news | |
| 8th Sep 08 | Outdoor Adventure Week 2009 National news | English Outdoor Council Outdoor Adventure Week 16-23 May 2009. |
| 19th Aug 08 | DCSF Funding for Youth Activities National news | The DCSF have announced further funding of 4.5 million pounds. |
| 6th Aug 08 | Myth: Even Mr Punch needs a written risk assessment National news | HSEs guidance is clear: if there is genuinely no significant risk, nothing needs to be written down. If a written assessment is needed – keep it fit for purpose, and crucially: act on it. Paperwork without action does no one any good. |
| 20th Jul 08 | We mustnt lose sight of what really matters National news | After a week of living, learning and playing as a group, you begin to question whether our current system, of each week shuffling pupils along from one specialist teacher to the next, is the right way at all. |