AALA Report just published  More...

New resource for teachers and instructors of outdoor learning

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Last year the DfE withdrew its detailed guidance on educational visits - Health and Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits (HASPEV) – a move widely condemned by teaching unions and professionals in the field. More...

New Zealand is taking the lead in the world of outdoor safety

Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, John Key launched today the “one-stop-shop” website on behalf of the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) and Outdoors New Zealand More...

The 2012 Photo Competition has just been announced
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http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/comment/key-topics/curriculum/outdoor-adventure-photo-competition/

Following the success of the previous competitions AHOEC and NAHT have once again joined forces to promote learning outside of the classroom by running the Outdoor Adventure Photographic Competition 2012. We all know that children and young people benefit from ‘hands on’ experiences. By seeing, hearing, touching and exploring the world around them and experiencing challenge and adventure, they find out how what they learn at school relates to their life outside it. The classroom environment doesn’t always provide young people with enough of these opportunities and whilst great learning already happens outside the classroom, many pupils still don’t get out and about enough.

Ask the Union article

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NUT & NASUWT - Revisiting Risk Video

http://vimeo.com/28023605

The aim of the film is to encourage schools to consider using skilled providers when offering children and young people the opportunity to enjoy potentially hazardous activities in a controlled way.

A voluntary organisation formed to support the continuance of the Wilderness and Plump Hill Centres as an Environmental Education Service providing outdoor learning experiences in the Forest of Dean for children and young people, along with professional support and training for practitioners in schools and youth organisations. More...