UK Outdoors is the sector voice for the Outdoor Learning and the Adventure World. UK Outdoors is lobbying to change the governments Covid 19 guidance which is preventing overnight stays in Outdoor Education Residential Centres. This guidance is preventing formative educational experiences to at least 5 million students across the UK. The sector provides over 15,000 jobs and £700m to the UK economy.
Objective: The Government have committed to review the guidance advising against residential outdoor education in November. Whilst we participate in the Review, we are aiming to build political support to ensure that guidance and our sector is reopened in time for the 2021 season.
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The STSSG has made its proposal for educational visits to restart, in line with the Government roadmap, which has been received positively.
Thanks to Tim Farron MP for his question to Boris Johnson on restarting outdoor education. Our sector has so much to contribute to children and young people in the recovery. See the video here.
We need as many organisations and high profile people as possible to agree to add their name to this.
Outdoor learning centres have warned they could be "lost forever" if they aren't included on Boris Johnson's roadmap to reopen from England's latest lockdown. A Sky News report and interview with Sean Day of the Calvert Trust.
The Northern Ireland Education Minister has secured funding to provide much needed support to Outdoor Education Centres.
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