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7th - 9th November 2018 - Staffordshire

Outdoor Learning across the UK is increasingly recognised as an important factor in education, health & wellbeing, environmental sustainability and social mobility. This conference explores an increasingly joined-up and coherent sector and its most recent developmental activity.

You have until 9th March to respond to the HSE’s latest consultation in its review of AALA.  The Institute, along with a wide range of other bodies in the sector, has worked to ensure that the HSE have been able to provide an informed range of options for the sector to consider.  This statement outlines why the IOL board feel that Option 3 is the most appropriate for the outdoor learning sector.

Adventure Sports Coaching Conference 2018

IOL along with others involved in professional coaching attended the Adventure Sports Coaching Conference 2018

The new 25 year plan from DEFRA, ‘A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment’ has just been published, and looks to have wide and positive effects for outdoor learning.

The UKAIG (UK Adventure Industry Group) has worked through IOL to jointly fund a consultant and has worked closely with HSE officers to inform a range of options that will be presented to the sector for consultation in 2018.

The HSE board met in December 2017 and considered 3 options for the future and the approach to a sector wide consultation on those options.