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Scottish adventurers join politicians from across the political spectrum to launch a new vision paper ‘Thriving Through Residential Outdoor Education’ which seeks to guarantee that all young people in Scotland have the chance to benefit from residential outdoor education experiences.

In a feature on BBC Yorkshire evening news on 18th February about the very real threat to outdoor learning centres, IOL CEO Andy Robinson was interviewed and called on Government to allow residential outdoor centres to re-open when schools do.

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.

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CIMSPA and the IOL are aware of a review of National Occupational Standards for exercise and fitness, sports coaching and outdoor programmes, being carried out by Skills Active.

For clarity, CIMSPA (the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity) and the IOL (Institute for Outdoor Learning) are the professional development bodies for the UK’s sport, physical activity and outdoor sectors.