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Questions have been raised about the need to pay a fee to the UK Government when limited to no income has been generated from the provision of adventurous activities by many providers. UKOutdoors have approached HSE for clarification.

Participants at the SOLD-OUT 2021 IOL North West Conference agreed that this was a great start to the year.

Explore a range of themes around EDI in the outdoors

The COVID-19 Pandemic has seen a wider shift to a range of online learning opportunities including webinars, podcasts, presentations, virtual, and live training courses. There has been a growing interest in the inclusion of a proportion of blended learning for Outdoor First Aid training.
 

A demand report from the School Travel Sector Stakeholder Group and the report from the very recent survey by UKOutdoors of the outdoor residential provider base.  This latter survey’s findings are consistent with an earlier survey by School Travel Forum and Expedition Provider Association confirming that the challenges describe extend across all forms of residential school visits.

The surveys were sent to the DfE on December 17th.