IOL South & Channel Islands

A poster which uses the idea that as we travel from birth to adulthood, Outdoor Education can play a key role in someone positively contributing to society.   The  train line analogy explains the journey we go on when engaged with the outdoors and the consequences of either engaging with or not engaging with nature.

This as a free resource.

Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, is continuing to support the campaign to reopen outdoor education centres for residential school visits. Tim's video can be seen on Twitter of his call to the Secretary of State for Education, in Parliament, to review the ban on residential school visits and change the DfE advice. Matt Hancock agreed to review the ban on educational overnight stays with Sec. of State for Education.

Are you an Outdoor Learning or Forest School provider?

Take part in a Liverpool John Moores University research project looking at the impact of COVID-19 on Outdoor Learning and Forest School provision.

LJMU is seeking Outdoor Learning and Forest School providers to take part in a remote interview on the impact of COVID-19 on their provision.

It's been warned that £3 million is needed just to get the struggling sector through the winter months.

This three year research project seeks to uncover new ways of valuing outdoor education, and will identify the potential for these specific learning experiences to purposefully enhance pro-environmental behaviours in young people.