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IOL Wessex

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Outdoor Learning in Wessex

The Wessex region is full of character with landscape of open downland, plain and scarp, wooded plateaus, high chalk plains, vales, river valleys, and lowland mosaic and a Jurassic Coast world heritage site. The unique geography and geology of the region is home to a wide array of providers including, commercial residential centres, adventure challenge courses, educational establishments delivering bespoke outdoor courses, voluntary organisations, clubs and individual practitioners who deliver a diverse range of high quality outdoor learning opportunities.

The voluntary committee represents IOL in your region, get in touch with us. We wish to represent your views.

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petition to Government seeking financial support for Outdoor Residential Centres during closure as a result of Covid

petition to Government seeking financial support for Outdoor Residential Centres during closure as a result of Covid

While Government restrictions make the normal operation of Residential Centres impossible, we implore them to provide financial assistance to help this viable & worthwhile industry survive this period of forced closure.
 

Find the petition here....
#saveoutdoored #SaveYourOutdoorCentres

 

Press Release from UK Outdoors - welcoming Government’s roadmap to restarting Outdoor Education

Press Release from UK Outdoors - welcoming Government’s roadmap to restarting Outdoor Education

Today's Press Release from UK Outdoors - UK Outdoors welcomes Government’s roadmap to restarting Outdoor Education at Easter 2021

- UK Outdoors to work with Government to finalise framework for safe restart

- National Association of Head Teachers stresses benefits of outdoor education to children’s mental health

- Decision comes after completion of Department for Education’s November review

- Easter restart still threatens the future of some centres and additional financial support must be explored

Read the Press Release here

Where Are We Going? - Research Report

Where Are We Going? - Research Report

Research Report

International Views on Purposes, Practices and Barriers in School-Based Outdoor Learning.

By Sue Waite, Plymouth Institute of Education, University of Plymouth

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UK Outdoors, welcomes the government's roadmap to restarting Outdoor Education

UK Outdoors, welcomes the government's roadmap to restarting Outdoor Education

The industry body for outdoor learning, UK Outdoors, welcomes the government’s roadmap to restarting Outdoor Education in Easter 2021.

UK Outdoors, as part of the newly formed School Travel Sector Stakeholder Group (STSSG), will be working with the Department for Education and building the roadmap for the restart of residentials in Easter 2021.

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