Why losing High Borrans Outdoor Education Centre matters
Dr Dave Havey makes a compelling argument why the closure of High Borrans is significant and affects equitable access to the outdoors.
The potential closure of High Borrans announced on 30th June comes against a wider backdrop of closures across the private, charitable and local authority sectors. This is not an isolated story. It is part of a long, quiet trend that reflects a gradual shrinking of the opportunities available for young people to experience residential outdoor education, reflected in the number of centres that have closed in recent years. This matters, not just because of nostalgia or local pride, but because residential outdoor education continues to deliver outcomes that our education system increasingly struggles to secure elsewhere. If we are serious about access, equity and public value, local authority provision still plays a critical role.
Read Dr Dave Harveys full article here: Why losing High Borrans Outdoor Education Centre matters
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