The Outdoor Education Service
Educational Visits

Advice, guidance and training 
for 
outdoor education and all
learning beyond the classroom

The Outdoor Education
Adviser Service

The Service is led by Stephen Brown, the adviser for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The service provides advice, guidance and training to Schools, Youth Services and services who work with young people with regard to Outdoor Education and Off site visits.
Stephen's office is based at Grafham Water Centre.
Contact Stephen on stephen.brown@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or 01480 813857

EVC UPDATE November 2005 - interactive download.(links to section below)

Educational Visits.
Learning Beyond the Classroom(latest edtion)

Guidance and Policy Documents - Published November 2005.

Click on the above link to get the new on line visits folder.
Schools have received 2 printed copies in November 2005
This replaces the Pink Folder 2000 edition. - please throw this 2000 version away.

It is in two components - one complete version for on screen reading
or every individual sections to print or save.
All Forms are presented in Word to download and use.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme Leadership Requirements
EVC newsletters

EDVOL - about to become EVOLVE

Evolve the new online visits system
is about to arrive. The new system with more functions will arrive shortly
Outline here

Outdoor Courses for ALL Staff
courses for staff in activites beyond the classroom
_{New Course details added January 2008
Courses include ; Visit Leader Courses - as recomended to all schools by the DfES,
 Expedition Leader Course, Walking Group Leader,} 

Todays Weather Forecast

Click on these links to find more forecasts:
Eastern Counties
Wales
Snowdonia
What is the weather now on top of Snowdon..have a look via a webcam
Brecon Beacons
Lake District
Metcheck

Local Weather Stations (maybe nearer to where you are going)

Real time weather (inc windspeeds)

Where in the world can I purchase meths for stoves?

Courses for School Staff and others:

Teaching Orienteering and using your digital map
for school staff who have access to an OCAD digital map
Please email the service for more details

An Orienteering Map of your School site - in full colour
(Click here for more details - over 18% of Cambridgeshire 
Schools have a map)

Here are some samples from Cambridgeshire Schools

Buckden: Foxton: Murrow: Gt Paxton: Fulbourn:
 Sawtry: 
Hinchingbrook School:
Hinchingbrook Extended Site:
Westfield:

Full list of Schools with a digital orienteering map (August 07)

Orienteering Materials for staff
Control Card 10 boxes
Control Card 30 boxes
Symbols for Symbol matching game (need ocad)

more to be added later.

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The Cambridgeshire/Bedfordshire Outdoor Education Partnership
The two LA's are working together in a close partnership to share resources,
ideas and create further opportunities for young people.

The outdoor centres involved are:
(click on names below to visit websites)

Blue Peris Centre North Wales
Grafham Water Centre Cambridgeshire
Kempston Centre Bedford

Other Centres and Services run by Cambridgeshire are

Burwell House
Stibbington Environmental Education Centre
Upware Environmental Education Centre
Cambridgeshire Environmental Education Service

National News

Learning Outside the Classroom

The Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto sets out a vision to enable every young person to experience the world beyond the classroom as an essential part of their learning and personal development 

 Learning outside the classroom is about raising achievement through an organised, powerful approach to learning in which direct experience is of prime importance. This is not only about what we learn but importantly how and where we learn.

Download a copy here

The Outdoor Education Advisers Panel
The National Panel of Outdoor Education Advisers have a new website.
The site has a number of public documents and the site allows you to find the
outdoor education adviser for your LA.

The Panel's Website