Outdoor Education


	The Outdoor Education Adviser Service Educational Visits Advice, guidance and training for outdoor education and all learning outside 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 Childrens Services and Schools.
Page Updated Spring 2011.

Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge
This new scheme is designed to reassure staff and involve less paperwork

If the Organisation that you are working with - eg Wood Green Animal Shelter: The Fitzwilliam Museumdisplays the LOTC Badge (see above for the Badge) the following applies:

This is a kite mark that the organisation has been nationally checked and assessed.

You need not ask or require no further safety questions, or ask for their risk assessments
If the company does not have a Quality Badge, please download the Provider Check form from the Guidance Section,and assure yourself that the provider can answer the questions that are required.
A List of LOTC providers is held on this page and this provider information is updated monthly.
Adventure Providers who do not have the LOTC Badge-
please refer to Stephen Brown, who will run the Adventure Provider check.

Evolve
Evolve the new online visits system is live and the forms on the guidance pages are no longer to be used.
If you need a password as EVC, please email Stephen.
All paperbased forms for Adventure and Abroad Approval must now be on Evolve
If you have yet to get a password - contact your EVC.
Outline here Click here to access Evolve

Address - please note
Outdoor Education Adviser Service, Box ELH 2001, Stanton House, Stanton Way, Huntingdon. PE29 6XL
The Phone number is 01480 375133 and fax 01480 376142
Email address remain the same
Contact Stephen on stephen.brown@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Educational Visits. (click on either link)
Learning Beyond the Classroom(latest edition)

Update: Spring 2011
This CCCPCC 2005 Guidance will be replaced in the near future - and will be accessed via Evolve.
It will be web based and no printed copies will be sent to establishments.

Current Guidance and Policy Documents - Published November 2005.
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.

Snowsports and Helmets
Click here for new policy for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Establishments

Outdoor Courses for ALL Staff
ALL COURSES IN EVOLVE - UNDER TRAINING

Courses include ; Visit Leader Courses - as recomended to all schools by the DCSF,
Walking Group Leader,

Weather Forecasts

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:

How do you prepare your young people for expensive residentials?
A new resource for school staff to make the most from your visits

All staff in Secondary and Primary Schools and youth work
The Outdoor Learning Cards

The cards are for staff to develop outdoor learning on your site
The training and cards cover 4 aspects of outdoor learning,
Teamwork, Orienteering, Journeys and Bouldering
KS 1 - 3 and into KS4
All delivered on the school site.
You can get the cards via a focused 6 hour training course and
pack of 50 cards, cd rom and workbook
Courses on Evolve - or email Stephen
Dates: click here for brochure
flyer - download here

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

An Orienteering Map of your School site - in full colour
(Click here for more details - over 125 Cambridgeshire
Schools have a map - prices are 2008)

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)

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

Cambridgeshire Outdoors
All three services for Outdoor Learning are located in
this new area

Burwell House
Grafham Water Centre Cambridgeshire
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 LOTC website has some useful evidence and information
Click here to access the site

The Outdoor Education Advisers Panel
The National Panel of Outdoor Education Advisers have two websites.
The site has a number of public documents and the sites allows you to find the
outdoor education adviser for your LA or relevant training courses.

The Panel's Website
The OEAP Training Website