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.

Evolve
Evolve the new online visits system is live.
Passwords have been sent out to all schools in both CCC and PCC. 
March 2010 will see the end of all paperbased forms for Adventure and Abroad Approval.
If you have yet to get a password - contact your EVC.
Outline here    Click here to access Evolve

Autumn 2009
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

A new OE approval form is now uploaded onto the guidance pages or
download the version here


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

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
_{New Course details added Sept 2009
Click here for full course brochure}

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:

New COURSE for 2009
Outdoor Learning Cards

This new Training Course for staff to develop outdoor learning on their site
The scheme covers 4 aspects of outdoor learning,
Teamwork, Orienteering, Journeys and Bouldering
It covers KS 1 - 3 and into 4
All this can be delivered on the school site.The course comes with a 
6 hour training course and pack of 50 cards, cd rom and workbook 
Courses from Sept 2009
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 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)

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