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ColumnReassuring parents and carers about school trips
Andy Smith from EVOLVE Advice on what schools can do to ensure families feel informed and reassured about educational visits.
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ColumnBuilding connections outside of the classroom
Anne Hunt on how learning beyond the classroom creates crucial links with arts, nature, science, and heritage.
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ColumnLOtC Quality Badge: what it means and how it can help schools
Matilda Miles explains the benefits of the LOtC Quality Badge and how it helps teachers when choosing where to go on visits.
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ColumnHow to prevent incidents and manage emergencies on visits
Jake Wiid from EVOLVE Advice explains how to be ready for when something unexpected happens on a school trip.
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ColumnStaff-student ratios: effective supervision for educational visits
‘What is the ratio?’ is one of the most common questions EVOLVE Advice are asked about. Jake Wiid explains the answer.
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ColumnHow one EVC plans educational visits for the whole school
Wayne Holder, educational visits coordinator at Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School in Leicester, talks us through his organising process for school trips, starting from the initial idea, through to evaluation.
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ColumnAre classrooms the enemy? Outward Bound Trust CEO on the Let Us Out campaign
Chief executive of The Outward Bound Trust, Martin Davidson, on why they’ve launched the Let Us Out campaign for residentials.
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ColumnWeighing up the cost and benefits of a school trip abroad
Balancing the benefits of overseas educational visits with the cost, EVOLVE Advice’s Jake Wiid outlines why school trips abroad are so important.
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ColumnWays schools can reduce their environmental impact when travelling
Jake Wiid, senior adviser at EVOLVE Advice, on considerations for schools looking for a more sustainable approach
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ColumnReaching your full potential and celebrating success
Matilda Miles from the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom explains why the School Travel Awards are so beneficial and how schools can gain support to create outstanding learning opportunities.
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ColumnLearning Outside the Classroom: why it should be a professional qualification
Professor Mick Waters, former director of the Curriculum at the QCA (Qualifications and Curriculum Authority), explores how a qualification for learning outside the classroom could work.
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ColumnHow to get the most out of school visits to museums and galleries
Matilda Miles, from the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom, explores what’s on offer at some of our museums and galleries, and how they can provide an engaging and inspiring environment.
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ColumnBenefits of visits are likely to be greater for learners with SEND
Alex Grady from the National Association for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities on planning visits for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
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ColumnTop tips for teachers and EVCs planning snowsports visits
Jake Wiid on what to look for when it comes to skiing and snowsports trips as well as the essential checks and advice about training.
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ColumnUsing local areas to create effective and memorable experiences
Emily Carlill from the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom explains how teachers can use their local area and the winter season to create effective and memorable experiences.
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ColumnAnswers to your most asked questions about school trips
Jake Wiid at EVOLVE Advice, which supports schools in planning and running educational visits, gives the lowdown on staff/student ratios, using particular providers and more.
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ColumnBouncing back into the new school year
This is a time of year full of excitement, enthusiasm, perhaps a little bit of apprehension, but mainly of possibilities, shiny stationery and new starts. Trends for school trips are on the up - and there’s lots of help out there to make yours a success, says Emily Carlill from CLOtC.
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ColumnMaking the most of every opportunity
How local spaces can inspire students away from the desks, the importance of the School Travel Awards and updates you on how the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom’s latest project is going.
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ColumnSupporting students to blossom and flourish
After the winter hibernation, spring delivers the promise of bright new beginnings and an opportunity to embrace the outdoors, says CLOtC’s Emily Carlill.
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ColumnHelping children embrace the power of blue
Lee Strickland of Cohort St Ives explains the link between water and children’s emotional wellbeing, creative thinking and academic achievements.