All Residentials articles – Page 3
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News & IdeasExplorer Ed Stafford on the importance of adventure for children’s self-development
British explorer Ed Stafford has spoken about why it is vital that children experience adventure outdoors and reflects on his own school trips as a youngster.
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News & IdeasUKSA unveils plans for Isle of Wight accommodation project
A new 136-bed accommodation centre has been approved in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, enabling an additional 3,000 children to visit UKSA (United Kingdom Sailing Academy) every year.
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News & IdeasBoris Johnson responds to question about the reopening of outdoor education
Boris Johnson said he “would have thought” that outdoor education should be able to open at the same time as schools return on 8th March.
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FeaturesCumulus Outdoors on how they have adapted to support schools throughout the pandemic
Activity providers, like Cumulus Outdoors and many others, have had to adapt to changing government advice at short notice. Director of the provider, Tom Campbell-Hill, shares their approach and plans for this year.
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FeaturesSchool trip memories: chief executive of the Field Studies Council recalls a Scottish adventure
Mark Castle, chief executive of the Field Studies Council, expands on his own childhood trip to the Mull of Galloway in Scotland.
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FeaturesSchool trip memories: headteacher shares the impact of her own residential trip
We hear from Clare French, headteacher of Kendall CE Primary School in Colchester, about her residential visit to Wicken House when she was a youngster and why it had such a long-lasting impact.
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News & IdeasWatch: adventure centre’s poignant video highlights devastating impact of Covid-19
Weardale Adventure Centre in Cumbria has created a video to show how the outdoor education sector has been affected by the pandemic.
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ColumnThe importance of outdoor education and why we must have a plan for reopening
The CEO of the UK Sailing Academy (UKSA), Ben Willows, writes about the impact of the ban on residentials and why it’s crucial there is a plan for reopening.
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News & IdeasDfE recognises “enormous benefits” of residentials amid hopes for Easter 2021 restart
The Department for Education has concluded its review into the guidance against overnight educational visits with a possibility of them resuming from Easter.
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School Travel Awards'My Best School Trip' finalist 2020/21: Walsall Academy
24 targeted Key Stage 4 pupils from Wallsall Academy took part in this residential at the Outward Bound Trust’s Ullswater Centre in March 2020.
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News & IdeasMPs urged to support #saveoutdoored campaign as the issue is raised in Parliament
Teachers, parents and people from across the outdoor education sector are being encouraged to ask their local MPs to help back the campaign to save the sector.
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News & Ideas“Support our sector or face a lost generation of learners” says the Field Studies Council
The Field Studies Council (FSC) has said that thousands of students could become part of a lost generation of learners unless England and Wales follow Scotland’s lead in financially supporting outdoor learning centres.
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News & IdeasVideo & pictures: #saveoutdoored campaign poster tours the UK
The #saveoutdoored campaign is being supported across the UK as centres come together to highlight the plight of the sector.
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News & IdeasMore support to save school trips & outdoor education as the DfE agrees to a review
Teachers, providers, TV personalities and MPs continue to add their voices to the campaigns to #SaveOurSchoolTrips and #saveoutdoored, and we banged the drum through our Oct / Nov edition.
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News & IdeasTV presenters Kate Humble & Paul Rose give their support to school visits
Adventurers Kate Humble and Paul Rose have given their support to school visits as a generation of young people risk missing out on experiences.
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FeaturesHow Surrey Outdoor Learning & Development has been adapting residentials
Louise Edwards, manager at Surrey Outdoor Learning Development (SOLD), on converting residentials and a refocus on outdoor learning.
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News & IdeasOutdoor education sector urges Boris Johnson to “allow overnight school trips”
The UK Outdoors group is writing to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to highlight the impact of the ongoing ban on overnight educational visits.
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News & IdeasSchool Travel Forum’s #SaveOurSchoolTrips campaign highlights value of visits
The School Travel Forum (STF) has launched the #SaveOurSchoolTrips campaign urging teachers and others to add their support in helping the school travel sector.
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News & IdeasDigital fieldwork lessons aim to help GCSE and A-Level students
A programme of digital fieldwork courses to support teachers and students is being launched by outdoor education charity, the Field Studies Council (FSC).
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SponsoredHalsbury Travel explains what school trips will look like in 2021
After the coronavirus pandemic brought school trips to an abrupt halt in March 2020, school tour operator Halsbury Travel explains what to expect in 2020/21.