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We believe that young people should have access to frequent, continuous and progressive experiences in the school grounds, educational visits further afield, and residentials, and that these experiences should be utilised as a tool for teaching, learning and delivering the curriculum.
This blog aims to support teaching and learning outside of the classroom.If you are interested in writing for us, please email Emily Carlill at emily.carlill@lotc.org.uk.
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Author Archives: emilycarlill
Learning about the environment, in the environment
Blog post written by Dr Helen Bilton, Professor of Outdoor Play and Learning, University of Reading Helen Bilton explains the thinking behind a a free online course developed by the University of Reading that aims to empower children to look … Continue reading
Bringing learning to life through virtual trips
For decades, overseas educational visits have played an instrumental role in bringing historical events to life, especially in building a connection between students and the horrors of the First and Second World Wars. Trips to battlefields and memorials help to … Continue reading
Bringing Living History to Schools
Blog post written by Dickie Knight, Anglia Tours Living History guide who recently visited a school to carry out a new socially distanced Living History lesson. With current DfE advice against domestic (UK) overnight and overseas educational visits organising a … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Heritage and Culture
Tagged Anglia Tours, First World War, Heritage, History, Living History, LOtC, Outreach, School Visits, Tours
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How to aid Student Growth In and Outside the Classroom
Blog post written by Mark El Hagar. Growth is part of life, emotionally, physically, and even academically. Education experts recommend regular measuring of students’ growth and success in the classroom as a way of helping teachers know if their students … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Outside the Classroom, Physical Exercise, Social Mobility
Tagged Student Growth
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Taking learning outside the classroom
Blog post written by YPO. Compared to 50 years ago, children are spending less and less time outdoors, even more so after the events of the past six months and the developments in technology over the years – in fact, … Continue reading
3 Back to School Activities to get Children Learning Outside
Blog post written by Liv Corp, Content Executive at Twinkl Educational Publishing. When schools across the UK closed their doors to most students due to Coronavirus, it completely changed how we educated our children. Overnight, classes were in dining rooms … Continue reading
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The past, the present and the future of school travel
Blog post written by Caroline Cudworth, Marketing Assistant Manager at Rayburn Tours. 2020 – the year the world came to a standstill. No one ever saw it coming, but in a matter of weeks flights stopped, borders closed and people … Continue reading
The space to learn
Responding to the impact Covid-19 has had on learning and meeting guidelines around physical distancing is requiring schools to be innovative in how they deliver the curriculum and support pupil health and wellbeing, writes Justine Lee from the Council for … Continue reading
Posted in Council for Learning Outside the Classroom, Learning Outside the Classroom, School Grounds
Tagged Covid-19, Heart of England Forest, Kendall C of E Primary School, Learning Beyond the Classroom, Learning Outside, Local Spaces, Outdoor Learning, Outdoor Lessons, School Grounds, The Garden Classroom
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Helping children stay sun safe
Each year, thousands of schools participate in the Soltan Sun Ready Schools programme, which has provided over half a million children across the UK with tips on how to stay safe in the sun. Due to the closure of many … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Outside the Classroom
Tagged Boots, Macmillan Cancer Support, Protection, Soltan, Sun, Sun Safe
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Top teacher tips for home schooling Primary aged children
Blog post written by Caroline Cudworth, Marketing Assistant Manager at Rayburn Tours. Let’s get down to giving you some advice and tips from teachers that may just help you educate, develop and entertain you child at home while the schools … Continue reading
Posted in Home Learning
Tagged Home Learning, Home Schooling, Primary, Rayburn Tours
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Learning Outside the Classroom 