Outdoor Education Advisers' Panel

The head of the government's education watchdog yesterday criticised the second largest teachers' union for urging schools to stop taking children on school trips because of the fear of legal action

David Bell, chief inspector of schools and head of the Office for Standards in Education, told MPs on the Commons education select committee that trips and outdoor activities which carried some element of risk were a valuable part of youngsters' education.
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