Outdoor Education Advisers' Panel

The report says children are entitled to experiences outside the classroom Children in England are spending too much time in the classroom, according to a report by MPs. More...

Latest LOTC news inc part 3 of article by OEAP chair Martin Smith More...

As its name suggests, "Tick Prevention Week" provides information to help prevent ticks from biting people and pets. It also gives advice on what to do if ticks do attach. The campaign week is held in early spring when the weather gets warmer, people spend more time outdoors and ticks become more active. More...

UNCORRECTED TRANSCRIPT OF ORAL EVIDENCE To be published as HC 418-i HOUSE OF COMMONS MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES COMMITTEE LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM WEDNESDAY 3 MARCH 2010 More...

Europe is looking to the UK for advice on developing educational activities away from the classroom, but we can still improve what we provide More...

DEVON County Council has confirmed it will put £2.7m towards a state-of-the-art outdoor education centre in Haven Banks More...

Sowerby School has put learning outside at the centre of its curriculum, with exciting results. More...

Sedentary lifestyles are making children less fit - even among those who are not obese, a study suggests.

Essex University staged fitness tests on 600 10-year-olds a decade apart in an area with low levels of obesity.

They found significant falls in fitness levels, concluding the average 10-year-old in 1998 could beat 95% of youngsters in 2008 in running tests.

The researchers said the focus on obesity was obscuring the health risks of wider declines in fitness levels.

Children are routinely weighed and measured in schools in England as part of the government's drive to tackle rising obesity rates, but there is no equivalent for fitness. More...

Outdoor Education included in new Youth Centres More...

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