LOtC Quality Badge

LOtC Quality Badge

The Council for Learning Outside the Classroom oversee the awarding of a range of Quality Badges which are specific to the particular organisation. Read more about these below.

 

For LOtC Providers

Awarded by the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom, the LOtC Quality Badge is a national award combining the essential elements of provision – learning and safety – into ONE easily recognisable and trusted accreditation scheme for ALL types of Learning Outside the Classroom provider organisation. Read more about the LOtC Quality Badge: http://lotcqualitybadge.org.uk/

 

The LOtC Site Provider Award

The LOtC Site Provider Award is intended to recognise those organisations which actively welcome schools onto their sites and ensure that those sites and any other services provided meet the needs of schools. Read more about the LOtC Site Provider Award: http://www.lotc.org.uk/lotc-accreditations/lotc-site-provider-award/

 

The LOtC Resource Provider Award 

The LOtC Resource Provider Award is intended to recognise those organisations that provide products and services which genuinely assist teachers in delivering LOtC, and work with users to ensure that this is the case. Read more about the LOtC Resource Provider Award: http://www.lotc.org.uk/lotc-accreditations/lotc-resource-provider-award/

 

For Schools

The LOtC Mark is the first national accreditation for schools which recognises and supports the development of Learning Outside the Classroom across all subject areas. Comprising of three levels, the LOtC Mark is intended not only to recognise existing exemplary provision, but also to assist and support schools in developing their LOtC offer. Read more about the LOtC Mark: http://www.lotc.org.uk/lotc-accreditations/lotc-mark

Venues with this Accreditation

Schools Into Europe is a family run business with over 55 years' experience of organising school trips and school tours in Europe, including the UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy and Poland.

Adventure Care is a licensed Adventure Activity Centre (AALA). Where a structured programme of education, outdoor education, activities and therapeutic support for each individual child is designed to identify a child's strengths and build on them by creating achievable challenges.

Under Canvas is a fun, curriculum linked, residential experience for schools, which is rooted in the heritage and tradition of a classic school camp. The difference? We bring the tents, the activities and the instructors to your school.

Welcome to Wildwood, where you can come nose-to-nose with British Wildlife past and present. We have over 200 native animals set in 40 acres of beautiful ancient woodland, see Wolves, Bison, Deer, Owls, Foxes, Red Squirrels, Wild Boar, Lynx, Wild Horses, Badgers, Beavers and more as you make your way around the park.

Dynamic Adventures has taken over running the lakes at Tilgate Park and is looking to enhance the use of the lake so that the whole community can enjoy this fabulous area. Dynamic Adventures are offering a wide variety of outdoor activities for all to enjoy.

If you are a complete beginner or an experienced surfer wishing to improve, Newquay Surfing School has a lot to offer you.All of our instructors are Surfing GB approved, fully qualified beach lifeguards and have every qualification they can get their salty mits on so you are in safe hands.

Devon Adventure Holidays for individuals, families and groups.  Comfortable accommodation on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, with choice of over 20 different adventure activities suitable for all ages. Located in SW England, one of Britain's top destinations, you can easily reach both North and South Coasts of Devon.

Cobnor Activities Centre, near Chichester, West Sussex, is located within Chichester Harbour. This beautiful spot is easily accessible by road and lends itself to the range of activities and outdoor courses that we have on offer.

Perched high on clifftops overlooking the North Norfolk coastline, this centre is set in 30 acres of beautiful pine-fringed grounds

Sweeping cliff top views, beautiful sandy beaches and pine-fringed grounds surround the centre, located in a region boasting wildlife sanctuaries, famous fossils and the biggest skies in the country

Perfectly positioned within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and on a stretch of coastline designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest

Exciting activity breaks for everyone are on tap at this beautifully located hostel and activity centre on the lower slopes of Kinder Scout. 

The North School is not only a place of academic studies, we also have lots of other activities going on such as our Outdoor and Environment Centre, the School Farm, Youth Centre and Climbing Wall.
 

Our Mission is to ensure more young people have access to the personally rewarding experience of getting under the skin of a country like India, so rich in so much.

We have kept our Centre small to provide a real alternative to the large adventure centres, ensuring the maximum personal development and teambuilding opportunities for each pupil as well as plenty of fun! 

Dover Marine Services Ltd. bring you range of marine based services from; Education with our RYA training team, professional boat charter services covering broadcasting, to piloting across the English Channel.

Abernethy Barcaple is in a secluded setting in the rolling hills of Dumfries and Galloway. The centre is less than 2 hours from Glasgow, Carlisle and Ayr and is ideally sited for easy access to the 

Craigower Lodge is situated in the Highland village of Newtonmorewithin the magnificent Cairngorms National Park. It is the perfect year round location for all outdoor activities including mountain, water and snow sports.

Naturally we teach dinghy sailing, windsurfing, powerboating and yachting to a very high level, but we also like to ensure that everyone has a good time too! 

Activ4 was established in 2002 and is today run by people with a genuine passion for providing students with the best travel experience possible.  

Activ4 has gained a deserved reputation for delivering tours worldwide offering excellent value.  

Challenging Disability Through Outdoor Adventure

Founded in 1978, Calvert Trust is the inspiration of John Fryer-Spedding, whose vision was to enable people with disabilities to benefit from outdoor activities in the countryside.

The magnificent landscape of Scotland, with its soaring mountains, tranquil lochs and soft lowlands, has drawn awestruck travellers for centuries. Using years of experience and a love of the the outdoors, Biggar Adventure aims to introduce people from all walks of life to adventurous ways of exploring this extraordinary world.

Call of the Wild’s Adventure Britain offer great value for money outdoor activity weekends and inspired ideas for 

Harwich Town Sailing Club, is a warm friendly sailing club committed to promoting sailing as an all round family activity in all it’s forms, from championship racing to pottering about in and around the harbour area. Over the years, the club has helped many sailors become national and even world champions in their class.

Nant BH Centre is part of the North Wales Outdoor Education Service (NWOES) delivering to Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham and Anglesey. The Centre provides high quality outdoor education courses, through residential and day experiences, to primary and secondary school groups since 1968.

Climbing and mountaineering  instruction and guiding from Alan Halewood. I am a passionate climber and mountaineer with extensive experience working and playing at home and abroad. I love being a Mountaineering Instructor and working with people of all levels of abilities.

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A viral video shows a black girl being assaulted by a white woman in a corridor.

Police in Iceland are investigating after a British schoolgirl was slapped and chased by a tour guide in a hotel corridor.

The schoolgirl, 13, who attended Harris Girls’ Academy, was assaulted whilst on a school trip to Iceland to see the Northern Lights. The incident occurred at Hotel Örk, Hveragerdi on 13th October.