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
Step back in time at the National Roman Legion Museum and explore life in a far-flung outpost of the mighty Roman Empire. Wales was the furthest outpost of the Roman Empire. In AD 75, the Romans built a fortress at Caerleon that would guard the region for over 200 years.
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The leading authority on the history of the British Army is a first class museum that moves, inspires, challenges, educates and entertains.
Strategically positioned atop Portsdown Hill, with panoramic views across the Meon Valley and Portsmouth Harbour, Fort Nelson is an historic monument, restored to how it would have been in the 1890s. Visitors can access most areas of the fortifications and see how the Fort would have operated.
General Collection
Experience a real life period drama as you explore life above and below stairs.
Explore the impressive mansion house and uncover the story behind the Braybrooke’s unique natural history collection.
Heritage centre at Llanberis, bringing back to life the inheritance of the North Wales slate industry.
Dinorwig Quarry closed in 1969. Today, rather than fashioning wagons and forging rails, the workshops tell a very special story: the story of the Welsh slate industry.
Part of a monastic building, perhaps the abbot's lodging, of Benedictine Abbotsbury Abbey. St Catherine's Chapel is within half a mile.
St Catherine's Chapel
Set high on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury Abbey, this sturdily buttressed and barrel-vaulted 14th-century chapel was built by the monks as a place of pilgrimage and retreat.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) was founded in the 17th century as a physic garden. Now it extends over four Gardens boasting a rich living collection of plants, and is a world-renowned centre for plant science and education.
Cheddar Gorge is one of England's most iconic and spectacular landscapes. We are really proud to own the north side of this spectacular gorge and we hope that you will enjoy exploring it in a way that suits you.
The National Memorial Arboretum is the perfect venue for developing an understanding of Remembrance, memorials and the impact of conflict. It provides a relaxing place where current and future generations can remember loved ones, whilst wandering through growing woodland. There are over 300 memorials within the 150 acres of the arboretum.
Carisbrooke Castle is best known as the place where King Charles I was imprisoned.
Whitecliff Bay is located in a comfortable and hospitable chalet park surrounded by countryside, on the sheltered east side of the Isle of Wight.
A stimulating environment in which children and adults can connect with the countryside.
Experience a cutting edge eco-build and be inspired to respond to climate change back at home and work.
Education programme, Racing to School. The programme enriches the National Curriculum with hands-on learning at racecourses across the country.
Leeson House, the ideal venue for Primary to A Level fieldtrips, is a secluded and comfortable manor house situated near Swanage on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.
Located in the historic former Cambrian Mills, the National Wool Museum is a special place with a spellbinding story to tell.
Wool was historically the most important and widespread of Wales's industries.
Broadstone Warren is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Activties include Archery, Abseiling, Swimming and Zip Wiring.
The Winding House Museum is a bold, glass-fronted structure that has been constructed around the former Elliot Colliery winding house
Salop Drive Market Garden is a three-acre working market garden run by Tim Botfield, a horticultural therapist, and his colleague.
Penlee House has been converted to create a first class gallery and museum set within an attractive park. It specialises in showing the area's unique, rich cultural heritage incorporating the historic collections of Penzance Town Council, Penwith District Council (now incorporated into Cornwall Council) and Newlyn Art Gallery.
Hesley Wood offers a fantastic location to learn by doing in a safe, secure environment. With on site activities, which will challenge young people to try new things, develop confidence and above all have FUN!
Offering everything from fun activities such as Canoeing, Mountain Biking and Bouldering, for individuals and groups at Cool Centres across Ireland.
Manor Farm offer a range of activities upon request and subject to availability. All the activities can be adapted to suit your school group’s needs and to relate to the National Curriculum.
The Bushcraft Company offer residential school trips with a difference, taking students into the wild and giving them real back-to-nature experiences they will never forget.
A 15-year-old boy fell 60ft over the edge of a cliff whilst on a geography school trip, miraculously only suffering minor injuries.