An engaging heritage site open to visitors 5 days a week throughout the year. Surrounded by landscaped grounds, it boasts hands on exhibitions, immersive room settings and a small cafe.
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
Programmes can be planned to compliment a school’s curriculum or simply provide an exciting and challenging adventurous day.
Supports waste minimisation and education campaigns in educational establishments, schools and community groups.
Diggin It delivers a range of fun and challenging activities for children and young people with additional needs offering access to a natural environment in the heart of City.
The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) is the UK's learned society and professional body for geography, founded in 1830. We are a world leader in advancing geography and supporting its practitioners in the UK and across the world.
The Greenfield Valley Trust Collection developed around the agricultural buildings rescued from around Flintshire and rebuilt at Greenfield Valley.
Prepare for a rare experience!
Cholderton Charlie’s Farm is a unique activity centre on the border of Wiltshire and Hampshire, and an absolute must for animal lovers.
Its Rare Breeds Farm and Education Centre makes it a fantastic place for young people to learn about endangered species and the environment.
Located in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park with the mountains, rivers and lakes on our doorstep. It is the perfect location for going off and having adventures in the great outdoors.
At Ringsfield Hall we wish to 'be with' children, not to 'do to' them, and to offer a nurturing approach, taking us to the children's side of the experience, not the adult side.
This spectacular wetland site covers an area of 450 hectares following the River Idle northwards. The size of 600 football pitches, it is one of the largest sites for nature conservation in the East Midlands.
Highfields Happy Hens is an open farm set within the beautiful South Derbyshire countryside.
Jaguars have been manufactured at the 112 acre Castle Bromwich site since 1966. A lot of things are changing on site at the moment as JLR invest £300 million on new body shops and other site developments. We are now a state-of-the-art production facility, building high performance, luxury motor vehicles.
Come and study at Bolton Wanderers!
Activities are varied and include a choice of: digital media and design, robot building, music creation, computer game design and animation, to name just a few! There is an emphasis on team-building and leadership skills development too.
Set in the historic town of Usk, our Usk Campus offers a wide range of courses which make the most of its beautiful rural location. Usk Campus is within easy reach of Monmouth Abergavenny, Caldicot, Chepstow, Magor, Pontypool and Newport, with excellent access to the M4 motorway
YHA Coalport occupies the oldest surviving Coalport china works building, and is ideal for activity breaks or school trips. See examples of the china made in the area at the museum next door.
We hold a LOtC Quality Badge and provide excellent school trip experiences and resources for all visiting schools and age groups.
The only place in the UK that boasts four different types of water: a placid water lake, and next to it the flowing River Itchen, which feeds into the tidal estuary, which in turn creates white water at low tide.
They have been providing Outdoor Education for almost 60 years to schools from Staffordshire and beyond, although it was another 20 years before it began to take the shape that you may recognise today.
The Holly Lodge Centre provides an opportunity for people of all ages and abilities to enjoy and learn from a series of hands-on experiences focusing on the rich natural environment in the unique setting of Richmond Park.
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust’s HQ, the Wolseley Centre, is one of the county’s hidden gems and it's completely free to visit.
The house and its gardens sit high up over looking hundreds of acres of parkland. Winding its way through this beautiful parkland is the well known river Avon which stretches the full length of the 7,000 acre estate.
The Farmyard is at the centre of the Farm, and home to many much loved animals including great characters such as Bayleaf the Donkey & Bentley the Goat.
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