High Quality Outdoor Education - English Outdoor Council

Finding out moreThe following websites provide information that can helpyou to sustain or improve the quality of outdoor educationin your school, club, or outdoor centre.For information on outdoor andadventurous activities within PE andschool sport (including Step into Sport,school-club links and the professionaldevelopment programme), visit:www.teachernet.gov.uk/peFor information on pupil health andsafety on off-site educational visits, visit:www.teachernet.gov.uk/visitsFor information on the AdventureActivities Licensing Authority, visit:www.aala.org.ukFor information about the work of theOutdoor Education Adviser’s Panel andto find your local outdoor educationadviser, visit: www.oeap.infoFor information on the NationalCurriculum, visit the National Curriculumonline: www.qca.org.uk/ncFor information on the inspection ofschools and LEA outdoor educationcentres, visit the Ofsted site:www.ofsted.gov.ukFor information on activity clubsaffiliated to the nationalgoverning/representative bodies foroutdoor adventure activities, visit:• The British Canoe Union:www.bcu.org.uk• The British Orienteering Federation:www.britishorienteering.org.uk• The British Mountaineering Council:www.thebmc.co.uk• The British Caving Association:www.british-caving.org.uk• The Royal Yachting Association:www.rya.org.uk• SnowSport GB:www.snowsportgb.com/For information on theDuke of Edinburgh’s Award, visit:www.theaward.org/For information on the Youth SportsTrust’s ‘Top Outdoors’ programme, visit:www.youthsporttrust.org/For further information onOrdnance Survey, visit:www.ordnancesurvey.co.ukFor information on the Institute forOutdoor Learning’s work to encourageparticipation in outdoor education andtraining, visit The Institute for OutdoorLearning website:www.outdoor-learning.orgFor information on outdoor educationcentres, visit:• The Association of Heads of OutdoorEducation Centres website:www.ahoec.org• The British Activity HolidayAssociation website:www.baha.org.uk25