Residential outdoor centres are vital educational resources at risk of closure. They have been prevented from operating, receiving no income since March 2020 due to Government guidance preventing school overnights. Centres are permanently shutting which are a loss for generations to come, with £500m loss in revenue so far, projected 15,000 jobs by spring and 50% of outdoor education capacity will be lost.

We have to act now to save our outdoor education centres. The Government must let schools and children take advantage of the great outdoors.

Support the #saveoutdoored campaign

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Outdoor Learning provides a platform and focus for the various representative organisations involved in the outdoor learning sector; to encourage their access to parliamentarians; and to enable collaboration and discussion.

The APPG was formed in November 2020 and is chaired by Robin Millar MP with co-chair Tim Farron MP.

APPG Outdoor Learning Group Members

A 10 webinar series OPEN TO ALL that provides an opportunity for the Outdoor Sector to explore a range of themes around Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the outdoors.

The free to attend webinar series is brought to you in collaboration with IOL, AHOEC, MOSAIC Outdoors, The Outward Bound Trust and the University of Cumbria Outdoor Studies. Our vision is to stimulate conversation and collaboration on EDI, inspiring action on broadening participation and strategic leadership, within the Outdoor Learning community.

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Your movement matters

A walking and climbing research project

Your movement matters is a walking and climbing research project designed to provide information to support the development and implementation of evidence-based diversity and inclusion strategies.

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