Overnight stays in residential outdoor education centes are allowed for primary school children Finally the annoucement the outdoor education sector in Wales had been waiting to hear Sadly the news was too little, too late for some as following 15 months of closure and with the lack of government intervention, 20% of Wales’ outdoor education centres have been forced to … Read More
DfE Guidance Update
Following months of campaigning and significant media coverage the outdoor education sector has finally received some positive news in relation to the return of both day & over-night school trips. Educational day visits To resume no earlier than Monday 12th April 2021 Domestic residential educational visits To resume no earlier than Monday 17th May 2021 Existing bookings Domestic residential education … Read More
A letter to the PM
Today marks a year since Morfa Bay Adventure closed its doors to all large group residential settings which include both primary & secondary school activity breaks. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing Government restrictions we along with other outdoor/education centres have been unable to resume this service which counts for 90% of our business. Following the recent announcement of … Read More
‘Covid-19 Safe’ Reopening of Residential Education Centres
Discussions are on-going between the revelant outdoor sector bodies and the DfE (Department for Education). The IOL (Institute for Outdoor Learning) have presented the below (see link) document to the government in a bid to convince them to lift restrictions in relation to Residential Educational Visits. The policy and procedures set out the framework for opening centres and provides a … Read More
