An advisory note from the Advisory Sub-Group on Education and Children’s Issues providing advice on school transport, outdoor learning, community transmission, the impact of school closures and staff safety and well-being was published on 3rd March.
Category: News
Vision for Young People – Thriving through residential outdoor education
SAPOE welcomes the launch today of the Vision for Young People – Thriving through residential outdoor education
SAPOE Meeting: 3rd March 2021
The SAPOE meeting on Wednesday 3rd March 2021 will be held via Zoom
SAPOE Position Statement – January 2021
The Scottish Advisory Panel for Outdoor Education (SAPOE) has released a Position Statement about Securing the future of Local Authority Outdoor Learning
SAPOE meeting: 2nd December 2020
The SAPOE meeting on Wednesday 2nd December 2020 was held via Zoom. Download attachments: SAPOE Agenda 2nd December 2020 Chair’s Report 2nd December 2020 SAPOE-minutes-2nd-December-2020
Scottish Government: Help for residential outdoor education centres
The Scottish Government will provide £2 million of funding to mitigate the financial challenges facing the residential outdoor education sector as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis
Supporting Learning Outdoors module
The Scottish Advisory Panel for Outdoor Education is pleased to announce the launch today of the Supporting Learning Outdoors professional e-learning course
Supporting Learning Outdoors: interactive presentation
An interactive presentation about Supporting Learning Outdoors is now available.
Across Scotland. One man and his canoe
Jonathan Kitching from Birsemohr, Aboyne and former SAPOE representative for Aberdeen City has just completed a marathon canoe journey across Scotland to raise money for cancer charities. The journey that started in Crinnan near Lochgilphead, was a solo unsupported challenge by canoe and bike. The road sections that joined together the lochs and rivers were […]
Launch of the Teaching Learning Outdoors professional e-learning module: 17th September 2020
The Scottish Advisory Panel for Outdoor Education is pleased to announce the launch today of the Teaching Learning Outdoors professional e-learning course. This course and associated guidance, developed by Education Officers and SAPOE representatives from five local authorities, benefited from £17,250 of Scottish Government funding aimed at supporting outdoor learning. This has allowed this course […]