‘Social prescribing to get Scotland active’ – expert lecture from Dr William Bird MBE
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John Muir Award Scotland Education Report for the 2017-18 academic year
During 2017-2018, 487 schools were involved in delivering the John Muir Award in Scotland (40 more than 2016-17) – this includes 43% of Secondary Schools, 16% of Primary Schools and 5% of Special Schools
SAPOE Meeting: 4th December 2018
The SAPOE meeting on Tuesday 4th December 2018 will be held at Glasgow City Chambers
Scottish Government Outdoor Health Workshop – 2nd October 2018
Several useful links were shared following the Scottish Government Outdoor Health Workshop
Update on AALA Review – 1st November 2018
On 20 June 2018 the HSE Board considered a paper on the feedback from the recent Discussion Document on the future of the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority (AALA) and the Adventure Activity Licensing Regulations (AALR)
Scotland commits to life-enhancing outdoor play
50 people and organisations sign up to national pledge on outdoor play and learning
Activities Licensing update – joint SAAF and SAPOE statement
Following the recent decision at their 12th September meeting, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board have approved the development of a non-statutory Adventurous Activities accreditation scheme, which will require the repeal of the Adventurous Activities Licensing Regulations (AALR). The following information is offered from SAPOE and SAAF as way of an update to the Adventure Industry in Scotland as well as interested parties further afield
Practice Exemplar: Curriculum Outdoors Attainment Challenge (COACh) – Literacy and Numeracy
This exemplar outlines the intervention of Curriculum Outdoors Attainment Challenge (COACh) in seven East Ayrshire schools working with children, staff and parents to embed Outdoor Learning to raise attainment in literacy and numeracy. This supports whole school communities to engage with children’s learning and have high shared ambition, aspirations and expectations
Residential Outdoor Education in Scotland: change over time and the impacts of socio-economic deprivation on access
Rebecca Davies from the University of Stirling has completed her dissertation on: ‘Residential Outdoor Education in Scotland: change over time and the impacts of socio-economic deprivation on access’.
SAPOE Meeting: 5th September 2018
The SAPOE meeting on Wednesday 5th September 2018 will be held at the Low Port Centre, 1 Blackness Road, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7HZ
