LOTC HITS THE HEADLINES

Band & Brown Communications supported the Department for Children, Schools and Families to launch the 'Out & About' package to encourage more learning outside the classroom. The Out and About package is designed to give schools much clearer information to organise effective learning outside the classroom activities for all pupils. It includes a new Quality Badge scheme to cut paperwork for teachers by bringing together existing health and safety standards under one badge.
The extensive coverage delivered today, including GMTV and most leading print and broadcast outlets, is part of an ongoing stakeholder and media relations programme operated by Band & Brown, working closely with organisations across the adventurous activities, natural environment, heritage and arts sectors . Band & Brown will continue to promote the implementation of the Learning Outside the Classroom as responsibility for it transfers to a new independent National Council.
Secretary of State, Ed Balls, said: “It is not right to try and wrap children in cotton wool as they grow up. Trips and getting out of the classroom should be part and parcel of school life and always give the most people’s most vivid childhood memories. Learning outside the classroom is not some optional extra. It should excite young people, deepen their understanding of classroom subjects and are a vital to make young people independent, confident and self-reliant. The vast majority of England’s eight million children go safely on school trips or learn outside the classroom at some stage. But we know that more can be done to make sure it is an integral part of every child’s education."