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Motion by Councillor Steve Burgess – Outdoor Learning for Edinburgh Schools

“This Committee;

1.    Recognises that Learning for Sustainability is a core part of the General Teaching Council for Scotland’s (GTCS) professional standards and that ‘Outdoor Learning’ is one of the three core strands of Learning for Sustainability, alongside Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development Education;

2.    Understands that the outdoor environment offers motivating, exciting, different, relevant and easily accessible contexts for children to learn and develop;

3.    Welcomes the programme of residential and excursions for Edinburgh schools and the report on this to committee in August 2021;

4.    Recognises the other opportunities to integrate onsite and local outdoor learning into the core curriculum and the school day;

5.    Therefore, requests an update report on outdoor learning in Edinburgh schools including in particular;

               I.                  How outdoor learning is delivered day-to-day in Edinburgh schools;

             II.                  The coverage and frequency of provision of outdoor learning across all schools, particularly primary schools;

            III.                  How schools and teachers are supported to provide outdoor learning;

           IV.                  Plans for further development of outdoor learning.”

Motion by Councillor Steve Burgess – Outdoor Learning for Edinburgh Schools

“This Committee;

1.    Recognises that Learning for Sustainability is a core part of the General Teaching Council for Scotland’s (GTCS) professional standards and that ‘Outdoor Learning’ is one of the three core strands of Learning for Sustainability, alongside Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development Education;

2.    Understands that the outdoor environment offers motivating, exciting, different, relevant and easily accessible contexts for children to learn and develop;

3.    Welcomes the programme of residential and excursions for Edinburgh schools and the report on this to committee in August 2021;

4.    Recognises the other opportunities to integrate onsite and local outdoor learning into the core curriculum and the school day;

5.    Therefore, requests an update report on outdoor learning in Edinburgh schools including in particular;

               I.                  How outdoor learning is delivered day-to-day in Edinburgh schools;

             II.                  The coverage and frequency of provision of outdoor learning across all schools, particularly primary schools;

            III.                  How schools and teachers are supported to provide outdoor learning;

           IV.                  Plans for further development of outdoor learning.”