Archived decisions

Headings

Description of what is wanted

1. Name:

Outdoor Education

2. Purpose:

To offer advice and guidance to schools on educational visits, off site and hazardous activities.

To promote an approved system, "the adventure activities licence" for providers of off-site and hazardous activities.

To provide training for teachers and youth workers which can be purchased by schools

3. Proposed improvements

· The Best Value Review Group was reconvened in order to support the improvement planning process

· The potential for the unit to act as a lead agency for environmental and sustainability development be explored

· The development of the training team learning and support structure be endorsed and developed

· The unit continues to pursue identified technical improvements and prepares and offers `emergency action' update training

· The unit must continue to develop and promote partnership working

4. Progress on implementing the improvement plan

· Other suitable groups are being used successfully to take forward the improvement planning process as it was not possible to reconvene the BV Review Group

· Successful working with other agencies to prepare a Strategy for Education of Sustainable Development, principally through the Trailblazer Scheme. This has been well received

· Key performance indicators for training have been met

· IT2000 has been implemented successfully and the unit's database transferred on to the system

· Emergency training undertaken - positively received and further training activities planned

· Effective partnership working, in particular, with the Arts Countryside and Community Department

5. Plans for future implementation

To continue to action the BV Review Improvement Plan

6. Conclusion

Agreed service improvements are being implemented and opportunities later to develop the role and services offered by the unit in light of the improvement plan priorities.