Ofsted report on learning outside of the classroom

By Peter · October 19, 2008 · Comments Off
E-briefing, Links, Research · Tagged: Ben Ballin, learning outside the classroom, Ofsted, TIDE

Thanks to Ben Ballin for this item:

Useful background info: new Ofsted report on Learning outside the classroom

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Among the key findings are:

When planned and implemented well, learning outside the classroom contributed significantly to raising standards and improving pupils’ personal, social and emotional development.

Only six schools in the survey had a detailed knowledge of the Government’s Learning outside the classroom manifesto and even they were unsure of how other national guidance and programmes, such as the National Strategies, linked to it.

Learning outside the classroom was most successful when it was an integral element of long-term curriculum planning and closely linked to classroom activities.

Ben Ballin
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