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A boost to our outdoor education campaign Print E-mail
Thursday, 04 March 2010

Outdoor educationCountryside Alliance Chief Executive Simon Hart writes: In a significant boost to the Countryside Alliance’s campaign to improve outdoor learning experiences for all school children, the organisation was called to give evidence to MPs during a session held yesterday by the Children Schools and Families Select Committee.

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Stepping up the campaign for outdoor education Print E-mail
Thursday, 11 February 2010

Outdoor education has many benefitsFollowing a feature in The Times on 11th February Countryside Alliance Education Officer Charley May has blogged on the issues raised by the demise of Marcus, Lydd Primary School's sheep, and the subsequent resignation of Headmistress Andrea Charman. Charley writes: "At the Countryside Alliance we have been campaigning for outdoor learning to be part of the curriculum, as we believe teaching children about farming and the countryside is an important step in re-connecting them with the realities of where their food comes from and how it is produced." Read Charley's blog here.

 
The Daily Telegraph reviews the rural decade Print E-mail
Thursday, 10 December 2009

The political agenda in the last decade has included non-priorities such as hunting On Thursday 10th December, the Daily Telegraph published a review of the rural decade. In "The Noughties: Ten years of a labour government have left the countryside more united than ever" Adrian Tierney-Jones wrote: "Rural communities have survived the decade with renewed resolve". The Alliance's Head of Media Tim Bonner observed that it has been a parlous decade due to wrong priorities: "Foot-and-mouth, Bovine TB, post office closures and, of course, the Hunting Act dominated the political agenda when real rural issues like affordable housing, local services and the rural economy should have been the political priorities."

 
Post Office letter in the Daily Telegraph Print E-mail
Friday, 04 December 2009

The Countryside Alliance has lobbied for Post Offices for some time nowOn Friday 4th December 2009 the Countryside Alliance was a co-signatory on a letter to the Daily Telegraph urging Government not to waste the opportunity to revitalise our Post Office network. The Countryside Alliance is part of a coalition which also includes the Communication Workers Union, Unite, the Federation of Small Businesses and others. This coalition is lobbying for the future of the network. Read on for the letter in full.

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No barriers to outdoor education Print E-mail
Thursday, 03 December 2009

The Alliance wants access to the countryside for everyoneCountryside Alliance Chief Executive Simon Hart explains why there are no barriers to outdoor education: Education is an important part of our Rural Manifesto which we will continue to promote to all political parties and candidates prior to the General Election. In particular we are calling for outdoor education to be included in the National Curriculum. This would ensure that children gain access to the countryside as part of their education and experience all the learning, health and personal development benefits that it has to offer.

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Alliance outdoor education receives support from members of the teaching community Print E-mail
Friday, 16 October 2009

the Alliance believes practical outdoor education should be on the National CurriculumAs part of our Rural Manifesto the Alliance is calling for outdoor education to be included as an entitlement within the National Curriculum. The results of our research on the benefits of taking children outside the classroom and the low risks of doing so have been featured in the Guardian (online 2nd and print 3rd October), The Daily Mail, The Daily Express and numerous other press outlets. We are delighted to receive support from teachers themselves who believe a more proportionate approach balancing risk and the benefits of outdoor education is needed. Please click here to download a letter of support published in the Daily Mail this week (15th October 2009).

 
The Alliance’s education campaign featured in the Guardian. Print E-mail
Monday, 05 October 2009

The benefits of outdoor education are vastThis weekend the Guardian newspaper featured the results of our education campaign which can be read here. There is an ever growing body of research highlighting the health and personal development benefits of outdoor education and yet for many children the countryside still remains an enigma. It’s a sad fact that children and young people have become increasingly disconnected from the countryside, with many finding basic flora and fauna identification a challenge.

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