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Curriculum Intent and Rationale
The Outdoor and Adventurous Educationalist at King Edward VI Five Ways School aim to:
For students, we seek to engender:
Learning and undertaking activities in Outdoor Education at KEFW contribute to the achievement of the curriculum aims for all young people to become:
We aim to:
The 2005 House of Commons report on outdoor education gives clear evidence of the importance of Outdoor and Adventurous Education.
“The Committee strongly indicated that education outside the classroom is of significant benefit to pupils. Academic fieldwork clearly enhances the teaching of science and geography, but other subjects such as history, art and design and citizenship can also be brought to life by high-quality educational visits. Group activities, which may include adventurous expeditions, can develop social skills and give self-confidence. Furthermore, outdoor education has a key role to play in the social inclusion agenda, offering children who may not otherwise have the opportunity the simple chance to experience the countryside, or other parts of our heritage that many others take for granted.”
Our view of the value of education outside the classroom is supported by research evidence. Ofsted’s recent report, Outdoor education: aspects of good practice, finds that “Outdoor education gives depth to the curriculum and makes an important contribution to students’ physical, personal and social education”.
The recent Review of Research on Outdoor Learning, published by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and King’s College London, found that: “Those with a statutory and non-statutory responsibility for policy relating to outdoor education should be in no doubt that there is a considerable body of empirical research evidence to support and inform their work. Policy makers at all levels need to be aware of the benefits that are associated with different types of outdoor learning. The findings of this review make clear that learners of all ages can benefit from effective outdoor education. However, despite such positive research evidence and the long tradition of outdoor learning in this country, there is growing evidence that opportunities for outdoor learning are in decline and under threat.”
Outdoor Education is particularly important at Five Ways because: