Helping you take your teaching beyond the classroom
The Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (CLOtC) is a national charity that champions all learning that happens beyond the classroom (LOtC).
Our work supports educators, schools and organisations who are dedicated to ensuring more children and young people have opportunities for life-changing learning experiences beyond the classroom, whether these happen indoors or outdoors, close to home or far away.
Learning outside the classroom: Creating Connections, Engaging All, Enriching Lives
Wednesday 12th November 2025, Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds.
Only 14 tickets remain for this year’s event!
I work in education
Whether your school or setting is just starting out or already taking teaching and learning beyond the classroom, we can help you to develop your LOtC, ensuring it is embedded into the curriculum to offer meaningful and impactful experiences.
I provide LOtC
If you, your organisation or venue supports schools to take learning outside the classroom find out how we can support you including applying for the LOtC Quality Badge: a quality assurance scheme, endorsed by the Department for Education, that recognises quality learning and effective risk management.
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The National Education Union (NEU) supports the LOtC Quality Badge
Much of our work here at the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (CLOtC) is dependent on the generosity of
We are Crowdfunding!
Here at the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom, we are excited to announce the launch of our first ever
Children in Greater Manchester Step Into Nature with New ALPINE After-School Club Project
This September, children in 10 primary schools across Greater Manchester are swapping indoor after-school routines for the great outdoors, as
BBC Children in Need’s Tony Okotie Announced as Keynote Speaker for CLOtC National Conference 2025
The Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (CLOtC) is delighted to announce Tony Okotie, Director of Impact at BBC Children
Countdown to the CLOtC National Conference – Just Over 2 Months to Go!
With just over two months to go until the CLOtC National Conference 2025, excitement is building for what promises to
The National Education Union (NEU) supports the LOtC Quality Badge
Much of our work here at the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (CLOtC) is dependent on the generosity of
We are Crowdfunding!
Here at the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom, we are excited to announce the launch of our first ever
Children in Greater Manchester Step Into Nature with New ALPINE After-School Club Project
This September, children in 10 primary schools across Greater Manchester are swapping indoor after-school routines for the great outdoors, as
BBC Children in Need’s Tony Okotie Announced as Keynote Speaker for CLOtC National Conference 2025
The Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (CLOtC) is delighted to announce Tony Okotie, Director of Impact at BBC Children
Countdown to the CLOtC National Conference – Just Over 2 Months to Go!
With just over two months to go until the CLOtC National Conference 2025, excitement is building for what promises to
