This research published by the Department for Education was undertaken by the Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre.
Executive summary
A review of previous [...]
Research
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There is convincing research that suggests good quality learning outside the classroom adds significant value to young people’s learning. It provides a context for accumulating integrated and subject based knowledge and for developing key skills. Effective learning outside the classroom relies on problem-solving skills, cooperation and interpersonal communication: all essential skills for today’s young people.
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The impact of pupil behaviour and wellbeing on educational outcomes
Residential Outdoor Education Experiences – a legacy for learning
The English Outdoor Council has produced an updated research paper on residential outdoor experiences.
Executive Summary
There is crystal clear and incontestable [...]
Natural England: Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment Survey (2009-2012)
Following the analysis of the data gathered by the ongoing Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment Survey (2009-2012), Natural England [...]
Learning Away
Peter Carne, Project Leader of the Learning Away project for the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, explains the motivation behind the initiative [...]
Do students perform better when schools offer extracurricular activities?
A new PISA in Focus study from the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), looks at whether pupils perform [...]
Learning in the Natural Environment: Review of social and economic benefits and barriers
Contact with the natural environment affords a wide range of benefits, from educational to health and from cultural to social. [...]