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 6 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.
News
LOtC Mark School Awards – September and October 2025
Congratulations to those schools who have been awarded the LOtC Mark in the months September and October 2025.
LOtC Quality Badge Awards – September to October 2025
Congratulations to the providers who have been awarded the LOtC Quality Badge for the first time, and those who have
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
LOtC Mark School Awards – September and October 2025
Congratulations to those schools who have been awarded the LOtC Mark in the months September and October 2025.
LOtC Quality Badge Awards – September to October 2025
Congratulations to the providers who have been awarded the LOtC Quality Badge for the first time, and those who have
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
