Watch the recordings of past online CPD sessions. You will need to be logged in as a member of CLOtC to access these resources.
Watch the recordings of past online CPD sessions. You will need to be logged in to access these resources.
Learning Beyond – Starting your LOtC journey
CLOtC (Recorded: March 2025)
- Learning Beyond
Practical advice and support on how to get started embedding LOtC into your curriculum including: auditing what you already do, working with your colleagues to develop some appropriate actions, planning for LOtC, managing risk, and evaluation.
Sharing Good Practice: Taking LOtC Further Afield
CLOtC (Recorded: November 2025)
- Curriculum, Educational Visits, LOtC, Overseas, Planning LOtC, Residentials
An informal sharing good practice session on going beyond your local area and taking LOtC further afield - UK and overseas.
Sharing Good Practice: Using your Local Learning Area
CLOtC (Recorded: September 2025)
- Curriculum, local learning area, LOtC, Planning LOtC
An informal sharing good practice session on using your local area for learning.
Sharing Good Practice: Using your School Grounds
CLOtC (Recorded: July 2025)
- Curriculum, Planning LOtC, School Grounds
An informal sharing good practice session on using your school grounds for learning.
Sharing Good Practice: Planning LOtC into your Curriculum (For Schools in Scotland)
CLOtC (Recorded: June 2025)
- Curriculum, Planning LOtC, Scotland
An informal sharing good practice discussion session for schools in Scotland.
Monitoring, evaluating and reviewing – how do other schools do it?
CLOtC (Recorded: June 2025)
- Curriculum, Planning LOtC, secondary schools
An informal sharing good practice discussion session for schools focusing on monitoring, evaluating and reviewing LOtC.
Sharing Good Practice: Planning LOtC into your Curriculum (Secondary)
CLOtC (Recorded: May 2025)
- Curriculum, Planning LOtC, secondary schools
An informal sharing good practice discussion session for secondary schools.
Sharing Good Practice: Planning LOtC into your Curriculum (For Schools with SEND Students)
CLOtC (Recorded: May 2025)
- Curriculum, Planning LOtC, SEND students
An informal sharing good practice discussion session for schools with SEND students.
Sharing Good Practice: Planning LOtC into your Curriculum (Primary)
CLOtC (Recorded: March 2025)
- Curriculum, Planning LOtC, Primary School
An informal sharing good practice discussion session for primary schools.
Embedding LOtC into the Welsh Curriculum – for schools in Wales
CLOtC (Recorded: April 2024)
- Embedding LOtC, ethical informed citizens, local learning area, Nature Days, School Grounds, Welsh Curriculum
Recorded live event for schools in Wales delivered by Dawn Thomas from Nature Days who explored how to develop ethical and informed actions through learning beyond the classroom.
Sharing Good Practice: LOtC in Primary Schools
CLOtC (Recorded: November 2023)
- Primary School
An informal sharing good practice discussion session for primary schools.
Sharing Good Practice: LOtC in SEND Schools
CLOtC (Recorded: October 2023)
- SEND
An informal sharing good practice discussion session for SEND schools.
Starting your LOtC Journey
Practical advice and support on how to get started embedding LOtC into your curriculum.
Using your School Grounds
Consider the practicalities of taking lessons into your school grounds and develop confidence, skills, and ideas.
Using your Local Learning Area
What to think about when getting started with taking a class beyond the school and into the community.
Balancing the Risks for LOtC
Minimising bureaucracy and proportionate risk management when going beyond the classroom.
Embedding LOtC - SEND
Maximise LOtC opportunities across your school to support and enhance curriculum delivery, outcomes, and students and staff wellbeing.
Embedding LOtC - Primary
Maximise LOtC opportunities across your school to support and enhance curriculum delivery, outcomes, and students and staff wellbeing.
Embedding LOtC - Secondary
Maximise LOtC opportunities across your school to support and enhance curriculum delivery, outcomes, and students and staff wellbeing.
Embedding LOtC - Welsh
Maximise LOtC opportunities across your school to support and enhance curriculum delivery, outcomes, and students and staff wellbeing.
Monitoring, Evaluating and Reviewing
Dave Harvey, Outdoor Learning Consultant explains how to develop your evaluation and monitoring techniques to ensure LOtC has impact.
Nature Connectedness through LOtC
Understand the value of nature connectedness, its proven link to wellbeing for both students and staff, and how to incorporate it into your LOtC delivery.
Exploring Regional Variations in English School Residential Visits
Explore the findings of the CLOtC report ‘Regional Variations in English School Residential Visits’ published in December 2025.
Sharing Good Practice
Informal online events where LOtC Mark schools share their experiences and advice.
Using your School Grounds
Facilitated by Amanda Del Percio, Malvern Way Infant & Nursery School and Gavin Dixon, Crosby High School.
Using your Local Learning Area
Facilitated by Anna Patuck and Emma Mathers from Trumpington Primary School.
Taking LOtC Further Afield
Facilitated by Jon Clarke, Walsall Academy and Rachel Linkletter, Salusbury Primary.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Reviewing
Facilitated by Jane Weller from Templars Primary.
Planning LOtC into the Curriculum (Primary)
Facilitated by Catherine Floyd, from Potters Gate Primary School.
Planning LOtC into the Curriculum (Secondary)
Facilitated by Mike Haines, Nunnery Wood School, and Sara Foster, Nene Park Academy.
Planning LOtC into the Curriculum (Scotland)
Facilitated by Pamela Hossick from Lathallan School in Johnshaven.
Planning LOtC into the Curriculum (SEND)
Facilitated by Gemma Liddy from Stanley School, a SEND school in Cheshire.
