Watch the recordings of past online CPD sessions. The resources are only available to CLOtC members; to access, please log in to this website.
The benefits of a micro-adventure approach to supporting students’ wellbeing
CLOtC
- CPD, LOtC, Luke Blackham, Micro-Adventure, Providers, supporting schools, Walsall Academy, Wellbeing
Find out what micro-adventure therapy is, how it can support student wellbeing, how to apply it to your own work. and analyse the impacts.
Offering Outreach – adapting to schools’ needs
CLOtC (Recorded: November 2025)
- Chester House Estate, CPD, Data, Ernest Cook Trust, LOtC, Offering Outreach, Providers, supporting schools
Liz MacKenzie from The Ernest Cook Trust, and Natasha Bolton from the Chester House Estate explained their diverse approach to working with and building long-term relationships with schools and community groups working on and off-site.
Enhancing educational practices – impact evaluation for providers
CLOtC (Recorded: July 2025)
- CPD, Data, Evaluation, LOtC, Providers, supporting schools, The Outward Bound Trust
Jenna Smith, Research and Evaluation Manager, The Outward Bound Trust gives providers an opportunity to reflect on how and why we use impact evaluation.
A Data Driven Approach to Marketing to Schools
CLOtC (Recorded: June 2025)
- Buzz Education, CPD, Data, Informing decisions, LOtC, marketing, Providers, supporting schools
Michael McVerry, Managing Director of Buzz Education delves a little deeper into the role data can play in informing marketing decisions.
Supporting Schools to Fundraise for their LOtC
CLOtC (Recorded: May 2025)
- CPD, Emma Wiid, Fundraising, LOtC, Providers, supporting schools
Emma Wiid, Educational Visits Advisor and Education Consultant, will discuss the benefits to you in supporting schools to seek funding or organising fundraising activities, and how you can encourage, support and inspire schools to get started.
Nature Connection – Practical activity ideas to embed in your practice
CLOtC (Recorded: February 2025)
- Ernest Cook Trust, Farms for City Children, Nature Connection, Practical Activity Ideas, Providers, WWT
Some simple nature connection activities that can be built into your existing educational offer. Hear from WWT, Farms for City Children and Ernest Cook Trust.
Supporting SEND students – ensure your setting and activities are accessible and engaging
CLOtC (Recorded: January 2025)
- accessibility, inclusivity, Providers, SEND in Museums, Supporting SEND students
In this 'top-tips' session, multi-award-winning campaigner, Museum professional & SEND Mum Sam Bowen explained why engaging with SEND audiences is so important, not just for them but for education providers too.
Reducing your impact on the environment – operating sustainable practices
CLOtC (Recorded: December 2024)
- education visits, Environmental impact, Providers, Sustainability, The Sustainability Centre
Christine Seaward, CEO & Centre Manager, from LOtC Quality Badge holder The Sustainability Centre talks about ways you can adapt to ensure you are creating a sustainable organisation and reducing the impact on the environment.
Effective risk management and minimising paperwork
CLOtC (Recorded: November 2024)
- education visits, minimising paperwork, OEA, Providers, Risk Management, supporting schools
Dave Scourfield, Educational Visits Adviser for Rochdale Borough Council, explores issues around duty of care and who is responsible for what. For example: what information might be useful to share with a school, and what a school should have in place before a visit in order to meet its employers’
Exploring Regional Variations in English School Residential Visits
Dave Harvey, Outdoor Learning Consultant, and Dr Anne Hunt, CEO of CLOtC discuss the findings of the new CLOtC report ‘Regional Variations in English School Residential Visits’ published in December 2025.
The benefits of a micro-adventure approach to supporting students' wellbeing
Find out what micro-adventure therapy is, how it can support student wellbeing, how to apply it to your own work. and analyse the impacts.
Offering outreach - adapting to schools' needs
Liz MacKenzie from The Ernest Cook Trust, and Natasha Bolton from the Chester House Estate explained their diverse approach to working with and building long-term relationships with schools and community groups working on and off-site.
Enhancing educational practices – impact evaluation for providers
Jenna Smith, Research and Evaluation Manager, The Outward Bound Trust gives providers an opportunity to reflect on how and why we use impact evaluation.
A data driven approach to marketing to schools
Michael McVerry, Managing Director of Buzz Education delves a little deeper into the role data can play in informing marketing decisions.
Supporting schools to fundraise for their LOtC
Emma Wiid, Educational Visits Advisor and Education Consultant, discusses the benefits in supporting schools to seek funding or organising fundraising activities, and how to encourage, support and inspire schools to get started.
Nature Connection – Practical activity ideas to embed in your practice
Some simple nature connection activities that can be built into your existing educational offer. Hear from Wildfowl and Wetland Trust (WWT), Farms for City Children and Ernest Cook Trust.
Supporting SEND students – ensure your setting and activities are accessible and engaging
Multi-award-winning campaigner, Museum professional & SEND Mum Sam Bowen explains why engaging with SEND audiences is so important, not just for them but for education providers too.
Reducing your impact on the environment – operating sustainable practices
Christine Seaward, from LOtC Quality Badge holder The Sustainability Centre talks about ways to create a sustainable organisation and reducing the impact on the environment.
Building relationships and communicating with schools
Wildfowl and Wetland Trust’s (WWT) Head of Learning and experts from Buzz Education – a professional educational marketing agency – discuss ideas on how to engage with, build, and maintain relationships with schools.
OEAP National Guidance – what is it all about and how to use it
Graham Lodge and Dave Scourfield from the Outdoor Education Advisers Panel (OEAP) provide information about the OEAP National Guidance and how it can help you improve your offer to schools.
Learning from each other: How to support schools when planning a visit
Catherine Floyd (Potters Gate Primary School) and Gavin Dixon (Crosby High School) offer a school’s perspective on how providers can support schools when planning their educational visits.
Delivering quality education outcomes
Jo Harris, from LOtC Quality Badge holder Field Studies Council, offers advice and shares good practice on what you can be doing to make your educational offer relevant to what schools need and expect.
Organisational safeguarding – ensuring you meet the needs of schools
Clarity and guidance on how to embed and evidence safeguarding arrangements that are in line with statutory expectations.
Building nature connectedness into your everyday LOtC practice
Understand the value of nature connectedness, its proven link to wellbeing for students and staff, and its importance in fostering pro-environmental behaviour.
Making planning off-site visits easier for schools/settings
Advice on what providers should be thinking about to ensure schools feel confident and reassured in what they are offering.
Ensuring your offer fully supports your users’ learning objectives
Advice on what you can be doing to make your educational offer more appealing to schools.
