Watch the recordings of past online CPD sessions. The resources are only available to CLOtC members; to access, please log in to this website.
How to engage with schools to use your museum and heritage site
CLOtC (Recorded: October 2024)
- education visits, GEM, Group for Education in Museums, Heritage, Museums, Providers, supporting schools
Experts from GEM (Group for Education in Museums) discussed the best ways to promote your educational offer to, and engage with schools and support them pre-visit, during and on their return to the classroom.
Current thinking in Education: how to support the curriculum across the year groups (Secondary)
CLOtC (Recorded: September 2024)
- education visits, Martin Campbell, Meridian Trust, Providers, secondary schools, supporting schools
Martin Campbell, Executive Principal of the Meridian Trust, talk about the ways in which providers of educational programmes might be able to adapt and tailor their practices to better support schools and help students achieve the desired learning outcomes.
Building relationships and communicating with schools
CLOtC (Recorded: July 2024)
- building relationships, Buzz Education, communication, education visits, LOtC Quality Badge, marketing, Providers, Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, WWT
Wildfowl and Wetland Trust’s (WWT) Head of Learning and experts from Buzz Education – a professional educational marketing agency who are dedicated to supporting organisation with their communication – discuss ideas on how to engage with, build, and maintain relationships with schools.
Ensuring you are up-to-date with property compliance
CLOtC (Recorded: June 2024)
- education visits, Field Studies Council, LOtC Quality Badge, planning, property compliance, Providers, supporting schools
LOtC Quality Badge holder Field Studies Council share how they ensure property compliance and give advice on things you should be doing to manage the health and safety of students and others visiting your premises.
OEAP National Guidance – what is it all about and how to use it
CLOtC (Recorded: May 2024)
- education visits, National Guidance, OEAP, Outdoor Education Advisers Panel, planning, Providers, supporting schools
At this event, 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
CLOtC (Recorded: May 2024)
- education visits, planning, Providers, supporting schools
This online session recording, primary and secondary school teachers: Catherine Floyd from Potters Gate Primary School and Gavin Dixon from Crosby High School offer insight and advice from a school’s perspective on how providers of educational programmes can support schools when they are planning their educational visits.
Delivering quality education outcomes
CLOtC (Recorded: May 2024)
- education outcomes, Field Studies Council, Providers, quality education
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.
Current thinking in Education – how to support the curriculum across the year groups (Primary)
CLOtC (Recorded: April 2024)
- Current thinking in education, How to support primary schools, Meridian Trust, Providers
Teacher from the Meridian Trust talks about the current education climate in the UK with regards to primary, and discusses ways in which providers might be able to adapt and tailor their current practices to better support schools, and help students achieve the desired learning outcomes across the year groups.
Organisational Safeguarding – ensuring you meet the needs of schools
CLOtC (Recorded: March 2024)
- Independent Safeguarding Service, Organisational Safeguarding, Providers
Clarity and guidance on how to embed and evidence safeguarding arrangements that are in line with statutory expectations.
Security Incident Response Planning for Educational Visit Providers and Venues
David Ascough from Pharos Response offers advice to providers and venues delivering educational programmes to schools to review and strengthen their site security emergency response procedures.
Supporting EAL Learners on Educational Visits and Activities
Niki Cooper-Robbins, consultant from the Oxford Collaborative for Multilingualism in Education (OCME) shares insights, strategies, and tools to help you make your experiences more accessible and inclusive for multilingual learners.
Building Compliance Essentials for LOtC Venues
Ensure your site is safe, compliant, and ready to welcome learners. Experts in Health and Safety from EVOLVE Advice outline key health and safety measures that providers should have in place to protect students and all visitors.
Safeguarding - Keeping you up to date
Nick Pratt, Director/Head of Safeguarding, from the Independent Safeguarding Service, discusses statutory safeguarding arrangements and how to ensure compliance for any organisation delivering services to children.
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.
