Outdoor Education
Commons · Question 25095 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Darren Paffey
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of outdoor education for (a) children’s access to outdoor learning opportunities and (b) the development of skills; and the (i) adequacy and (ii) sust
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 24 Jan 2025
All children and young people should have the opportunity to learn about and connect with nature.Spending time in, and connecting with, nature has been linked with improved mental and physical health outcomes for children and young people. The most consis...