What is the LOtC Quality Badge?
The LOtC Quality Badge is the only national award assessing both the quality of risk management and educational provision across all types of learning outside the classroom providers including in-school theatre groups and sports coaching, museums and castles, botanical gardens and city farms, theme parks and zoos, field study and adventure centres, and expeditions and study cultural tours abroad. It is recognised by the Department for Education and Welsh Government, and therefore by schools and community groups as an indication of quality.
Why should teachers look for the LOtC Quality Badge when organising educational visits?
- The LOtC Quality Badge is a national benchmark that recognises good quality educational experiences and effective risk management.
- The LOtC Quality Badge awards providers across all sectors offering LOtC experiences including heritage, arts and culture, farming and countryside, adventurous activities and overseas expeditions and study tours so teachers only need to look for one badge when taking students out and about.
- The Department for Education’s guidance on Health & Safety on Educational Visits recommends that schools look for the LOtC Quality Badge when choosing external providers of educational visits.
- The Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel endorse the LOtC Quality Badge and most Local Authority Outdoor Education Advisers/Educational Visits Advisors and Academy Trusts accept it in place of some or all of their checks, so reduces schools’ and your own paperwork.
- Senedd Cymru endorse the advice provided by OEAP Cymru which includes using LOtC Quality Badge awarded providers.
BACK TO WILDERNESS ACHIEVES RECOGNITION FOR HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL VISITS
Dr Anne Hunt, Chief Executive of CLOtC said: “Educational visits are among the most memorable experiences
in a child’s school life. The LOtC Quality Badge offers teachers the reassurance that the venue is providing
high quality educational experiences and have the appropriate risk management structures in place, meaning
less paperwork for schools and peace of mind for teachers. I congratulate Back to Wilderness on
being awarded the LOtC Quality Badge.”
Held by some of the leading providers of educational visits, the LOtC Quality Badge is endorsed by the
Department for Education and the Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel Cymru recommends schools use
awarded providers for their educational visit or trips.
For more information about the LOtC Quality Badge visit www.lotcqualitybadge.org.uk
