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NEWS & VIEWS
Find out what's been happening
in the educational visits sector
Winner! EVC of the Year
We’re delighted to announce that Marie Towns, EVC at St Edmund’s College, Ware, has been named EVC of the
Year. Nominated by colleagues for her ‘profound and lasting impact on pupils’, Marie wins £500 CPD funding for
her school, a £500 bursary towards an educational visit and a £500 voucher to spend with PGL on a school trip.
She is also made an EVC Ambassador, allowing her to share the secrets of her EVC success across the country.
Look out for a profile of Marie in the next issue of The EVC Magazine.
New legislation supports
outdoor education for all
Every young person in
Scotland now has a right
to a residential outdoor
education experience
thanks to legislation
proposed by MSP Liz Smith,
which was passed by the
Scottish Parliament in
December, receiving Royal
Assent in February.
Liz Smith said: “I am
delighted that the Scottish
Parliament overwhelmingly voted to pass the
Schools Residential Outdoor Education (Scotland)
Bill, meaning that far more young people across
Scotland will now be able to access residential
experiences than is currently the case.
“The evidence about the benefits of residential
outdoor education is compelling and, in an age
where the mental health of our younger generation
is increasingly under the microscope, these
benefits boost confidence, self-esteem and, most
importantly, resilience. They help to tackle problems
in our schools, most especially issues about
attainment, attendance and behaviour, and that
must be a good thing.
“I very much hope the passing of the Bill in Scotland
will inspire both England and Wales to pass similar
legislation in the near future.”
→outdoor-learning.org/resource/msps-voteto-pass-bill-mandating-outdoor-residentialeducation.html
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