The EVC Magazine Spring 2025 - Flipbook - Page 7
Land and Wave School Trips
Discover the new
John Muir Award
The John Muir Award has relaunched with three
redesigned levels – Wild Places Guardian, Wild Places
Protector and Wild Places Champion – encouraging
people to connect with, enjoy and care for wild places.
Most participants complete their Award as part of an
organised group with a leader from organisations
including schools, community groups and outdoor
learning centres. Assessment is now web-based and
includes a requirement for young people to have an
active involvement in the decision-making and planning
of their Award.
John Muir Trust is offering free training workshops and
videos to support you to deliver the redesigned Award.
→www.johnmuirtrust.org/award
Important changes to Adventure Activities
Licensing from 1 April 2025
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has introduced
changes to the duration and inspection of Adventure
Activity Licences (AALA Licences), introducing
extensions up to three years and remote inspections
as standard for renewals. AALA is the licensing regime
for popular adventurous activities such as sailing,
kayaking, caving, climbing and skiing.
The changes will affect providers but should not mean
any changes for your visit preparation. If you are
planning activities in scope of AALA, you should check
that the provider has a valid AALA licence.
→adventurerms.org.uk/changes-to-the-aalalicensing-scheme-from-april-2025
Looking for evidence to support
your educational visits?
A research briefing published by the UK Parliamentary
Office of Science and Technology included evidence for
the impact of learning outside the classroom on children’s
wellbeing (page 16). It was produced to help inform
scrutiny of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill,
which was introduced in December 2024.
Get Out! Grants – APPLY NOW
EVOLVE Advice has launched its third Get Out!
Grant, with twelve £500 grants available to schools
and educational settings to spend on their off-site
educational visits.
Read more on page 39 and visit
→www.evolveadvice.co.uk/grants to apply.
For more funding opportunities, check out the EVOLVE
Advice Funding Finder
→www.evolveadvice.co.uk/fundingfinder
THE EVC MAGAZINE – SPRING 2025
→researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/
POST-PN-0739/POST-PN-0739.pdf
Natural History GCSE
gets the green light
The government has confirmed
that it will introduce the Natural
History GCSE, first announced in 2022.
The new qualification will focus on nature, climate
and conservation. A consultation on the GCSE’s
subject content will be launched later this year.
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