CONSULTANCY AND COMMISSIONING
"Expect the best, prepare for the worst and capitalise on what comes." Zig Ziglar.
SERVICES TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS
Our significant breadth and depth of skills, knowledge and experience in Outdoor Learning allow us to engage in a range of commissioned services.
Our core offer includes the following services and areas of experience and expertise
- Access to reliable and expert technical advice across a wide range of adventurous activity, face to face, email and telephone support
- Auditing and advising on effective adventurous activity safety management systems
- Improving residential outdoor centre operations, including sustainable business development and diversification
- Auditing, operating and developing employer offsite visit approvals systems through practical guidance and procedures
- Designing and delivering the UK and overseas-based Outdoor Learning courses via our locations or in other places best-suited to your priorities and context
- Providing large-scale residential accommodation via stunning locations
- Supplying specialist equipment and high-quality instructors
- Delivering training solutions across Outdoor Learning; including award accreditation
- Auditing curricula; identifying, implementing and embedding active Outdoor Learning
- Designing high-quality outdoor learning resources
- Developing wider achievement via the Junior Award Scheme for Schools, John Muir Award and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
- Implementing Outdoor Learning strategic planning
- Evaluating and developing strategic Outdoor Learning via peer review
- Poverty proofing Outdoor Learning
- Organising large-scale Outdoor Learning events including conferences and activity-based provision
- Delivering corporate Outdoor Learning experiences, workforce development, and away days – time to think and develop through residential programmes via inspirational locations and activity.
Potential clients across the UK and beyond include
- Local authorities
- Independent schools
- English-based multi-academy trusts
- Corporate partners
- Independent outdoor centres
- Community-based organisations.
CONTACTS
Headquarters
Andrew Bradshaw
Principal Officer Outdoor Learning
The City of Edinburgh Council
Sport and Outdoor Learning Unit
Waverley Court
4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG
07718 660 549
andrew.bradshaw@edinburgh.gov.uk