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Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 13 November 2024
Douglas Ross
Last week, we heard that, potentially, the benefits plateau after about five days. Do you think that the benefits do not continue to increase if you go much beyond that?
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 13 November 2024
Douglas Ross
On that point, a teacher who is interested in football will want to coach and help with the football club, and someone who does not have that interest will not. If we understand more about the volume of teachers who are interested in outdoor education and want to do it, that may allow us to see where the interest is across the country. It undoubtedly is going above and beyond, but is it not fair to say that they do it because they have an interest anyway and they want to share their experience?
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 13 November 2024
Douglas Ross
Thank you. We will move to Pam Duncan-Glancy. If Andrew Bradshaw wants to come in to respond to any points, he should just put his hand up and we will try to catch him that way.
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 13 November 2024
Douglas Ross
Could you provide us with the list of local authorities that use it? Did you say that 13 use it?
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 13 November 2024
Douglas Ross
That would be useful.
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 6 November 2024
Douglas Ross
Yes, perfectly.
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 6 November 2024
Douglas Ross
You made a point about the length of such an experience. In your written evidence, you say that
“A long weekend (Friday to Monday) might be enough to establish the affective learning elements”,
but that a longer period of five days and four nights can have the biggest impact and involve the greatest change.
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 6 November 2024
Douglas Ross
John, did you want to ask about the ages?
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 6 November 2024
Douglas Ross
Thank you. We go to Professor Mannion.
Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]
Meeting date: 6 November 2024
Douglas Ross
I noticed Professor Mannion nodding in agreement there—it is worth just getting that on the record as well.
If it is okay, we will move on to other questions, because we have already used up a chunk of time with those introductory comments. If there is anything that we have not covered, the witnesses can come back in at the end.