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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 19 January 2025
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Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

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]

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

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]

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

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]

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

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]

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 13 November 2024

Douglas Ross

That would be useful.

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 6 November 2024

Douglas Ross

Yes, perfectly.

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

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]

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 6 November 2024

Douglas Ross

John, did you want to ask about the ages?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 6 November 2024

Douglas Ross

Thank you. We go to Professor Mannion.

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

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.