Neil Rayer, General Manager, Gullivers Sports Travel said “Local authorities are becoming increasingly strict on rules surrounding school trips so being awarded the LOtC Quality Badge is a real coup for all the staff here. It reminds teachers, bursars and school managers that we offer young people the type of high quality learning experiences they really benefit from. We’re thrilled to get official recognition for our efforts and look forward to welcoming even more young people on our sports festivals and tournaments in the future.”
The LOtC Quality Badge is designed to make it easier for teachers to identify providers of quality educational visits. Organisations will display the Quality Badge as a signal to schools that their venue has met required standards, so teachers do not need to carry out their own risk or quality assessments.
Beth Gardner, Chief Executive of the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom said: “Educational visits are among the most memorable experiences in a child’s school life. The LOtC Quality Badge offers teachers a guarantee that not only is a venue providing the sort of educational value that they can build on in class long after the visit but they also have the appropriate risk management structures in place.
Learning outside the classroom has many proven educational benefits. The LOtC Quality Badge will reduce red tape and provide assurance for schools, thereby ensuring that many more young people have memorable, exciting and valuable learning outside the classroom experiences. I congratulate Gullivers Sports Travel on being awarded the LOtC Quality Badge.”
Gullivers Sports Travel has been awarded the badge every year since the LOtC Quality Badge was launched in 2009, following the introduction of the Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto, a national initiative to ensure young people are given more opportunities to have these experiences as part of the curriculum.
Over 750 organisations have already been awarded the LOtC Quality Badge, including museums, adventurous activity and field study centres, places of worship, art galleries, visitor attractions, student travel companies and farms.
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