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Welcome to the website for the Oxfordshire Outdoor Learning Service.
On this site you will find details of each part of our service and also information about the other areas of outdoor learning which are supported by Oxfordshire County Council. You can find their details by clicking on the headings on the left panel.
The site is a new one and you may find that some areas are still without text because they are under construction. If you cannot find the information you want please contact us on the number below and we can tell you how to find it.
Contact for general enquiries
The Outdoor Learning Service is part of the Children, Young People & Families Directorate of Oxfordshire County Council.
It is managed by Charlotte Christie who is based at the Cricket Road Centre.
The Advisory headteacher for Outdoor Education is Kevin Jackson who is also Head of Centre at Kilvrough Manor.
If you have general enquiry please contact the Cricket Road Centre, Cricket Road Oxford OX4 3DW
Tel: 01865 492063.
Oxfordshire Outdoors
Until recently the Service was called the Outdoor Education Service and although we have not lost any of our focus on Education we felt that the new name is a better reflection of the wide range of the work of our Service.
The County Council has a long tradition of supporting outdoor learning of all kinds for children and young people and their families and teachers. It maintains 3 Outdoor Education Centres in Wales and Devon to enable young people to experience environments such as coastline and mountains which do not exist in their home county. In partnership with the University of Oxford the Council supports a fourth centre at Hill End, just outside the City of Oxford. All the Centres are Eco - Centres and actively encourage visitors to consider the environment during their visit.
The County Council has established a number of other partnerships with local businesses and voluntary and charitable groups which create opportunities for studying the environment or participate in activities which contribute to personal development.
An equally important part of our work is the advice and training we provide for teachers and group leaders to ensure that they have the confidence and knowledge they need to enable young people to take part in any kind of visit or activity. We run specialist courses and also have an Advisory Teacher for Educational Visits who can advise on any issues around the planning and risk management of a visit.
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