Projects and initiatives

Hampshire Outdoor Service are involved in a number of projects and initiatives. The links below can provide you with a route to getting more information if you are interested. In the future we anticipate adding more links to other interesting projects and schemes that are related to outdoor education and learning in the outdoors.

• Hampshire Trailblazer
• Duke of Edinburgh's Award

  in Hampshire

• DfES Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto
• Growing Schools
• Hampshire Schools Sports Partnerships
  

In addition there are a number of related projects and initiatives you may be interested in:

• School Landscape Programme
• Healthy Schools
• Sustainable School
• Hampshire Schools Sports Partnerships - a first step for schools to share and seek information, seek advice and book courses

The following contacts and initiatives may be useful to you:

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) sensible risk assessment debate and advice. Good advice encouraging you to stop worrying about trivial concerns over safety:

www.hse.gov.uk/risk/principles.htm

See also

www.hse.gov.uk/schooltrips/index.htm

Think!, the road safety campaign advice on car seats, child restraints and the law. Helpful background information:

• www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk
• www.childcarseats.org.uk
• www.rospa.com

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office website is an excellent research guide for visits abroad, from travel advice through to particular advice on countries or medical requirements:

www.fco.gov.uk

The DfES Pupil Health and Safer Schools Team has some very useful guidance on Teachernet, from first aid and educational visits through to special needs, and many other topics:

www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/healthandsafety