Question follow-through · 25095
Outdoor Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of outdoor education for (a) children’s access to outdoor learning opportunities and (b) the development of skills; and the (i) adequacy and (ii) sust
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 20 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 24 Jan 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of outdoor education for (a) children’s access to outdoor learning opportunities and (b) the development of skills; and the (i) adequacy and (ii) sust
24 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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24 Jan 2025
Answer published
All children and young people should have the opportunity to learn about and connect with nature.Spending time in, and connecting with, nature has been linked with improved mental and physical health outcomes for children and young people. The most consis...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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