Bill’s Outdoor Learning Page

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1. Gavin Crosby - August 21, 2007

Hi Bill,

I work for Enquire, the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning. I stumbled across your blog, particularly the recent post about forest schools.

I’d be interested to speak to you about your experiences of outdoor education with pupils with addtional support needs. This might be within special schools or mainstream pupils who get extra support.

I’m planning our conference for next february, (28th Feb 2008 in Glasgow) and i’m looking for workshop hosts. The theme for the conference is ‘A curriculum for Excellence’ and how this will affect young people with additional support needs. It seems that there will be both opportunities and challenges with A Curriculum for Excellence. I’d like to have a rounded programme to the day and your thoughts on outdoor education seem particularly interesting.

I have to admit to having an outdoor ed bias, i used to work with the duke of edinburgh’s award here in edinburgh (with Peter Wright) and i also volunteer with the John Muir Trust.

Please drop me an email or call me on 0131 222 2422 to discuss your work.

thanks in advance

Gavin Crosby - gcrosby@childreninscotland.org.uk

2. Peter Braidwood - November 6, 2007

Hi Bill

Great blog site!

My name is Peter Braidwood and I have been given the task of promoting the Scottish Outdoor Access Code education workshops on behalf of the Institute for Outdoor Learning (Scotland) and Scottish National Heritage. My formal title is Access Education Officer, and I have a time frame between now and the end of February to deliver approximately 12 half day workshops to outdoor instructors about the Code and how to integrate its key aspects into activities they lead. The aim is for instructors to then be better equipped with knowledge and supporting materials to promote the Code to their clients.

I have set up the venues and am now organising the content of the half day workshops. However, I am aware that there is a link that can be made with some of your networks . I would therefore appreciate an opportunity to have a chat with you about possible options for the promotion of the workshop initiative within your site.

Many thanks

Peter

3. Iain Twaddle - November 27, 2007

Hi Bill,
I came across your blog through Jennifer Water’s e-mail about the Saltoun Forest School group and found it really interesting and informative.
I used to work in East Lothian and do a lot of outdoor education activities with young people and have spent many a day in the company of Alasdair Seagroatt- always entertaining! Say Hi from me next time you see him.
I’ve just completed my Forest School Leader training so it was great to see the photos and read about the East Lothian group.

thanks
Iain

4. Andrew Shearer - April 15, 2008

Bill’s Outdoor Learning Page,

I work for a PR/Marketing Consultancy whose clients; Nike, Vango, Teva and SPOT (a Satellite Messenger) would be interested in being featured on your site.

Can i have a direct email to further this inquest?

Thanks for your time,

Andrew

5. Bill - August 10, 2008

Andrew, My direct email is william.stephen@virgin.net