Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report

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- Membership changes
- Introduction
  - Overview of scrutiny and purpose of the Bill
  - Background to the Bill
  - Overall views on the Bill
- What is residential outdoor education?
- Benefits of residential outdoor education
  - Pupils
  - Wider benefits
- Links to the curriculum
- Current provision and uptake
  - Adopting a statutory approach to provision of residential outdoor education
  - Flexibility and autonomy
  - Data gathering and tracking
  - Capacity
- Pupils with additional support needs
- Staffing
  - Teachers' terms and conditions
- Costs associated with the Bill
  - Financial Resolution
  - Should this be a funding priority?
  - Parental contribution
  - Capital costs for outdoor centres
  - Possible alternative funding options
- Length of residential stay
- Stage at which pupils should be entitled to residential outdoor learning
- Quality frameworks and standards inspections
- Finance and Public Administration Committee and Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee Consideration
- Overall conclusion
- Annexe
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The Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill Policy Memorandum . (n.d.) Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/schools-residential-outdoor-education-scotland-bill/introduced/policy-memorandum-accessible.pdf [accessed 18 November 2024]

The Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill Explanatory Notes. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/schools-residential-outdoor-education-scotland-bill/introduced/explanatory-notes-accessible.pdf [accessed 18 November 2024]

The Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill Financial Memorandum. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/schools-residential-outdoor-education-scotland-bill/introduced/financial-memorandum-accessible.pdf [accessed 18 November 2024]

The Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill Delegated Powers Memorandum. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/bills/s6-bills/schools-residential-outdoor-education-scotland-bill/introduced/delegated-powers-memorandum-accessible.pdf [accessed 18 November 2024]

Equality Impact Assessment for Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/education-children-and-young-people-committee/correspondence/2024/schools-residential-outdoor-education-scotland-bill--eqia-9-october-2024.pdf [accessed 18 November 2024]

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A proposal for a Bill to ensure that young people have the opportunity to experience residential outdoor education. Consultation by Liz Smith MSP, Member for Mid Scotland and Fife April 2022. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/legislation/proposed-members-bills/liz-smith-consultation-document-final.pdf [accessed 21 November 2024]

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Response from East Renfrewshire Council. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/ecyp/schools-residential-outdoor-education-bill/consultation/view_respondent?show_all_questions=0&sort=submitted&order=ascending&_q__text=east+renfrewshire&uuId=633045070 [accessed 29 December 2024]

Response from the Institute for Outdoor Learning. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/ecyp/schools-residential-outdoor-education-bill/consultation/view_respondent?show_all_questions=0&sort=submitted&order=ascending&_q__text=+Institute+for+Outdoor+Learning&uuId=908111019 [accessed 19 December 2024]

Response from The Outward Bound Trust. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/ecyp/schools-residential-outdoor-education-bill/consultation/view_respondent?show_all_questions=0&sort=submitted&order=ascending&_q__text=outward+bound&uuId=298692344 [accessed 9 December 2024]

Response from Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/ecyp/schools-residential-outdoor-education-bill/consultation/view_respondent?show_all_questions=0&sort=submitted&order=ascending&_q__text=CPAG&uuId=324889898 [accessed 6 January 2025]

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Response from Professor Chris Loynes. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/ecyp/schools-residential-outdoor-education-bill/consultation/view_respondent?show_all_questions=0&sort=submitted&order=ascending&_q__text=Chris+Loynes&uuId=869368121 [accessed 26 November 2024]

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