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Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (CLOtC) (UK) - english information
United Kingdom
"The Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (CLOtC) is a national registered charity that champions all learning that happens beyond the classroom (LOtC).
Their work supports educators, schools and organisations who are dedicated to ensuring more children and young people have opportunities for life-changing learning experiences beyond the classroom ...".
Among other things, the CLOtC offers a quality label for providers of extracurricular activities in the UK, which is also recommended by the UK Department for Education. The website provides professional development courses for teachers on the topic, a search function for quality labeled activities, reports, case studies, research, and much more. Extracurricular activity providers are also offered courses, (financial) support, the opportunity to complete the quality label certification, and more.
[Summary: Information provided by the editors of the site and supplemented by the editors of Education Worldwide]
Keywords
educational setting; classrooms; sustainable development; in-service teacher education; extracurricular learning; out-of-school education; extracurricular activities; informal learning; außerschulischer Lernort / learning outside the classroom; pädagogische Umwelt / educational environment; Qualitätssicherung / quality assurance; Gesundheit / health; Praxisorientierung / practice orientation;
| Resource type: | Institution/Organisation/Association |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| URL (original): | https://www.lotc.org.uk |
| Source / author of the website: | Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (CLOtC) |
| Country of origin of the resource: | United Kingdom; |
| Record-ID: | 9291 |
| Update: | 02.04.2026 |
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