Top of the class for learning outside of the classroom.

Celebrated for being a ‘blue-sky’ Prep School, King’s Hawford is delighted to have received national recognition for its commitment to taking learning outdoors with the award of the national LOtC Mark (Gold) from the Council for Learning Outside of the Classroom. This is the highest award of its kind.

King’s Hawford has been awarded the LOtC Mark (Gold, for the second time) in recognition of our commitment to ensuring all learners have access to good quality educational experience beyond the classroom walls. Children engage in an ongoing process to ensure frequent, continuous and progressive outdoor learning opportunities are integrated into the curriculum.

Mrs Redman, Learning Outside of the Classroom Coordinator at King’s Hawford said, “Receiving the LOtC Mark (Gold) is a fabulous achievement and one of which the King’s Hawford school community can be hugely proud. King’s Hawford has always strived to provide all of its pupils with as many opportunities as possible to explore and learn outside the classroom, both around our campus and through our extensive trips programme. King’s Hawford is committed to continuing to develop our provision, helping our pupils achieve their full potential and promoting the wide-ranging benefits of taking teaching and learning beyond the four walls of the classroom.”

The LOtC Mark is awarded by the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom, the national voice for learning outdoor learning. Learning outside the classroom is known to contribute significantly to raising standards and improving pupils’ personal, social and emotional development. It also contributes to the quality and depth of learning (OfStEd: Learning Outside the Classroom – How far should you go? 2008).

Dr Anne Hunt, Chief Executive of LOtC said, “Learning outside the classroom has many proven educational benefits as well as providing some of the most valuable and memorable experiences in a child’s school life. Achieving LOtC Mark (Gold) demonstrates that King’s Hawford is a leader in providing learning experiences outside the classroom and that these sessions are a genuine part of the everyday life of the school, available to all of their children and young people. I congratulate them on achieving this award.”