Information for Teachers
SOEC has been welcoming school groups to its Centres for many years and our programmes and facilities have been developed with this in mind.
Curriculum for Excellence
Our activity programmes are fun and popular with children and adults of all ages but they also have learning outcomes which are directly related to the Curriculum for Excellence’s four capacities of successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors.
Programmes for Schools
At SOEC we are constantly looking to develop new programmes to support schools. If you have ideas that you would like to share then please contact us.
Newsletter
Every term SOEC produce a newsletter which is designed as a tool to keep teachers informed about issues of interest to them such as the latest evidence of benefits to pupils from outdoor learning, plans to improve your experience at Dounans, Broomlee, Belmont and Loaningdale or details of offers on SOEC programmes.
Teacher Taster Visits
At SOEC we often host taster weekends for teachers from schools who have not visited us previously. This is a fantastic opportunity to experience the activities, check out the accommodation and classrooms and sample our healthy eating, first class catering. If this is of interest then please contact us.
CPD Opportunities
To support teachers, SOEC are to provide Outdoor Learning CPD during residential visits. This CPD takes place over three days during a five day programme giving time for focussed and reflective practice.
Resources
A variety of resources including some research papers are available to view and download. There is also a page of testimonials and a section of Frequently Asked Questions so if this is of interest please check out that section of our website: Resources.
