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As interest in Outdoor Learning continues to grow stories about our work appears regularly in the local and national news.

Below are a selection of the stories that highlight what we have been up to in the past few months and who has joined us - from Ministers to tennis stars...

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  23 Aug 2010
A Right Blether

‘A right blether’ is a unique opportunity for Scottish children and young people to have say about what matters to them by contacting the Commissioner for Children and Young People.
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  19 Aug 2010
Exciting new CPD opportunity

We are delighted to announce that we are running our year long training programme again this year. Places are limited so get in touch to find out more and sign up today.
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  14 Aug 2010
David Cameron joins LTL

We welcome the Scottish David Cameron who has recently joined our Board to help 'drive our vital work forward'.
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  02 Aug 2010
Funding for community wildlife projects

The Big Lottery Fund has recently announced a new grant to help local communities get more involved in their local wildlife. Schools are eligible and can apply for up to £10,000.
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  01 Aug 2010
'Missed opportunities' in new school grounds: Save the Children

A Save the Children project identified the quality of play and greenspace as among the most significant issues for children in the south of Glasgow.
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  09 Jun 2010
Take Risks and Go Outdoors: Scottish Children's Commissioner

Scottish Children's Commisioner Tam Baillie states that a "risk-averse and bureaucratic environment which leads to cotton wool kids, breaches children's rights"
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  03 Jun 2010
GfL launches new online Fruitful Schools Resource

Log on to our new GLOW group to learn about apples and heritage fruit and how to link this to your teaching.
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  03 Jun 2010
New GfL film series

6 short films to give you ideas and inspiration for lessons in a variety of topics.
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  01 Jun 2010
Schools 'expected' to develop sustainable grounds

The Scottish Government's new strategy for sustainable development education expects schools to demonstrate sustainable development in their grounds.
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  01 Jun 2010
It's official: outdoors is often better than indoors

The new Scottish Government and LTS guidelines on 'curriculum for excellence through outdoor learning' emphasise the importance of regular outdoor learning.
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