The Quality Badge

The new Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge is now live.  If you are an organisation that provides Learning Outside the Classroom experiences for schools and others: Early Years and youth groups for example, click here to find out what you need to do to apply for the Quality Badge and for further information about the assessment process.

The Quality Badge will be awarded to providers who have pledged to engage in an ongoing process to sustain high-quality learning outside the classroom and who have demonstrated that they meet six quality indicators. The provider:

1. has a process in place to assist users to plan the learning experience effectively;
2. provides accurate information about its offer;
3. provides activities, experience or resources which meet learner needs;
4. reviews the experience and acts on feedback;
5. meets the needs of the users; and 
6. has safety management processes in place to manage risk effectively.

Each of these high-level indicators has a number of more detailed sub-indicators.

A package of support for providers became available from November 2008, and the first Badges were awarded in January 2009.

To find out more about the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge and to register your interest, please access the following link: www.lotcqualitybadge.org.uk

Click here to access the LOtC Quality Badge Leaflet