Ofsted looked at the range of outdoor activities provided at 12 primaryschools, as well as at secondary schools and colleges, in a surveybetween May 2007 and March 2008 that examined integrated learning insideand outside the classroom.
The report recognised strengths in practice and the improvements thatoutdoor provision can make to children's development. It found that thebest practice enabled young children to move independently from indoorsto outdoors.
Learning through Landscapes, the school grounds charity, welcomed thefindings.
Annie Davy, early years development advisor at Learning throughLandscapes, said, 'The report is very exciting for early years andprimary schools. The importance of outdoor areas can't be emphasisedenough.'
The report also identified weaknesses, and highlighted a lack ofappropriate implementation and planning for visits outside theclassroom.
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