Strategic Outdoor Learning Specialist

4 days ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom City of Edinburgh Council Full time
Company Overview

The City of Edinburgh Council is embarking on an exciting project to further progress outdoor learning across its schools, early years centres and community learning. Our goal is to combine and develop existing good practice from across Education into a single vision and coherent 3-18 strategy/plan.

This collaborative project across Education involves colleagues from various services/teams: Schools, Wider Achievement & Lifelong Learning, Early Years, Additional Support for Learning.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled individual to play a key role in the development and delivery of outdoor learning programs across our schools, early years centres and community learning settings.

The postholder will be required to regularly visit schools, early years centres and other locations across the city, as well as undertaking occasional visits to the Council's Benmore and Lagganlia Outdoor Centres.

The Council's latest approach to blended working will apply, with the allocated work office being Bangholm Outdoor Centre, Edinburgh.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.



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