We believe in the importance of working in the field at every level, from school visits in your local area to advanced long-term international research projects.  The Society is an internationally renowned, independent expert voice on this area. 

Anecdotal evidence has pointed to a decline in outdoor learning at the school level due to a fear of litigation after accidents and the cost of providing visits.  This has become a key policy area and the society supports the Real World Learning campaign to remove barriers to out-of-classroom learning.

We advise government using the expertise of our fieldwork researchers and members. Our policy work is also informed by the first-hand experience of advising and training teachers, parents, students and youth leaders to participate in a wide range of outdoor education and fieldwork activities, as well as Parliamentary committees.