John Clare Trust And Out Of School Learning

EDM number 2064 in 2010-12, proposed by Barry Sheerman on 12/07/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Children and families, Countryside and Schools.

That this House notes that 13 July is John Clare's birthday; congratulates the John Clare Trust on the launch of Every Child's Right to the English Countryside campaign; further notes that a survey by Natural England highlights the fact that the likelihood of a child in the UK visiting any green space has halved in a generation; believes that schooling outside the classroom is a vital aspect of a child's education and development; and calls for schools, teachers, parents and Government departments to prioritise children's out of school learning.

This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.