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I can see what you are saying, but are you suggesting that there would be participation from some teachers who were keen to do so, or would there have to be a separate number of people who worked specifically on this manner of education rather than in the normal schools?

I hate to have to continue to do this, but I have, I hope, only a couple of wee questions for you. What is the average cost of a school attending an outdoor centre? How much would the local authority have to pay on behalf of the school?

Thank you for those very helpful answers.

That is useful, thanks. Andrew Bradshaw, what is the position of SAPOE on that element?

They work for the benefit of both sides—schools and young people benefit greatly, but so do the outdoor centres, because such visits keep them going.

People need to get their heads around that.

Tara Lillis, do you think that teachers should have an input into those decisions?

What the panel has said about the value of residential outdoor education to pupils, schools, local authorities and councils is very interesting. At what level of governance should decisions about residential trips be taken? Who should make the decision that such a trip and such education should happen, and why do you think that that should be the case?

Approximately how many pupils could attend for £420?

On that basis, are residential outdoor centres financially reliant on school visits, as Phil Thompson suggested earlier, or is that not the case now?