OAA & Orienteering for Schools

OAA & Orienteering for Schools

Simple to deliver. Loved by pupils.

Everything your school needs to deliver engaging, progressive orienteering and Outdoor & Adventurous Activity on your school grounds.

Pupils completing OAA challenges
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British Orienteering
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Supporting schools to deliver high-quality orienteering and outdoor learning.

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What is OAA?

Outdoor & Adventurous Activity (OAA) is part of the PE National Curriculum and helps pupils develop problem-solving, teamwork, navigation and decision-making skills. Orienteering provides schools with a simple, progressive way to deliver OAA within their own school grounds.

Why orienteering is perfect for OAA

Inclusive

Suitable for all ages, abilities and confidence levels.

Accessible

Delivered within your school grounds, making OAA accessible without the need to travel off-site.

Curriculum-linked

Supports PE, PSHE, geography, maths and cross-curricular learning.

Develops life skills

Builds independence, teamwork, problem solving and resilience.

Low cost and lasting

A one-off setup with long-term impact for your school.

Everything you need to run orienteering in your school

Bespoke orienteering map

A detailed, accurate map of your school grounds, mapped to international standards.

Bespoke orienteering map

Permanent plaques

Weatherproof plaques at orienteering points built to last for years.

Permanent plaques

Digital learning platform

Access curriculum-linked activities, lesson tools, automatic orienteering course creation and pupil progress tracking.

Digital learning platform

Training & support

CPD-accredited training and ongoing support to help your staff deliver with confidence.

Training & support

Progressive orienteering for every pupil

Build skills step by step - from understanding maps and symbols to navigating independently, completing timed courses and taking part in competitive orienteering.

Map skills

Navigation

Orienteering courses

Competition

OAA across the curriculum

Use orienteering and OAA to support learning across PE and the wider curriculum, with outdoor activities for Maths, Geography, Science, English, PSHE and more.

Explore Curriculum Inspiration

Maths

Geography

Science

English

PSHE

History

Art & Design

PE

And more...

Ready to bring OAA and orienteering to your school?

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