Understanding ourselves better and making improvements by studying others' is the slogan used by the Teachers International Professional Development (TIPD) programme, to convey the value of the overseas study visits it runs for teachers and practitioners.
The programme currently provides 2,500 places a year, which are allocated by local authorities. Teams of professionals are invited to bid for a place on the programme, based on their own research and with a destination in mind.
Back in 2004 a group of like-minded professionals in Hungerford, Berkshire, decided that a trip to Norway could refresh ideas on how oracy links to outdoor learning. Nicola Eggbeer, assistant head of the Hungerford Nursery School, and two of her fellow nursery nurses were the first to visit the coastal town of Haugersund in 2004. Since then other teams in the area have made the trip, and these visits are continuing to stimulate outdoor practice.
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