The barriers to taking young people away on educational breaks are starting to come down.
Last November, Children's Secretary Ed Balls put in place a range of measures designed to end the "cotton-wool culture" and get children and young people taking part in more educational breaks as part of the Learning Outside the Classroom initiative.
The initiative is aimed at all organisations that work with children and young people - from nurseries right up to youth groups and colleges. The new drive has promised to sweep aside some of the red tape that has put off education providers from taking groups away and provide further investment to enable more children and young people to benefit from educational visits.
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