Our strategy

The Next Horizon

Society needs young people who are self-aware, confident, and resilient and who can thrive in a fast-moving, digital, and uncertain world.

Outward Bound equips young people with the skills and capabilities to realise their potential and positively contribute to their schools, workplaces and communities.

We have set ourselves the bold ambition of increasing the number of young people we work with annually.

We will ensure that every young person is inspired to do and be more because of their Outward Bound experience, and we will actively collaborate with others to champion the right for young people to access transformational outdoor adventures.

OUR VISION

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Outward Bound delivers inspirational outdoor learning that enables positive, purposeful change in tens of thousands of young people every year.

Looking forward

Our Strategic Intent is to grow our impact while ensuring we maintain our Strategic Foundation of sustaining our current quality, consistency, and scale.

We have identified three key enablers and our Strategic Priorities to achieve this: Our People, Our Charity and Our Capacity.

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1. OUR PEOPLE

Outward Bound is all about people. Strong and supportive relationships are at the heart of everything we do - whether working with young people or their parents, teachers, colleagues, or donors.

2. OUR CHARITY

Outward Bound is a charity with a long and proud heritage. We will protect what makes Outward Bound special while ensuring that we move with the times, live up to our organisational responsibilities and stand for what we believe in.

3. OUR CAPACITY

We will increase the number of young people we work with annually. As the potential to work with more young people within our existing centres is limited, we will seek to extend capacity where appropriate and develop new capacity.

WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Our Social Impact Report evidences the short and long-term positive impact Outward Bound has on the lives of young people.

BE PART OF THE ADVENTURE

Leave the ordinary behind. Our life-changing residentials give young people an experience they won't get from the classroom.

YOUNG PEOPLE NEED YOUR SUPPORT

Together, we can inspire young people to believe they can achieve more than they ever thought possible.

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