The Learning Department at Wakefield Cathedral covers a wide area of work. We often run workshops and visits for schools, uniformed organisations and community groups. We run family activities during holidays and weekends both in our own buildings and out in the community. We facilitate quiet days and groups for women and asylum seekers.
Key Stage 2 (8-11)
Key Stage 2 (8-11)
At Key Stage 2 pupils will begin to adopt a more sophisticated approach to the core and foundation subjects.
In History, the requirement to study topics such as the Anglo-Saxon and Scots invasions and the Viking and Roman occupations creates many opportunities for school trips to some of the most important historical sites in the world, and a great variety of brilliant museums. There will always be a venue close by!
History trips can also be used in KS2 to develop pupils' 'use of geographical knowledge, understanding and skills to enhance their locational and place knowledge', one of the aims of the KS2 Geography curriculum. Such activities could also be linked to the national curriculum requirement to 'take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team'.
But there are many other options for accessing imaginative and challenging activities from specialist providers. Some schools also like to organise short residential visits at for pupils at KS2 level to give classes a taster of new activities and team-working away from usual environments and families.
Suitable Venues
Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is the largest tennis museum in the world. The museum was inaugurated at The Championships centenary event in 1977. Exhibits from as far back as 1555 form part of a huge collection of artefacts from the days of real tennis to the modern game.
Littledean Jail is not just a prison. It is by far Europe's largest true crime, politically incorrect, bizarre, diverse museum and visitor attraction.
Welcome to Littledean Jail, a former house of correction, police station and courthouse is the county’s most talked about, most unorthodox, not to be missed historical visitor attraction set in the Royal Forest of Dean.
A walking trail with a ‘whodunit’ mystery to solve. Set in the town of Matlock Bath, you have clues to solve and suspects to eliminate from a dastardly crime. Become a detective for the day.
Your Mission: infiltrate the ship and stop the terrorists from launching the missile! The mission ends with an adrenalin pumping escape, you and your friends will feel like real spies!
Your Mission: infiltrate the ship and stop the terrorists from launching the missile! The mission ends with an adrenalin pumping escape, you and your friends will feel like real spies!
Exciting spy-themed adventure centre in Northampton for anyone over 6 years.
Your Mission: infiltrate the ship and stop the terrorists from launching the missile! The mission ends with an adrenalin pumping escape, you and your friends will feel like real spies!
In a fantastic waterside location at the heart of Bristol’s harbourside, Arnolfini is one of Europe’s leading centres for the contemporary arts, presenting innovative, experimental work in the visual arts, performance, dance, film, music and events, accompanied by a programme of learning and participation activities.
Mobile Adventure UK is an outdoor pursuits centre based in Skipton, the very heart of the Yorkshire Dales. We specialise in personal and team development using the outdoors as a tool. This can be achieved in a variety of ways: kayaking, climbing, team building or using many of the other activities.
Outer Limits Explore - quality, productive team development and adventure travel experiences. Founded originally in 1996, Outer Limits Explore has a proud history of providing outstanding team development programmes and unmissable expeditions to some of the world’s most exciting locations.
Key Adventures designs bespoke team building events, corporate outdoor team challenges, adventure activities, teambuilding exercises, conference energisers and outdoor activity events for corporate groups, public sector, educational and other organisations.
Stubbers have been serving the schools and groups of Essex, London and Hertfordshire for over 20 years. Offering a range of outdoor activities to students of all ages.
We are a small outdoor pursuits company based in the Yorkshire Dales offering adventure activities. We specialise in youth development residentials, especially the week two residential for the Prince's Trust Team programme, but we also work with companies and individual clients, either for an 'experience', team building or skills training.
Learning outside the classroom; great experiences, self discovery, team work and team building, taking and managing risks, building self esteem and confidence, discovering hidden strengths and talents.
Key Adventures designs bespoke team building events, corporate outdoor team challenges, adventure activities, teambuilding exercises, conference energisers and outdoor activity events for corporate groups, public sector, educational and other organisations.
Peak Outdoor Training are a leading provider of outdoor adventurous activities and national governing body awards. Peak Outdoor Training offer a full range of activity and course provision throughout the year. The team of staff at Peak outdoor training are all appropriately qualified and experienced leaders to ensure maximum safety and enjoyment is key at all times.
BECKs Training Limited is a provider of high quality outdoor adventure and team events at venues across the North of England. We use physically and mentally challenging activities as a vehicle for personal and team development. However, we do adjust our activities to the age range and physical ability of each group.
The technology behind communication has changed the world. Mobiles, fibre optics, the World Wide Web, radio and television would not have been possible without the development of the telegraph and early wireless technology.
An outdoor activity centre set on the River Thames in Marlow. We offer both land and water activities for all the family. As a charity we try to provide a real community hub that everyone can experience outdoor activities for low cost.
Longridge Activity Centre offers a range of both land and water activities including:
A brilliant laser tag venue, with a number of exciting zones to play in, plus a variety of game modes, from skillful Escape! to frantic solo tag matches. Friendly staff. Birthday parties available.
Laser Labyrinth is an exciting place to take kids (and ‘big kids’) who are full of energy and want some fun! There are a number of really cool games to play, in some interesting zones.
Headquarters of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), this historic Grade II listed building was constructed between 1910 and 1913.
The conference, event and wedding venue is located in the centre of Westminster and has 21 function rooms including the stunning Great Hall which can host events for up to 400 people.
Devon Adventure Training have been providing Prince's Trust Team Residential Team Building Adventure Activities Training Courses since 1991. During this time our Prince's Trust Team courses have evolved to allow Prince's Trust Team Volunteers the opportunity to gain a sense of personal achievement, form a strong team and develop skills that are relevant to present or future workplaces.
Ballaghaderreen Cathedral (also known as The Cathedral Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nathy) is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Achonry in the Irish town of Ballaghaderreen.
Cromford Mill, the world’s first successful water powered cotton spinning mill, was built in 1771 by Sir Richard Arkwright. From then until around 1790, he continued to develop the mills, warehouses and workshops, which now form the Cromford Mills site.
Considered as a whole it presents a remarkable picture of an early textile factory complex.
Saltburn Leisure Centre offers a fantastic range of activities for the local community from gym to sports hall, outdoors sports to two swimming pools.
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