At SeaSports our focus is on offering you the very best available; our instructors equipment and facilities are of the highest standard, and we pride ourselves on attention to detail and excellent service. Our instructor ratios are kept very low ensuring that you get maximum attention at all times.
Key Stage 4 (15-16)
Key Stage 4 (15-16)
At KS4, there has been a gradually burgeoning number of types of educational visits – foreign language school exchanges, cultural visits all over Europe and further afield, sports competitions, youth conferences, winter sports and adventurous activities in more extreme environments. The Duke of Edinburgh Award becomes available at 14 years old and continues to be offered for those up to 24 years of age, and pupils of many ages start work on specialist awards in areas such as mountaineering, sailing and river sports. This increase in venue variety has led to a proliferation of specialist companies catering for these activities.
The aims of history trips tend to be more focused in KS4, with study trips to the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation and the 1944 Normandy Landings often proving popular along with the 1815 Waterloo battlefield. Venues of this type are often catered for by specialist travel companies to ensure participants get the best experience available.
A lot of schools have a tradition of school trips with their choirs, orchestras and musical/theatre students. There are specialist companies that can help any school wishing to explore this possibility, and many venues have tailored activities for groups that can help improve performers’ confidence and motivation.
British schools have been the forerunners in Europe for undertaking challenging outdoor activities both at home and abroad (you can visit here for good list of activities and gateway sites) but there is a notable increase of interest at KS4 in science-based trips – most notably the Science and National History museums in London, the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, the National Railway Museum in York, Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre in Macclesfield, Techniquest in Cardiff, and the Bristol Science Centre, all of which have reported an increase in visitors in recent years.
Suitable Venues
We have sea kayaking courses to suit all levels of kayaker from complete beginner to the seasoned salty sea dog! Our sea kayaking courses are generally instructional based and are aimed at developing your skills in a fun and safe environment.
Pura Vida Weymouth Watersports are the newest Watersports centre in the Weymouth and Portland area. We are ideally situated in probably the best spot for most Watersports activities.
We are located in one of the most beautiful parts of Cornwall: at the entrance to Mylor Creek, off Carrick Roads. The Fal Estuary is a magnificent natural harbour creating perhaps the finest sailing centre in the country.
Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour offers some of the best sailing waters on the planet and purpose-built on-shire facilities to match.
A square prehistoric burial mound with an earthwork ditch and outer bank. It was named after a local goblin.
This site lies high on the gritstone moorlands of Harland Edge, above Beeley in the Peak District, reached from the nearest road by a stiff uphill walk of about 2km (1.25 miles).
The Watersports Academy is Sandbanks’ premier watersports training facility, providing first-class tuition for people of all ages, novices to experts alike. Our fully qualified instructors provide training in a wide range of water-based activities.
Outdoor education and sports are growing industries with a wealth of career opportunities. Our 750 Acre estate is the perfect playground for all outdoor adventure and sports fanatics!
We offer safe, exciting and educational holidays for young people. A place where children can meet new friends, build confidence, develop social skills and gain wonderful memories.
Established in 1981 Jonti has over 30 years of experience in sailing & windsurfing, chandlery and tuition. Based on the shores of Grafham Water, Jonti has everything you need for having fun on the water!
Located within the Brecon Beacons National Park, Dolygaer Outdoor Education Centre offers a wide variety of interesting and exciting land and water based activities in a unique and picturesque location.
The Moray Gig is a traditional sail training vessel based at Findhorn in Moray. Fast and exhilarating, she provides challenge and adventure regardless of experience for all who come out with us.
An Outdoor Activity Centre, based in Beeley, in the heart of the Peak District National Park and the beautiful Derbyshire countryside, providing group accommodation and outdoor adventure activities for young people of all abilities.
Winster Market House was the first property to be acquired by the National Trust in the Peak District in 1906 for £50.
It's a lovely brick built listed building and on the first floor is an unmanned information room with interpretation panels detailing the history of the village and a scale model of Winster.
Elizabethan gabled manor house
Beautiful Elizabethan manor house restored by John Cadbury in 1936. Even though the interiors are unfurnished, the architecture and charm of the manor are still a sight to behold.
Surrounding farmland managed for landscape and wildlife has permissive access.
Wilderhope Manor is run by the Youth Hostel Association so there may be limited access to some rooms.
The most important prehistoric site of the East Midlands, Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument atmospherically set amid high moorland.
Within an earthen bank and ditch, a circle of some 50 white limestone slabs, all now fallen, surrounds a central stone ‘cove’ – a feature found only in major sacred sites. Nearby is enigmatic Gib Hill, a large burial mound.
In a healthy environment, YSP's learning programme uses art and landscape to build young people's intellectual knowledge, skills and aspirations.
Our learning programme reaches 45,000 people every year.
Workshops
YSP offers unique workshops and tours aimed at providing an enhanced focus and stimulus for visiting pupils and students.
Castle established by William fitz Osbern in the late eleventh century. The remains of the great tower date to the first half of the twelfth century. Later remodelled by the Lancasters. Birthplace of Henry V.
This is an unstaffed open site, so there's no booking required!
Operated by the Charity All-Aboard! we strive to make it possible for everyone in our community to join in a range of watersports and water related activities in the beautiful and historic Bristol City Docks.
ACE specializes in harnessing the power and energy of adventure sports to broaden the visions and aspirations of the people we work with. Our reputation and quality of service delivery has seen our work expand from Girvan to the whole of South Ayrshire.
Calshot offers a wide range of unrivalled number of exciting water and land-based activities, for all abilities and ages. Historic hangars accommodate a state of the art climbing complex, the only indoor velodrome in Southern England and a dry ski slope.
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