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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.
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Providing adventurous outdoor activity experiences designed to stimulate, educate and motivate young people and others at affordable prices in a challenging and safe environment.
Housed within the enormous Earlswood Lakes Craft Centre this is a child friendly pottery craft studio who will assist you in your artistic creations! Pottery painting, decopatch and baby prints.
We are a friendly dinghy sailing club offering club racing, open meetings, sail training for beginners and a wide range of social actvities.al activities
At Rye Watersports we have been teaching children and school groups since 1986. We are committed to encouraging children into all our watersports and provide Royal Yachting Association courses from age 8 upwards and our ‘Kids Camps’ for 7 to 12 yr olds. BKSAKitesurfing lessons are for children from age 12 years.
TrekCo have been running courses for schools and colleges since 1989, and are the largest provider of outdoor education in the region with over 40 instructors. We specialise in outdoor educational days and residentials – offering year group camps, induction courses, activity days and skills courses.
The club also has boats in Newhaven Marina so is totally covered for all aspects of sailing and water sports activities. Come along and see what is happening.
C.W.S is the main centre for water based activities on the South Coast based in Westhampnett, Chichester our extensive range of activities includes: Windsurfing, Wakeboarding, Waterskiing, and we are an approved SBDA boat driver’s award test Centre.
The Spray Water Sports Centre offers RYA courses in sailing, windsurfing, first aid training and power boating for juniors and adults, we also offer kayaking and body-boarding for juniors. We offer activities for adults and children and young people.
High in the Ashdown Forest, set in 300 acres of woodland, Hindleap Warren creates opportunities for personal and social development that are second to none. For many young people, Hindleap is their first meaningful experience of the great outdoors...
Water sports are fun! Whether you’re young, old, beginner or experienced, you’ll be welcome. Over the past 27 years, we have introduced thousands to the thrill and challenge of sailing, windsurfing and canoeing. Our experienced staff are patient and enthusiastic. The centre uses up-to-date and well maintained equipment.
We offer a range of dinghy sailing courses which cover all areas of the Royal Yachting Association sailing beginner and intermediate stages. Courses use a range of single-handed dinghies, toppers and picos. Our instructors teach from safety boats and are selected to work with the junior fleets for their sympathetic and sensitive approach to teaching and especially their sense of fun
Originating as a 13th-century wayside hospital, this flint and timber-framed building now displays Roman artefacts from nearby sites.
Open all year round we offer a wide range of facilities for sailors and windsurfers alike. The Sailing Club enjoys 770 acres of water and is the largest inland reservoir in the south east of England.
At Mote Park Watersports Centre we provide the opportunity to take part in Sailing, Kayaking and Canoeing, Rowing and Power Boating, for anyone aged 8 years and over. Along with this, we offer Windsurfing and Stand Up Paddle boarding, all year round scuba diving lessons with a highly qualified scuba diving instructors, and first rate first aid courses for businesses and individuals.
Open year round with activities to suit all weather, our activities are delivered by fully trained staff to instruct and lead you and your group through exciting challenges, with all the necessary equipment provided for your safety.
Evocatively sited amid the East Kent marshes, Richborough is perhaps the most symbolically important of all Roman sites in Britain, witnessing both the beginning and almost the end of Roman rule here. Explore the huge stone walls which mark the site of this Saxon Shore fortress and take a look at the fascinating museum.
Seapoint Canoe & Kayak Centre is situated in ‘The Garden of England’ and has access to 37 miles of sea coast line and 27 miles of flat water. Enjoy canoeing and kayaking sessions in the south east of Kent surrounded by natural beauty.
For a fascinating day out on the Kent coast look no further than Deal Castle.
Built by the order of King Henry VIII it is one of the finest Tudor artillery castles in England, and among the earliest and most elaborate of a chain of coastal forts, which also includes Calshot, Camber, Walmer and Pendennis Castles.
Diggerland has many educational benefits. Students are taught to use everyday construction machinery including real diggers and dumpers!
Prince's Trust centres currently offer the Fairbridge programme, which is an individually tailored personal development programme combining one-to-one support and group activities.
We work primarily with young people between the ages of 13-25 from Medway and the surrounding areas, however, our services are available to all young people from across the county of Kent.
Grangewaters is a year-round outdoor education centre set in a semi-rural location within Thurrock. The site of over 70 acres includes areas of managed and natural woodland, 2 lakes and open grassland as well as activity areas, accommodation and administrative facilities.
The EARM is a living heritage site based at Chappel railway station. We are situated on the edge of breathtaking Constable Country and adjacent to one of the largest railway viaducts in Eastern England.
Fairplay House Outdoor Education Centre is one of the longest running outdoor education centres in the UK with nearly 50 years of experience in inspiring and offering outdoor learning to young people and adults.
A great trip out packed with happy!
Clacton Pier is home to a whole range of attractions. It is a modern, relatively vibrant amusement park and theme park combined into one big attraction. Clacton Pier is almost unique in the sense that there are some rides as you first enter and then the rest are dotted throughout the length of the pier. So you can just dip in and out of the fairground part of the pier.
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