1m and 3m springboards and 5m platform available for special sessions, plus large swimming and teaching pools.
There is also a full range of ASA standard swimming lesson for all age groups available to pre book.
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
Fairlop Outdoor Activity Centre is an ideal place for people to take part in a range of outdoor and adventurous activities. Our lake has 40 acres of water with two islands situated in Fairlop Waters Country Park delivering beautiful natural surroundings. An open aspect across Fairlop Plain ensures a clean breeze for sailors.
1, 3 and 5 metre diving boards. The site also offers fun swims, swimming lessons, diving and other exciting activities in its two pools, as well as other sporting opportunities.
In the sports hall one can choose from badminton, short tennis, indoor football and basketball as well as the centre offering two squash courts.
ESSA Water Activities Centre is a voluntary organisation and is operated by crew who hold all the necessary qualifications. The sailing base and courses are suited to people of all ages, helping you to achieve qualifications in may water based activities as well as providing somewhere for people to just have fun on the water.
The Best Day Out in Essex!
Ride the Scorpion, navigate the Vortex and surf the Tidal wave at Adventure Island!
Set out for your big adventure even if you are under 1 metre tall as we have rides for everyone.
We have some fantastic new rides and attractions to enjoy - in any weather! And our amazing new INDOOR CENTRE OF FUN & ADVENTURE INSIDE opens this Spring!
Ongar Leisure Centre offers both indoor and outdoor facilities set in the heart of Essex.
We are an outdoor adventure company that is based in Essex but operates throughout the UK. If you are looking to experience the best the outdoors has to offer then look no further.
We deliver adventurous outdoor education programmes to Schools and Colleges, residential group trips, adult adventure trips throughout the UK and first aid training to HSE standards
Wickford Swim & Fitness Centre is set in the small town of Wickford in Essex.
Offering a range of water based activities including our award winning swim school, Swim 4 Fitness, Swim 4 All and fitness classes such as Aqua Fit, there is always something going on in the water at Wickford Swimming Pool.
Landguard Fort is the site of the last opposed seaborne invasion of England in 1667 and the first land battle of the Royal Marines. The current fort was built in the 18th century, and modified in the 19th century with substantial additional 19th-20th century outside batteries.
Try something new today: Bawdsey Quay Watersports offer a range of watersport courses for a range of abilities and ages, on some of the best coatline on the East of England.
A pretty four-arched late medieval bridge, spanning the River Kennett on the old route from Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds.
The bridge is built of flint and stone rubble, with plain parapets, and the edges of the arches are made of brick. Pointed arch shapes like these were constructed using wooden formers to support and shape them, and were not used after the 15th century.
A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.
There is no documentary evidence for the foundation of the Chapel of St James the Apostle at Lindsey.
It is situated in the Broads National Park, a very picturesque and popular part of East Anglia and is an ideal venue for beginners to learn and participate in the safe environment of the Broads.
The historic racing town of Newmarket in Suffolk is home to the National Horseracing museum, housed in the buildings that were once known as the Subscription Rooms which were a focal point of Newmarket and consequently are steeped in history
Retired jockeys and trainers staff the museum, dedicated to horse racing history.
Elveden Forest is set in over 400 acres of stunning forest in delightful rural Suffolk, which inspires an outdoor lifestyle. The Village Square is at the heart of all the action, with the Subtropical Swimming Paradise on one side and the Sports Plaza on the other and a variety of places to relax, eat, drink and shop.
Aldeburgh Yacht Club, situated on the Suffolk coast, is a large and thriving club catering for all aspects of sailing. Located between the sea and the River Alde one mile south of the town of Aldeburgh the Club is able to organise racing on the river and, for dinghy open meetings and certain other events, on the sea.
Lydia Eva is the last steam drifter and the last boat to have been constructed in the ship yard in Kings Lynn. Over 1000 of these fishing vessels worked out of Yarmouth in the 1920s.
On-board displays tell the story of the Lydia Eva and the East Coast herring fishing industry.
Sailcraft operates in the sheltered waters of Brancaster Statthe Harbour south of Scolt Head Island surrounded in marches and creeks. Suitable for both beginners and experienced sailors alike the bay offers a unique boating area for a variety of water sports activities.
NSSA is affiliated to the Royal Yachting Association, the sport’s governing body, and is a Recognised Teaching Establishment. We run courses for all abilities from complete beginner through to advanced levels including Instructor Training.
We make sure your pupils get right up-close to the amazing creatures in our themed displays. After all, the more they see the more they’ll learn.
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