Take Care of Your Feet on DofE! Steve Ranger January 9, 2022 Blog, D of E, Outdoor stuff, Technical Of all the things that go wrong on our Gold DofE expeditions in the Lake District and the Peak District, issues connected with feet are right up there at the top of the list! Most people don't have these...
DofE and COVID Steve Ranger June 4, 2021 Blog, D of E, Latest News, Outdoor stuff DofE expeditions have been happening this year, and the DofE have made changes to their conditions in order to facilitate completing expeditions during the Covid era. To that end, we have been monitoring...
BTEC students get climbing Steve Ranger April 25, 2021 Blog, Latest News, Outdoor Education, TrekCo News Students on our Level 3 BTEC course in Outdoor Adventure Activities are taking their NICAS awards at the moment - the National Indoor Climbing Award Scheme. This is just one part of their land-based activity...
We’re Good To Go! Steve Ranger September 15, 2020 Blog, D of E, Latest News, Outdoor Education, TrekCo News TrekCo have completed all of our work on Covid related matters, and we are Good To Go according to Visit England. We have measures in place to ensure the safety of clients and staff, and these will vary...
OFSTED look at ‘Building resilience and confidence’ Steve Ranger February 4, 2020 Blog, Outdoor Education From September 2019 OFSTED has changed its way of looking at schools, with greater emphasis on a more holistic view of education. A few points from the Government website give us a flavour of the new...
Gold DofE in the Lake District Steve Ranger August 29, 2019 Blog, D of E, Latest News This year TrekCo have organised Gold DofE expeditions for schools, as well as Open Gold expeditions in the Peak District...
Scottish GPs Prescribing Hiking! Steve Ranger February 5, 2019 Blog, Outdoor Education, Outdoor stuff Doctors in the Shetlands, according to Adventure Journal, are prescribing hiking to combat depression. We've long known that the ...
GCSE Climbing for Spring 2019 Steve Ranger December 5, 2018 Blog, Latest News, Outdoor Education Our regular courses for GCSE PE Rock Climbing cover all of the specifications for each exam board and are run mainly in the winter ...
Autumn Activities Steve Ranger October 3, 2018 Blog, Latest News, Outdoor Education, TrekCo Life Autumn is a great season for school trips and activities at TrekCo - we're running school residential camps both indoors...
What We Did This Summer Steve Ranger September 2, 2018 Blog, Latest News, TrekCo Life, TrekCo News TrekCo staff get up to all sorts of things in their holidays - we've been in the French Alps doing via ferrata, canyoning, climbing, hiking and whitewater rafting; and running DofE expeditions in the Lake...
Nepal and Utah – TrekCo Report Steve Ranger January 11, 2018 Blog, Outdoor stuff, TrekCo Life, TrekCo News Last autumn TrekCo staff went on several trips to aid staff development and their outdoor experience - most notably a trek to Everest...
TrekCo’s year in photos Steve Ranger September 22, 2017 Blog, Outdoor stuff, TrekCo Life 2017 has been a great year at TrekCo; here are some pictures showing the range of activities from year group residential camps ...
Trainees in the Lake District Steve Ranger May 10, 2017 Blog, TrekCo News This week the TrekCo Trainees of 2017 are enjoying a fantastic week's weather in the Lake District climbing, walking, scrambling and abseiling. The TrekCo Trainee Scheme is, we think, the best in the country -...
As we keep saying, it’s always sunny in Sussex.. Steve Ranger July 6, 2015 Blog, TrekCo Life As the sun sets on another sunny day at Blackland Farm the season is in full swing, with DofE groups every weekend and several residentials every week. Book early to avoid disappointment for...
Staff Meetings at TrekCo Steve Ranger June 18, 2015 Blog, Outdoor Education, TrekCo Life Sometimes the Monday morning staff meeting at school can be, well, let's face it - boring. The Head coming up with their latest scheme to get the school in the news and appease the next set of OFSTED...