Ideal conditions for DofE in Sussex Steve Ranger May 15, 2024 D of E, Outdoor Education It was slightly muddy in Sussex until recently, but things are much drier now. If you’re thinking of Bronze or Silver DofE expeditions we offer these from our base near East Grinstead, or on the South...
GCSE PE at Blue Spider Steve Ranger March 4, 2024 Latest News, Outdoor Education We've been busy running GCSE PE courses for schools using each exam board recently. Normally we'll run a day at a climbing wall near to the school and one day at the rocks. Blue Spider climbing wall in...
BTEC Level 3 Outdoors are biking Steve Ranger February 7, 2022 Latest News, Outdoor Education There's nothing like mountain biking in February on your BTEC Level 3 Outdoor and Adventure Activities course. These intrepid Year 12s are experiencing their first sessions of land base activities, which...
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...
And they’re off! Steve Ranger April 13, 2021 D of E, Latest News, Outdoor Education, TrekCo News The first Gold DofE of 2021 started this morning in Sussex with a cold but bright morning - ideal for walking. This year we have some expeditions in Sussex as well as our normal Peak District and Lake District...
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...
Character Education – Outdoor Trips are Ideal Steve Ranger March 6, 2020 Outdoor Education OFSTED, as you may know, are looking at Character Education in schools and as we have seen many times in the past, outdoor experiences are perfect for developing character and resilience in young people. In...
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...
Peak District Residentials Steve Ranger May 23, 2019 Outdoor Education, Outdoor stuff We've had great fun on this year's Peak District residential courses so far, with students taking part in climbing, abseiling,...
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...
The tents go up… Steve Ranger June 8, 2018 Outdoor Education, TrekCo Life, TrekCo News No school residential is as good as a camping trip! We've been busy putting up tents at Blackland Farm for upcoming...
Autumn 2018 GCSE PE Climbing Steve Ranger February 19, 2018 Latest News, Outdoor Education Following the great success of our GCSE PE climbing special offer periods, TrekCo will be offering a season of GCSE PE climbing courses ...
GCSE Courses Under Way Steve Ranger February 15, 2018 Outdoor Education, TrekCo News We're already in full swing with this spring's GCSE PE climbing courses. Despite the cold, residentials and day courses ...
GCSE PE Climbing Courses this autumn Steve Ranger May 4, 2017 Latest News, Outdoor Education TrekCo will be offering a season of GCSE PE climbing courses at very low prices this autumn - we're offering a set of dates in the Peak District, and another period in Sussex. Typically GCSE PE in Rock...