Isle of Wight - Kingswood

School Trips @ Kingswood

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Kingswood’s Isle of Wight’s clifftop setting offers stunning views over Whitecliff Bay and direct beach access. The centre caters for a wealth of outdoor activities including a challenging ropes park, bushcraft and orienteering in the natural woodland and an array of sea-based watersports from raft building to kayaking.

The Isle of Wight centre is only a 20 minute drive from Ryde, and with Portsmouth just over the water, is easily accessible from London and the West Country. Located in a Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Jurassic coast, this 100 acre cliff top centre boasts direct beach access for an array of watersports as well as challenging activities including a high-adrenaline ropes park and problem solving activities.

school trip at Isle of Wight - Kingswood

Why book Kingswood for Residential School Trips and Educational Visits?

Every Kingswood centre offers a range of residential programmes and day trips. Your programme will be tailored to suit your needs; begin by choosing a programme such as Transition and Team Building or Wild Adventurer, which will act as a theme for your visit, then choose your desired learning outcomes and activity categories and Kingswood will design a programme for you.

Kingswood is one of the leading providers of the residential phase of the NCS (National Citizen Service) Programme, welcoming around 15,000 young people every year to complete the residential element of the programme. The NCS programme helps 15-17 year olds build skills for work and life through a series of exhilarating challenges.

What activities are available during group visits?

Over 40 activities including:
3G Swing
Archery
Bushcraft
Orienteering
Kayaking
Raft building
Motorsports buggies
Zipwire
Climbing

What size groups do you cater for?

Kingswood cater for small, medium and large groups and even offer full site hire. There is no minimum group size. Groups can stay in 4-12 bed dorms with accessible accommodation available or Adventure Lodges sleeping 11-19.

Do you offer on-site classroom facilities?

Classrooms and computer labs available

Is there first aid on site?

All Kingswood staff go through health and safety training and there are first aiders on site at all times.

Do you offer access for visitors with disabilities?

Kingswood endeavour to make centres accessible to as many young people as possible. Experience has taught us that the best way to understand the extent, and limitations, of the provision centres offer, is for party leaders to visit the centre itself and discuss the requirements with the management team on site.

Do you cater for visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)?

Kingswood’s provisions for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities including learning difficulties, hearing, visual or mobility impairment and behavioural issues can be found on the SEND page of their website along with risk assessments for SEND. However, Kingswood encourage party leaders to contact the management team to arrange SEND provisions.

Anything else?

- Programme tailored to suit your learning outcomes
- Online programme builder tool to help you plan a custom visit
- Free ‘Making the most of your residential’ guide
- Online trip planner to easily manage bookings
- First aiders and NSPCC trained Child Safety Officer on site

Teacher Checklist

		Risk Assessments
		Inspection Visits
		Free Places for Teachers
		Resource Packs
		LOtC Quality Badge
		AALA Licence
		Institute of Outdoor Learning
		ABTA Licence
		Adventure Mark
		NCS Centre

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