Post-16
Learning Through Adventure
Our Post-16 outdoor education programme delivering mountain biking, climbing, paddle sports, archery, bushcraft and forest school, with AQA and awarding-body qualifications.
Welcome to Learning Through Adventure
Learning Through Adventure is our outdoor education department, where students learn through adventure. Activities include mountain biking, climbing, orienteering, paddle sports, archery, bushcraft, river walking and forest school.
Alongside the physical health benefits of activity, time outdoors supports mental health, lowers anxiety and helps build self-confidence. Sessions are led by qualified instructors with strong experience in outdoor education.
Students earn tangible qualifications including AQA Unit Awards and awarding-body certificates in gymnastics, swimming and paddle sports. They leave with qualifications, resilience and an experience of teamwork.
Who Learning Through Adventure is for
Learning Through Adventure works best for children who:
- Have struggled with the size or pace of mainstream classrooms
- Are anxious about school and need a calm, predictable environment
- Have an EHCP, or are being assessed for one
- Need re-engagement with learning before transition back to mainstream
- Benefit from small-group teaching and 1:1 support
- Are working below age-related expectations and need to rebuild basics
What we offer
Personalised curriculum
Therapeutic approach
Outdoor and practical learning
Transition support
Our staff
Our team is highly trained. Every staff member holds:
- First Aid at Work
- Full DBS check
- Safeguarding Level 2
- Food Hygiene Level 2
- Fire Safety Awareness training
- Equality and Diversity training
- PREVENT training
- Covid-19 Prevention
Our team continuously develops and updates their skills to provide the safest, best and most up to date experiences for the young people in our care.
All activities are risk assessed and equipment is regularly checked and serviced. We are lucky to have a highly trained and enthusiastic team at Discovery, including qualified teachers and subject specialists who lend their expertise to students across all our centres.
Visit and contact
TBC
EmailMon–Fri, 8.30am–4pm
Downloads
Useful documents about Learning Through Adventure, all available as PDFs.
Ready to refer a child to Learning Through Adventure?
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