Key Stage 5 (17+)

Key Stage 5 (17+)

At Key Stage 5, pupils have a range of options available to them; A Levels, Baccalaureates (both English and International), BTECs and Scottish Higher National Certificates/Diplomas are just some of the qualifications open to the 17-18 age-group.

School trips can become even more tailored to suit interests at this level as student groups become smaller and more specialised. For example, one of the ultimate visits for sixth form scientists would be to the Cern Centre (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire) near Geneva, where scientists are daily investigating the fundamental structure of the universe.

Suitable Venues

Dobroyd Castle is a 19th century mansion set high up on the Todmorden moors enjoying some fantastic views of the surrounding area and accommodated up to 285 children. The castle has both architectural and historical significance in the area.

A quirky little museum, with 3 floor that are jam packed with items from popular British Culture from Victorian times to present day. Fascinating for the kids, and possibly nostalgic for the adults!

The museum is run by a friendly husband and wife team, who have dedicated their lives to building and maintaining this incredible collection.

Horse riding lessons at Sherwood Riding school are great activities for kids.

It's a Nottinghamshire riding school with a difference, BHSI Instructor Sam and her team make learning to ride a horse easy and fun.

The Ridge provides over 120 different climbs up to 9m and spread across four very different walls, so it provides a variety of different climbing experiences.

The youth club here is solely for kids who have had some training or climbed with parents and want to give it a go alone (under supervision) so the age is less relevant than experience and skill. Not for beginners.

Laser-gaming is a live combat entertainment experience using infra-red gaming guns for eight year olds and up.

The laser-guns use a harmless infra-red beam, similar to a TV remote, that tags sensors worn by each player. They're harmless infra red guns, built tough, with realistic sound effects, realistic weights and real scopes!

Quad biking fun for all the family, quad parties, family sessions, quad ramble adventures and inflatable quad track hire. Bike sizes to suit from 6 years and up.

We have a selection of bike sizes from 50cc for the little ones with remote cut outs and lanyards, to 100cc for the bigger kids. We also offer 150cc and 300cc machines which are available in the family sessions.

Watermark Experiences creates unique and challenging river adventures for young people aged 12 to 23.

WE are a team of qualified professionals with unmatched experience of leading expeditions to the most challenging environments in the world. WE also run regular UK training courses in kayaking and other adventure activities.

As a charity our innovative activities and programmes deliver far more than simply training and qualifications – your pupils will get an experience that assists and supports their development leading to improved learning, communication, self-confidence, leadership and team work.

Oriel y Parc Visitor Centre and Gallery is located in St David's, Britain's smallest city, and is in the UK's only truly coastal National Park.

Our gallery, home to Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales in Pembrokeshire, displays works of art from the national collection, with exhibitions drawing inspiration from Pembrokeshire’s incredible landscapes.

Painless bruiseless laser tag, the gentler way to get the thrills of shoot 'em ups in a live action role play setting.

It's always traditionally played in an atmospheric arena of some kind, but this place goes all out, offering 3 vast and interlacing floors of immersive militarised lay out, with high tech interactive features and sound and light effects!

An outdoor adventure centre.

Full adventure activity programme from 10am to 4pm. Different activities daily scheduled on a weekly rotation. All day supervision by our team of qualified and experienced staff. Suitable for 8 to 16 year olds...

Releasing Potential is a charity, based in Havant, which has been delivering outdoor education since 2001. We began by providing activities in schools to help marginalised young people develop social, emotional and practical skills.

Southwark Cathedral Education Centre aims to bring learning to life.  Using the Cathedral as an inspirational resource, we provide curriculum-linked trails and workshops for children and young people that are exciting, engaging and experiential.  We want to ensure that schools enjoy their time here and are eager to return.

Chichester Cathedral is a busy place with visitors, worshippers and pilgrims coming from all over the world. Join us here for unique learning opportunities where pupils, students and families can immerse themselves in nine centuries of Cathedral stories - explore, debate and share. Most of all it is your Cathedral - a place of inspiration and reflection for 900 years. 

As well as being the undisputed Austrian experts for school ski trips, we are pleased to present the most extensive ranges of resorts and hotels in Switzerland and Italy. We pride ourselves on working personally with our Party Leaders and promise to get the right package at the right price for school ski groups.

Our aim is to enable young people to develop through taking part in outdoor activities in a fun and safe environment. This simple aim has led us to develop our Centre that rivals commercially run Centres in terms of both facilities and activity provision.

As we are a charity we are able to maintain excellent value for money.

Bring a group to spend a memorable day at one of our Centres, or we can come to you. We can also support DofE groups, BTec / GCSE and provide team building courses for young people or adults.

See a bus so old it was pulled along the street by horses. Get behind the driver's seat of our tube train simulator, experience journeys of a bygone era. Your only problem will be trying to fit it all in!

School Trips

We provide a wide range of adventurous and challenging onsite and offsite activities to suit all abilities – including the Cube, climbing, archery, abseiling, team building and more! Our campsite and indoor accommodation make Moor House the perfect location for any event.

We have a small team of highly qualified and experienced coaches, giving you quality sea kayak instruction on the stunning south Devon coast. We provide guided sea kayak trips and skills courses for all ages and abilities.

Radical Services provide fun, educational and stimulating care to young people, in small family style homes. We help them to reach their full potential, with a team of well trained staff, who care and believe that the young person’s voice should be central to the way they work.

Opened in 1865 the Watercress Line connected rural Hampshire to the heart fo London by rail. It got its name from the fresh produce it carried to the city making the movement of fresh produce in bulk a realistic possibility allowing urbanisation and fuelling the Industrial Revolution.

You can choose from dinghy sailing, keelboat sailing, power boating, windsurfing, paddleboarding and kayaking with both short sessions and longer courses suitable for all levels and abilities whether: you are a first timer; you wish to enhance your skills/qualifications; build up your team; you simply want a fun experience whilst on a weekend break or longer holiday.

How big is a Penny Farthing's wheel? And just how uncomfortable were those early bikes compared with today's hi-tech versions? Journey through the lanes of cycle history and see bicycles from 1819, such as the Hobby Horse, Boneshakers and Penny Farthings, up to the most modern Carbon Fibre machines of today.

Welcome to Outer Active we are a team of dedicated outdoor activity professionals with over 25 years of experience in the outdoor pursuits industry. Outer Active offers a fresh and professional approach to clients, activities and expeditions

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