Why Multi Academy Trusts Choose Kingswood

An outdoor adventure education (OAE) experience alone creates a dynamic platform to empower young people to thrive. But Kingswood in particular, have created programmes that suit the requirements of Multi Academy Trusts by enabling children to bond, interact and build meaningful connections across school groups.

Heather Rowe, a Year 6 teacher from Great Oak Multi Academy Trust, said:

We're two schools that are in an Academy together and we come up together every year for the residential so the kids can get to know each other ready for secondary school. It means that the children have the chance to meet and get to know some of the people that they'll have at secondary school and make new friends.

For many Multi Academy Trusts, an outdoor adventure residential is an opportunity for children to meet in a safe and organised learning environment outside the confines of the schools.  

Given that the schools don’t often come together when we’re busy in the school year getting ready for SATs, it's a really great chance for us to come together.

Planning a residential adventure for the end of the school year also has it’s benefits for Multi Academy Trusts, as it’s a chance to say farewell to old friends and meet new children in preparation for transition into secondary school. Our experiences are enriching opportunities that improve a child’s resilience and wellbeing.  

I think independence and being able to handle things on your own is an essential skill that’s learnt, as well as learning how to be a kind and good person.

Listen to our interview from Heather, here

Other benefits of Kingswood’s OAE residentials for Multi Academy Trusts include:

• Levelling up of essential soft skills across schools
• Opportunities to use outdoor adventure experiences for lesson plans and case studies
• Chances for teachers to also come together and share best practices across schools
• Complexities of booking and paperwork across schools is streamlined and made easy through our Trip Planner tool
• We provide an audit of existing trips to align objectives and save time and effort
• There are cost savings for larger groups and priority access to special offers and discounts as a Multi Academy Trust
• Experiences are bespoke and tailored towards the curriculum for primary of secondary students
• There is an opportunity to book centres exclusively with additional networking and entertainment centre-wide
• Large cost-benefits are available when committing to a year-round contract that could include OAE residentials, careers events, enterprise days, conferences or work experience for your students, with support from a dedicated Account Manager
• Preferential supplier benefits with our sister companies and partners, including: NCS, In2Action, Britannia Coach Services, Camp Beaumont and Skern Training and Skills
• Additional resources available to support learning, including our impact analysis and unique development reports for students, created by our in house Head of Impact and Learning, Dr John Allan
• Ahead of trips, centres could be accessed free of charge (subject to availability) by teachers for inset or team building days ahead of student residentials

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