Dukeshouse Wood 25 th - 27 th March 2020 A popular choice for - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Dukeshouse Wood 25 th - 27 th March 2020

A popular choice for Scottish and English schools, Dukeshouse Wood is situated on a beautiful fellside just outside the leafy suburbs of Hexham, close to Newcastle and the Scottish Borders. The centre celebrated its 70 year birthday in 2010 and the culmination of an 18 month £2 million investment programme by Kingswood, to transform it into one of the premier venues for school trips in the region. Dukeshouse Wood has had a long history of developing children through outdoor learning and adventure, set in 18 acres of unspoilt countryside surrounded by trees and fields.

Outdoor & Adventurous Activities The beautiful setting at Dukeshouse Wood provides the safe and secure environment in which to introduce young people to outdoor and adventurous activities. All activities take place in the security of the grounds, so that you can be sure that your children are always well supervised.

Challenge by Choice Challenge by Choice allows the individuals to set their own level of challenge on each activity, this ensures everybody maximises their personal achievement. The instructors are trained in the delivery of safe, educational and enjoyable activities. Challenge by Choice promotes holistic safety in terms of emotional, psychological and physical welfare.

Safety All activity and learning programmes are operated in accordance with strict operating standards that define the minimum requirements for staff qualifications, supervision arrangements, equipment, facilities and appropriate clothing. Individual activities follow a defined session plan and all instructors are regularly observed to ensure they are complying with safety standards and delivering a quality experience to visitors. Risk Assessments form the building blocks for ensuring effective Health & Safety Management at every Kingswood Centre, and underpin the health & safety of all school trips. Kingswood operates comprehensive baseline risk assessments for all its activities, which are backed up by centre-specific risk assessments to take into account any local requirements to ensure health & safety is maintained. In addition, ‘dynamic risk assessments’ are carried out on an ongoing basis by the instructor leading each activity to reflect ongoing changes to conditions .

Staff Attending the Residential Visit Miss Wilson Mrs. Dutta Mrs Thompson Mrs Hutchinson

Pupils’ Accommodation Accommodation is in comfortable, clean lodges with boys and girls sleeping in separate rooms and teachers nearby. These dormitories have been fully improved and updated, all with en-suite bathrooms for children and teachers.

Accommodation Children will be sleeping in rooms of 4-10. Children will be asked to name one person they would like to be in the same bedroom with (same gender) then rooms will be allocated accordingly by Kells Lane staff. Working groups will be a maximum of 12 with boys and girls in each group. These groups will be decided on by Kells Lane staff. Clean duvets and pillows are provided for the children. Before going, children should practise putting on a duvet cover as they are required to make their own beds when shown to their dormitory.

Meals To fuel our young guests during a long day of thrilling adventurous activities, children are served three hot meals per day, with lots of choice and seasonal variations. Each day is a carefully balanced nutritional meal plan, recently updated to meet and exceed the latest Government standards on children’s meals. Dinner Lunch Breakfast Homemade Lasagne Freshly Baked Sausage Roll Rice Crispies Toad in the Hole Spicy Cajun Chicken Corn Flakes Macaroni Cheese Cheese and Onion Pasty Weetabix Chipped Potatoes Freshly Baked Jacket Potatoes Semi Skimmed Milk Sliced Green Beans Baked Beans Orange Squash Cauliflower Grated Cheese Fresh Orange segments Mayonnaise & Sauces Saute Potatoes Selection of Fruit Yoghurts Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber Sliced Carrots White & Brown Toast Rice Salad, Pasta Salad Garden Peas Grilled Bacon Coleslaw Mayonnaise & Sauces Grilled Tomato Syrup Sponge and Custard Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber Spaghetti Hoops Fresh Fruit available at all meal times Rice Salad, Pasta Salad Selection of Jams and Marmalade Bread, Butter, Coleslaw Margarine and Preserves

Thank you for attending this meeting. If you have any additional questions which you would like to ask we are here to help. Please make sure you have your information envelope, if not see a member of staff.