Our son missed the training event on 2/3/26 due to illness on the day. He was later told there would be some sort of catch up event which never materialised. We were called the day before the camp (1... See more
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We have used School of Outdoors for Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh. Very professional, great communications and also made it fun. Map reading and survival skills are an absolute must, and it g... See more
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Both my boys’ school uses School of Outdoors for the Expedition part of the DofE. Our younger son completed his Bronze part with them and our older one the Gold one. The company were excellent!! V... See more
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Supportive throughout the whole process in and outside of school and very easy for my son to load his evidence. As well as helping the local community, learning a new skill etc he met new people and i... See more
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About School of Outdoors
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We constantly asking the following three questions of everyone involved, and in every situation.
1. Is it the best it can be?
2. Has there been impact?
3. Have there been meaningful connections?
Underpinning our vision and these questions is a deep rooted belief in our outdoor education and meaningful experiences in the outdoors. This is borne from the directors own journeys through the outdoors, from novice, to leader, to champion of programmes and qualifications for others.
The benefits of outdoor experiences are widely evidenced, and our belief in its ability to build confidence, skills, team work, leadership and a greater love for the outdoor environment is the foundation of all we do. We aim to build programmes that offer positive experiences for every participant. We recognise that everyone has different needs; talk to us, and we will do all we can to understand and respond to those needs.
We care. A lot. We care that every participant on every single one of courses has an enjoyable and meaningful learning journey. That our Staff are valued and deserve investment, time and to be heard. We care about connection and belonging, and design our programmes to offer every participant and Staff member the opportunity to feel part of something with consequence.
We strive for excellence, but recognise that we are also only human. We want to be the very best we can be, so we need our participants, Staff and customers to tell us what we are doing right, and if there is anything we could do better. Belonging means being heard and valued, we hope to foster an environment where everyone feels that way. Only then can we be the best we can be.
1. Is it the best it can be?
2. Has there been impact?
3. Have there been meaningful connections?
Underpinning our vision and these questions is a deep rooted belief in our outdoor education and meaningful experiences in the outdoors. This is borne from the directors own journeys through the outdoors, from novice, to leader, to champion of programmes and qualifications for others.
The benefits of outdoor experiences are widely evidenced, and our belief in its ability to build confidence, skills, team work, leadership and a greater love for the outdoor environment is the foundation of all we do. We aim to build programmes that offer positive experiences for every participant. We recognise that everyone has different needs; talk to us, and we will do all we can to understand and respond to those needs.
We care. A lot. We care that every participant on every single one of courses has an enjoyable and meaningful learning journey. That our Staff are valued and deserve investment, time and to be heard. We care about connection and belonging, and design our programmes to offer every participant and Staff member the opportunity to feel part of something with consequence.
We strive for excellence, but recognise that we are also only human. We want to be the very best we can be, so we need our participants, Staff and customers to tell us what we are doing right, and if there is anything we could do better. Belonging means being heard and valued, we hope to foster an environment where everyone feels that way. Only then can we be the best we can be.
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Sutherland Walk, HP21 7NS, Aylesbury, United Kingdom
- 0129 633 6644
- info@schoolofourdoors.uk
- schoolofoutdoors.uk
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Excellent training
I did a CPD day with School of Outdoors and I was impressed with the high standard of training and conscientious approach by the leadership team. I'd definitely recommend them, both as an employer and as a training provider.
November 12, 2022
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CPD weekend
I did a CPD weekend with the team at School of Outdoors. It was well organised, it was very relaxed and I learnt a lot.
Great company!
November 13, 2022
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Excellent experience with School of…
Excellent experience with School of Outdoors - their instructors were all excellent and the group had an amazing time, left feeling encouraged, respected and with a huge uplift in their self belief. I really cannot recommend them enough
April 22, 2022
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Reply from School of Outdoors
Thank you Nick! We loved working with you and the group. They were a pleasure to work with.
Lowland Leader Training Course
Great weekend of outdoor skills and how to lead a group.
Fantastic training from first zoom call to Sunday afternoon
March 20, 2022
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Reply from School of Outdoors
Thank you :)
Great experience but a few differences between groups
Both my children did DoE together but in different groups and had slightly different experiences. Generally both had a great time and enjoyed the expedition. A few differences were:
One was encouraged to plan a walk of over 20km while the other group leader said 14km was sufficient.
One group was encouraged to use their phones to ring for help, check where they were etc while the other group was told clearly only one member should have a phone and only to be used in an emergency.
Both children/ groups were told they needed to cook lunch but were not allowed to do this unsupervised. As one group was sharing a leader with another group, the leader did not meet with them until 4.00 to cook lunch.
It was sad that the children were not allowed to camp. I was aware of other DofE excursions happening the following week end who were camping.
Both children liked the group leaders - said they were good fun and helpful.
Thank you for a great experience.
June 4, 2021
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