Outdoor Concepts

04/04/2026

Briefing for the training day ahead - compass work with our Silver DofE groups .ni

29/03/2026

“Changeable weather” doesn’t even begin to describe what the silver students experienced this weekend on their practice Exped. Outstanding effort and application throughout - if you got through this you will be fine for qualifying in June! Well done everyone. .ni

25/03/2026

Busy few days for our bronze students - route planning, route card work, classroom training, nav practice, camp craft skills - lots of boxes ticked in the space of a few days. Now onto qualifying! .ni

22/03/2026

SUCCESS!! The first bronze DofE cohort from completed their bronze qualifying expedition in glorious sunshine! Well done everyone. Nice to have expedition success so early in the season. .ni

15/03/2026

Another brilliant integrated schools collaboration DofE training day in the with and - slightly earlier finish due to the forecast sleet and snow showers and high winds. Now onto the practice weekend. .ni

10/03/2026

08/03/2026

The blue skies stayed with us as a couple of our Integrated schools joined together for some silver Exped training. Fantastic conditions for our first outing and a great attitude shown by all students .ni

01/03/2026

Pea soup kind of day today with the Gold DofE but some fantastic learning taking place. Next up : route cards, nav test and then practice Exped. .ni

28/02/2026

Bronze Exped training under blue skies with our students. Cracker day - nav practice and camp craft skills all coming together nicely. Next up: route cards and qualifying .ni

25/02/2026

It’s hard work this supervision .ni

23/02/2026

The sun came out (for a while anyway!) on our first training day with the new cohort of silver students from this weekend. It started raining again after lunch!! Well done everyone! .ni