Staff change in Outdoor Ed

At the end of this term, I will be standing down as Head of Outdoor Education to be able to spend more time climbing and kayaking around the UK and abroad.

Mr Rees will step up to become Head of Outdoor Education and Miss Lindsey will take on the role of Head of DofE and they will to continue to push the department forward between them. I will make some occasional visits to help with Trips, Expeditions and Activities Week over the Summer Term.

Mr Starks

Last mountain bike day at Lanhydrock

A good day out at the newly opened, superb trail park at Lanhydrock.  Having been to most of the trail centres locally, the BTEC students enjoyed pushing themselves on the fresh, flowing single track.  Well done to the Upper 6th who organised the day.

Haldon Hill mountain biking

Haldon Hill has opened again following the storms a few weeks ago.  We did half of the blue route as a warm up, and then blasted around the red route before spending a short time on the skills track, tackling sections of board walk, drop off's, burms and table tops. 

Ten Tors training weekend, again!

Well done all those who were out this weekend.  Walking on Saturday was chilly and slightly soggy, with the added attraction of cooking an evening meal on Trangias.  Following a chilly night in the tents, we covered a lot of miles on a sunny but windy day before gladly reaching the mini buses.

Not so sunny on Dartmoor

The Upper Sixth spent Tuesday being blown around on the moor while searching for tiny contour features.  Good use of compasses and pacing.

Ten Tors training weekend

Well done to all those who were out this weekend, enjoying the sunshine on Saturday and the mist on Sunday.  Blisters were managed and some expereinced their first night of camping under the clear starry skys of Dartmoor.  Now a week to re-pack ready for more next weekend.

Sun on the Moor



The Adventure Bac students were out on Dartmoor today for their NNAS assessments. The sun shone and it was a beautiful day. Well done to those that passed their Bronze Award.

Boarders Mountain Biking



Today was a fantastic day on Dartmoor for some Boarders Mountain Biking. The sun shone, it was warm and we completed 22km.

Navigation on Dartmoor in the cloud

The Lower 6th students did well with navigating in the 100m visability.  We went into the woods for lunch and spent the next hour discovering why we don't spend all day navigating in the woods.  We also found out why route choice to avoid bogs is a good idea.

Lower VI go caving

Today the Lower VI had their first caving experience.  We went to Pridhamsleigh Cavern and had a good explore around many of the passages, getting covered in mud in the process. Well done to the two who braved the sump.