Education

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Introduction

At rock and River we pride ourselves on our flexible and friendly approach to learning. All our staff are dedicated to fulfilling our objective “To provide an enjoyable yet knowledgeable experience with the highest possible degree of safety”.

Rock and River was established in 1996, recognising the need for the provision of high quality outdoor education and training. Our reputation as a provider of top quality activities/courses has been widely recognised and respected.

Below is a guide to our main educational programmes. Please read through it and if you have any queries and would like to discuss any of the above further or you would like to arrange a visit to the centre to take a closer look at the facilities on offer just call Rock and River and ask for Mike on 01704 822644 or email mike@rockandriver.co.uk

We hope your students will have a wonderful time

Educational Courses

At Rock & River we are able to offer colleges an excellent opportunity for us to deliver all the units associated with outdoor education for BTEC and NCFE qualifications, which some colleges are not always well resourced to deliver.

We currently work with a number of colleges and have built an established and successful link with them. Our courses are delivered on a daily basis or over a one-week (5 day) intensive residential period.

Our educational programmes are not only designed to achieve the students overall aim, which is to gain their qualification, but fundamentally they are also designed to inspire and build on an individuals self confidence, communication and character which also gives them a real sense of achievement on completion.

Assessment Methods:

All the relevant grading criteria are stringently assessed and fulfilled during your time with us at Rock and River. This includes continual assessment, feedback and students evaluations. All assignments are completed at the centre and for quality assurance purposes we also have an external verifier to overlook all the students work packs.

Additional support for students who do not achieve within the time frame is also available.

Benifits Include:

Educational Team

All Rock and River staff are fully qualified and our specialist in their own field which includes teacher training with additional support staff who hold mountain leadership awards and National governing body awards for kayaking. We set very high standards and principles for all our staff that has the highest professional attitude at all time.

Courses delivered

A very popular course for your students to gain an additional qualification that will enhance both their social and personal skills and their employability within the growing sport and recreation industry.

This has been accredited by QCA and is part of the National Qualification Framework as a vocationally related qualification. It is a level 1 qualification of 60 recommended guided learning hours that will be delivered over a one-week (5 day) intensive residential period. This course is particularly suitable for those who are undecided about their future and wish to find out more about themselves, how they relate to other people and the world of work in order to be able to plan more effectively for their future development. The qualification consists of three mandatory units:

Rock & River is an NCFE accredited centre for the delivery of this qualification, but colleges would need to register students themselves for the purpose of accessing LSC funding