1. KINGSWOOD SEPTEMBER 9TH-11 TH 2015

2. KINGSWOOD ACTIVITY CENTRE STAFFORDSHIRE

3. STAFF Miss Hyett Mrs Moore

4. WHAT IS KINGSWOOD? Our Staffordshire centre - the original Kingswood centre - was purpose-built for residential school visits and overlooks the picturesque beauty of the Wrekin and Clee Hills, within easy reach of Birmingham and the Midlands, just eight minutes from Junction 3 of the M54. Key travel times by road: Wolverhampton: 30min, Birmingham: 1hr, Derby: 1hr 30min, Stoke-on- Trent: 1hr 30min, Leicester: 2hrs, Liverpool: 2hrs, Manchester: 2hrs, Bristol: 2hr 30min, Cardiff: 3hrs, London: 4hrs

5. This compact centre is ideal for younger students and with all the facilities within easy reach of the main buildings, makes close teacher supervision easier. This ease is furthered by the close proximity of night lounges, situated at the end of each student dormitory corridor. All teacher rooms are close to student dormitories and contain en- suite bathrooms. Young people are kept safe and secure with boundary fencing and security gates around the centre.

6. Pupils sleep in warm purpose-built dormitory-style accommodation, with boys and girls on separate floors and gender-separated bathroom and shower facilities. Sheets, duvets and pillows are provided for all guests. Teacher rooms are at the end of each corridor. To fuel young guests during a long day of thrilling adventure activities, we serve three hot meals per day, with lots of choice and seasonal variations. Each day there is a carefully balanced nutritional meal plan, recently updated to meet and exceed the latest Government standards on children’s meals.

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11. WednesdayThursdayFriday 9.30-10.40Abseiling OR Nightline Problem Solving OR Aeroball 10.50-12.00Team Challenge OR Problem Solving Aeroball OR Team Challenge 12.30Lunch 13.15-14.25Nightline OR Orienteering Depart 14.30-15.40ArriveCaving OR Archery 15.50-17.00Settle inClimbing OR Caving 17.30 - Dinner 18.15-19.25Archery OR Climbing Orienteering OR Abseiling 19.45 – 21.00Scrapheap ChallengeCampfire Party Time

12. KIT LIST You will need… ALL LABELLED Old clothes Wellies/Water proof shoes Clothes/accessories for all weathers e.g. sun cream/hat, waterproof coat Bin liner for dirty clothes Clothes for the Party You will not need… Bedding/sheets Food Any electrical items e.g. phones, ipads, games etc Please be able to… Make a bed – Children will be expected to put their own sheets on when we arrive. Pack the suitcase – Please involve your child in packing their bag so they know what they have with them. They will also need to be able to repack before we leave.

13. MEDICATION Medication that is usually administered in school e.g. inhalers will be brought with us. Any extra medication needs to be prescribed for the child and clearly labelled with doctor/pharmacist’s label. A new medical form must be filled in on the day we leave and given to staff with the medication. Please do not leave any medication in children’s suitcases.

14. CONTACT Any further questions or queries: s90fhyett@ss-m-and-m.solihull.sch.uk @Stmandmprimary