Outdoor Expertise
As outdoor professionals, there are a number of important factors that we would advise that you look for in choosing to book a course or work with an outdoor provider.
Read our 'Top 10' things to look for and how we deliver them to get an insight into the way we work and how we can help.
10 Things To Look For In An Outdoor Provider
Safety
While safety must underpin all decisions that we make about your programme, we draw on our experience and systems to ensure that what you do remains as adventurous, challenging and authentic as you would like.
Our team are outdoor professionals with years of direct experience in challenging outdoor environments and act as technical advisers both to AE and other schools, organisations and outdoor providers - you can be assured that you are in safe hands.
Adventure Expeditions holds a number of safety accreditations and keeps on top of industry news, updates and lessons learned to remain current and at the forefront of outdoor safety learning. We manage the risks of your programme to ensure that your health and well-being are paramount.
Instructors on the hill are supported by our 24 hour on-call back-up system.
Safety & Quality Assurance At AE
Tailored
To get the most out of your time with us, it is important that we tailor your programme to your specific aims, needs and aspirations. The experience is all about you and what you are aiming for and getting this right really matters to us.
Everyone is different. We work with a wide range of groups and individuals and often put in place innovative solutions in order to help participants achieve success.
As a team, we aim to make your experience stress-free and relaxed. We limit the number of participants that we work with at any given time to ensure that you receive the attention that your programme deserves.
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Quality Assurance
We are proud of the quality of our programmes - although we are obviously biased! To reassure you that we take quality seriously, we maintain a number of accreditations including:
- Learning Outside the Classroom quality badge;
- Association of Heads of Outdoor Education Centres Gold Standard mark;
- DofE Approved Activity Provider;
- DofE Business Approved Activity Provider;
- Adventure Activities Licensing Service (AALS) licence;
- AAIAC Adventure Mark.
We enjoy the long-standing relationships that we develop with our clients and ensure that each programme is based on a sound understanding of your needs as well as continually evolving with feedback.
Safety & Quality Assurance
Experience
Experience really matters in balancing risks and benefits - to ensure that everyone stays safe but also so that we can take advantage of the proven benefits of outdoor adventure.
Our team is chosen for both their experience and approachability. All instructors that work with Adventure Expeditions are qualified National Governing Body (NGB) award holders appropriate to the terrain they are operating in and the activity undertaken.
Instructors hold outdoor specific first aid qualifications, enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and we ask that they are members of the relevant outdoor professional body for the qualifications that they have - this ensures that they undertake regular continuing professional development relevant to their work with AE.
Alongside outdoor qualifications, all staff and instructors are required to undertake training in safeguarding, inclusion, disability, mental health and well-being awareness.
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Not For Profit
In 2016, AE became not for profit. All year-end operating surplus goes into bursaries and projects to meet our organisation aim of widening participation of young people in the outdoors.
This aim also helps us to focus on quality and maximising value for you across all programmes - rather than being driven by sales or profit targets, we concentrate on what makes a programme work best and how young people can benefit most.
Supporting people is important to us.
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Hear From Others...
We've gathered together some of the feedback that we have received from individuals, parents and leaders following their programmes to give you an idea of what to expect and how we might be able to help.
Hear From Others