WIDER EXPERIENCES
WIDER EXPERIENCES
At Sussex Road Primary School we are committed to ensuring all children have access to a broad range of enriching experiences that build cultural capital across their time at school. We recognise that cultural capital plays a vital role in closing attainment gaps by providing pupils with the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to succeed academically and socially. To achieve this, we offer a carefully planned programme of wider experiences. Experiences are not treated as optional extras but as essential components of our curriculum with the expectation that all of our children engage. We actively remove financial and logistical barriers to ensure every child is included.
All enquiries will start with a hook, helping to close opportunity gaps and ensure all children, regardless of background, have the same experience to build their learning on and are equipped with the tools to succeed.
RESIDENTIALS
In addition to day trips, children in Years 5 and 6 will experience residential visits. In Year 5, we provide a 2 night stay at Bewl Water which provides a stepping stone to the Year 6 School Journey; 4 nights in Devon. These experiences are pivotal in developing independence and responsibility at an age when children should be confident to be away from home for a short period of time.
Bewl Water Residential - Year 5
Monday 28th April 2025 to Wednesday 30th April 2025 and Wednesday 30th April 2025 to Friday 2nd May 2025
Children in Year 5 will travel to Bewl Water Outdoor Education Centre for a two night residential. They will experience a broad range of outdoor adventurous activities such as: abseiling, stand-up paddle boarding, raft building, archery and bush craft. The relatively local stay away from home will ensure they have the confidence to enjoy their trip to Devon in Year 6.
The cost for the 2024-2025 trip is £220.00. Parents are invited to use a payment plan in Year 5.
School Journey - Year 6
Monday 2nd June 2025 - Friday 6th June 2025
The 5 day residential trip provides our children to develop significantly as an independent individual whilst making some life time memories. We stay in a beautiful Georgian Manor House on the edge of Dartmoor with vast grounds for the children to explore. A range of different day trips not only enhance the learning that has taken place in school but also promote teamwork, resilience and risk-taking. The children will visit Bantham Beach, Canonteign Falls, Babbcombe Model Village, Crealy Water Park and River Dark County Park for a day of outdoor adventurous activities.
The cost for the 2024-2025 trip is £415.00. Parents are invited to use a payment plan in Year 6.
School Journey 2025 Consent Form - Sussex Road
School Journey 2025 Consent Form - River Dart Country Park
Residential Documents