Trips & Visits

Visits, trips and Charged Activities (inc Duke of Edinburgh’s Award)

Stamford Welland Academy aims to ‘extend the boundaries of learning’ and educational visits and trips are one way of allowing students to apply their learning ‘in the field’.  All visits and trips must demonstrate a contribution to the academic curriculum or allow students to fulfil an aspect of the PLEDGES programme (click here for more details).

Whilst we aim to provide as many opportunities through Session 6 and in educational visits that are at no additional cost, it is necessary to charge for some activities due to charges made to the academy that we cannot support.  Without requesting such contributions, it would not be possible to run some trips.  The academy will always do what it is able through disadvantaged and charitable funding to which it has access to ensure that all students are able to participate in visits, trips or charged activities, so that financial background is not a barrier to a wider learning experience (click here for more details of available financial support).

As part of the process of increasing extra-curricular provision, we offer the Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award at Bronze and Silver level.  This is a one-year self-development, self-reliance and personal challenge award.  This award has been running for over 60 years and is world renowned for students and young people in terms of their dedication and determination to progress personal and community based goal.

As we now hold a direct licence for delivery of these programmes and process applications, password and account set up in house, some additional costs are absorbed by the academy.  This along with training, provided on a voluntary basis by highly-qualified in-house staff and contributions that academy makes toward transport, staffing and assessor costs for the expeditions means that this upfront cost represents good value for money.  Some local schools charge over £200 for Bronze Award by bringing in trainers, coaches and passing on further expedition costs.  There are additional charges for these programmes – £50 for Bronze and £70 for Silver – including registration, administration and expedition camping fees and materials costs.

The academy prefers parents to use Parent Pay to pay deposits or the balance of the cost of visits, trips and charged activities, so that the transfer of money is more secure.  You can find out more details by calling 01780 761000 and select the ‘Finance’ option.

Where there are limited numbers for a visit, trip or charged activities, a deposit will be requested by a certain date and this should be paid through Parent Pay.  The deadline for this to be paid should allow for financial support requests or assistance from the Finance Office if necessary.

Oversubscribed trips will be allocated by ballot.  The date of the ballot will usually be on the date of the deadline for deposits.  Those that have not been successful will be informed and deposits refunded.  All other deposits are non-refundable.  If a family withdraws a students from a trip, it may not be possible to refund further payments, especially if the academy is liable to a provider for these charges.

Current visits, trips and charged activities for 2025-2026 – coming soon