Astbury St. Mary’s Residential Visits
Many school visits support our school curriculum to add breadth and
practical experience. Astbury St. Mary’s School is committed to the
value of educational visits, both day and residential.
Our Beeston visit in September 2007 for our year 3/4 children was a
great success this year and was thoroughly enjoyed by all, including the
teachers!
Day or half day visits
Funding for these visits can only be collected from parents on a
voluntary basis. Parents will be notified of the cost and asked for a
voluntary contribution. No child will be excluded if families are unable
to make a donation, but if insufficient contributions in total were
received, the visit would not be viable and therefore not proceed.
Residential Visits
We aim to provide our pupils with the opportunity to take part in
residential visits during key stage two in year 3/4and in year 5/6.
Participation is desirable but not compulsory. The law permits changes
to be made subject to the required remission arrangements.
All visits are thoroughly researched and assessed. A risk assessment is
completed for each activity within each day in accordance with Cheshire
County Council guidance. These assessments are available on request.
Residential visits develop children’s social skills, enable them to
build better relationships with other children and adults and encourage
developing maturity and self confidence. All teaching staff value highly
the unique opportunities a residential visit can offer both
educationally and socially. The visit does, however, rely heavily on the
commitment of the staff and the use of a significant amount of their
free time. We hope parents appreciate this contribution and value the
opportunities that residential visits provide for pupils.
