5 Principles to Underpin Learning Away

At the first training event organised on 15-16 January 2010, staff from the three schools and Widehorizons Trust agreed the following principles to underpin the innovative framework we are developing for residential learning:

• Allowing structured time for ongoing quality reflection.
• Having clear aims for the residential and planning varied activities to meet them accordingly.
• Allowing all participants ownership of the entire experience.
• Allowing chaos and risk within safe boundaries.
• Planning next steps together on how new skills can be used.