1. YEAR 6 PGL TRIP PGL Liddington PARENT INFORMATION SESSION 3RD November 2016

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The aim of this session is to share with you more information about the trip and answer any questions you may have.

3. Meads Staff Miss Galston Mrs Andrews Miss Williams Mr Smith
Miss Naisby
Miss Rogers

4. PGL Liddington
PGL Liddington is set in 150 acres of countryside, minutes from the M4, situated south east of Swindon

5. Accomodation The Ridgeway
Finished to a very high standard, the new accommodation block was completed in 2014 giving the centre additional capacity.
Students - En suite rooms sleep 4-6
Teachers - rooms on either end and in the middle

6. Friday 11th November
8.30am-12.30pm Children come to school (in comfortable clothes). All luggage and medicine to go to Kestrels class.
12:30pm Children will have lunch at school. Disposable packed lunch.
1:30pm We leave school by coach.

7. Go through fire/safety procedures. Settle in and unpack.
FRIDAY
3.30pm is our estimated time of arrival at the site. We will meet the staff
Go through fire/safety procedures. Settle in and unpack.
6.00pm Evening meal
7.00pm- 9.00pm Evening Activity (run by PGL) Team/Fun ‘Games’
9.00pm start to settle down for bed
9.30pm Bed time

8. Saturday 12th November and Sunday 13th November
07.00 – Wake up Breakfast First activity session Second activity session Lunch 13.30– Third activity session – Fourth activity session  Evening meal – Evening entertainment
Bedtime

9. 07.00 – Wake up Breakfast First activity session Second activity session – Lunch Depart from centre Our estimated time of arrival home is We will keep you informed by text if we are running late.

10. Food All dietary requirements have been passed onto PGL.
Children will have a
Sample menu could include:
Breakfast – choice of cereals and hot breakfast items
Lunch – jacket potatoes with choice of fillings and salad bar
Dinner – pasta bolognaise/fish cake/cheese onion and potato pie with chips and peas followed by ice cream sponge roll

11. Behaviour
Exceptional behaviour is expected at all times and it is imperative in ensuring that
we all have a happy and safe time.
The expectations we have for the children’s behaviour and conduct will be made very clear to the children before we leave and throughout the trip.
We and the PGL staff are able to remove children from activities if their behaviour
is putting themselves or others at risk. This includes by not listening to adult instructions.
Serious incidents of misbehaviour may warrant contacting parents to arrange for their child to be collected from the premises and withdrawn from the trip.

12. Activities
The children will be put into 5 groups and rotate around the activities over the three days of the trip with a Meads adult and PGL instructors.
Through a range of adventurous and team-building activities, we want children to develop confidence and maturity, along with social skills.

21. Medicines
PGL have been informed of medical conditions and all Meads staff are aware.
If your child has regular medicine we will need to take it with us so you MUST complete the legal form in the office if you have not already done so. If there is more than one medication, these need to go on separate forms
You must provide us with enough medicine for the duration of the holiday, it must be in date, named and the requirements for taking it clearly identified. It must have a printed doctor’s label on it.
All medicines (including travel pills) taken to Kestrels Class and signed in to Mrs Andrews
Children who need blue inhalers need one with them at all times during the trip. We therefore advise you to bring two blue inhalers in case one is misplaced.

22. First Aid Qualified First Aiders are always available at the centre.
We are taking trained First Aiders.
First aid kits are taken to activities.
We, and PGL staff, control the risks to avoid any injuries / accidents.

23. Safety Safety is the centre’s priority.
Instructors trained to high levels.
Learning Outside the Classroom Quality indicator awarded
Meads staff will be supervising at all times

24. Kit List

25. Luggage –One bag per person Luggage tags will be provided
Luggage –One bag per person Luggage tags will be provided. PLEASE ENSURE ALL ITEMS ARE CLEARLY NAMED.
Kit list (bedding/duvets will be provided by PGL)
Please do not bring mobile phones.
Please do not bring electronic devices.
Please do not bring money.
Please do not bring food/sweets/snacks.
If the children want to bring a camera, it must be disposable.

26. Communication
We will update The Meads’ Facebook account to keep you informed throughout the trip.

27. Thank you for coming
If you have any further questions or would like to speak to me personally, come and have a chat now.