School Adventures
GCSE Climbing
£120 per person for three days, minimum 6
We offer the GCSE Physical Education climbing module; using a mixture of venues, both indoor and outdoor to ensure your students gain valuable experience during their time with us.
Our approach, in which we have found that students achieve better grades and a deeper learning experience, is to run the course over three days, rather than one or two days.
Although the following is taken from the AQA syllabus, we are happy to work with any of the examining bodies. Students can be assessed indoors or outdoors.
It is suggested that students who wish to be assessed in climbing do so over multiple to an appropriate climbing wall i.e. not just one attempt. It is also recommended that students follow the NICAS Award schemes. We can ascertain the starting point for students on the scheme.
GCSE students should be climbing at level HVS 5A/5B, progressing towards E1/6A in preparation for A Level. It is expected that students would make use of a minimum of 2 different climbs to demonstrate the following:
- Rope work: Students, in a top rope capacity, should be able to tie in, belay and lower partners consistently and safely with effective communication. This could begin in a peer belay situation and progress through to students belaying independently, with backup.
- Three points of contact: Students should be able to climb a route of their choice showing 3 points of contact between moves. This could progress from slab to overhanging terrain.
- Traversing/climbing: Students should be able to climb a route of their choice demonstrating clear use of weight transfer and climbing techniques associated with this. This could progress from moves on a slab with three points of contact, to students only using two points of contact and effective body positioning to make the movement successful on steeper terrain.
- Climbing at limit: Students should be able to demonstrate climbing at their limit progressively using a variety of techniques to make a successful ascent; this could progress from a rehearsed route through to a student on sighting at their limit.
- Climbing overhanging/steep ground: Students should be able to climb successfully on overhanging terrain; this could be progressively overhanging through to very steep.
We will supply a helmet, harness, and all technical equipment. We do not provide climbing shoes, but students are welcome to hire them at the wall or bring their own.
We want to ensure that GCSE climbing is accessible to young people in North Wales. We offer discounted places to young people who are facing financial hardship. Please contact us to discuss how we can help to make this award accessible. We are fortunate to be able to provide instruction in the medium of Welsh.
