World Challenge Partners

World Challenge works with a number of partners and affiliates in order to offer the best range of educational expeditions. World Challenge complies with and aims to exceed all standards set by regulators or guiding bodies.

ASDAN

Through a unique partnership with ASDAN World Challenge offers the University Award and Certificate of Personal Effectiveness Level 3, which earns 70 UCAS points.

For more information please go to our ASDAN section or to visit ASDANs website.

The Challenger Trust

The Challenger Trust, set up in 1998, is a registered charity which works with disadvantaged young people, giving them the opportunity to develop life skills and improve their academic and employment prospects, through challenging personal development programmes in the outdoors.

Our outdoor education programmes give young people the skills they need to become active and responsible members of their community, at school and beyond. The courses focus on engagement with education and employment skills and have consistently been proved to:

• Help young people to realise their potential: developing self-esteem, self-confidence and raising aspirations. Key to the courses is adopting an "I can" attitude.
• Develop the life-skills that young people will need to be successful in the world of work - teamwork, leadership, problem solving, communication and decision making.

We also offer Bursaries to young people who have signed up for an overseas expedition (with any approved expedition provider focussing on personal development) and have subsequently fallen on hard times, putting their participation at risk.

Click here to visit The Challenger Trust website.

Association of School & College Leaders (ASCL)

World Challenge has a strong relationship with ASCL and we are the premier partner for our sector. We aim to offer a range of progressive development and skills-based training expeditions that meet the educational needs of member schools, colleges and today's students, whilst also meeting national educational policy guidelines and standards in terms of safety and compliance. Together we host an annual school and college trip safety conference and have organised bespoke ASCL expeditions to Namibia, Sri Lanka and currently Ghana.

Click here to visit ASCL's website.

HMC, GSA, SHMIS, IAPS

We have a good relationship with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC), the Girls School Association (GSA) and the Society of Headmaster and Headmistresses of Independent Schools (SHMIS) and work with many members on development opportunities and overseas expeditions. We run successful leadership and skills training programmes to suit the requirements of members of the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS).

Click here to visit HMC's website.
Click here to visit GSA's website.
Click here to visit SHMIS' website.
Click here to visit IAPS' website.

Department for Education (DfE)

We have advised the DfE on education development issues and safety in outdoor education and were a major contributor to the Education Outside the Classroom report by the Parliamentary Education Committee. World Challenge have, over several years, been a key sponsor and provider for related DfE policy initiatives including Education Action Zones, Excellence in Cities and Activities for Young People.

Click here to visit DfE's website.

HTI - Heads, Teachers and Industry

After reading the inspirational issues paper ‘Cotton wool kids’, launched by Hti, World Challenge developed a partnership with the charity. World Challenge and Hti (Heads, teachers and industry) share values in developing a positive attitude towards risk in schools. World Challenge supports their Go4it campaign which aims to improve innovation, enterprise and employability in schools. For many taking part in an expedition with World Challenge has contributed to their school achieving Go4it status.

For more information go to www.hti.org.uk
 

Outdoor Education Advisors (OEAs)

We work closely with Outdoor Education Advisors to ensure we comply with their guidelines.
 

Key Skills Support Programme

We have been working with the Key Skills Support Programme to produce a guide for teachers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to help students document their Key Skills activities as they prepare for their expedition.

Click here to visit the Key Skills Support Programme website.

YET (Young Explorers' Trust)

World Challenge is a member of the Young Explorers' Trust, a forum of youth expedition organisations that meet to ensure that all such organisations meet the minimum standards necessary for the safe and effective delivery of youth expeditions overseas.

Click here to visit the Young Explorers' Trust website.

Adventure Activities Licensing Authority (AALA)

We have been inspected by the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority and are registered as licensed to provide specified activities under the following headings: hill walking and mountaineering (including overnight camps); kayaking; open canoeing; improvised rafting; rock climbing; abseiling and caving. Licence details can be confirmed by calling The Licensing Authority: 029 2075 5715. Our Leadership and Development Centre at Buxton is also BCU accredited.

Click here to visit AALA's website.

ATOL

We are licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority and hold ATOL number 2844.

Click here to go to the CAA's ATOL website.
Click here to go to the CAA website.

 

 

World Challenge thoroughly supports Whole Education. For the first time, leading non-political organisations are coming together to share and promote a set of common beliefs that aim to make sure every child reaches their full potential, and has access to an education that fully equips them to be happy and successful in life and work. They want all young people to learn practical skills such as communication and teamwork, to develop qualities such as resilience and empathy and to acquire knowledge that goes beyond literacy and numeracy to an understanding of our culture. To find out more visit Whole Education website.

World Challenge thoroughly supports Whole Education. Our programmes excite and engage, stretch and challenge, provide new skills and open doors for the future. It is not just an amazing trip to another country but a whole developmental journey that starts long before students step on a plane. World Challenge was advocating life skill development long before ‘Every Child Matters’ and ‘Learning Outside the Classroom’. Communication, teamwork, leadership, risk management, negotiation, delegation and money management are all central to the World Challenge programme and participants also have the opportunity to earn 70 UCAS points through our partnership with ASDAN.

Cotswold Outdoor

Cotswold Outdoor is our chosen clothing partner due to their excellent range of clothing and kit and most importantly the level of service they offer our participants. Cotswold Outdoor offers all World Challenge participants a 20% discount and if you need advice on personal equipment you can book a Cotswold Outdoor representative to come to your school and give an equipment talk to staff, students and parents. You can also arrange a private appointment for the whole team at your nearest Cotswold store.

To visit their website please click here www.cotswoldoutdoor.com
 

The Institute of Outdoor Learning

World Challenge is an organisational member of The Institute for Outdoor Learning.  (The Institute for Outdoor Learning) The IOL shares World Challenge’s ethos for advocating outdoor learning by developing (safe) opportunities for young people to experience outdoor activity and support our industry leading standards in outdoor education.

Click here to visit the IOL’s website http://www.outdoor-learning.org/

Duke of Edinburgh's Award

We offer young people the opportunity to count their expedition experience towards the appropriate section of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award at the relevant level.

Each World Challenge expedition is unique and, as circumstances vary, much depends on meeting the necessary criteria laid down by the Award. Details can be supplied to each Challenger and information on how they can use their expedition as part of an Award is readily available for school staff.

As a Commercial Access Organisation, in the right circumstances we can issue an Access Credit which entitles a young person to register locally with the Award within six months of the expedition and have that experience signed in their record book as complete.

In addition, from time to time, we offer open expedition opportunities in the UK for those unable to organise their own group for assessment and our training programme has been extended to provide adult Leaders with the opportunity to become an accredited assessor for the Expedition Section for the Awards. Details of these opportunities are available from us on request. 

For more information visit our Duke of Edinburgh Award section.

President's Award

The President’s Award is Ireland’s National Challenge Award, the country’s most prestigious and respected individual award programme, and a challenge from the President of Ireland, to young people between 15 and 25 years of age.

Interested? Think you’re made of the right stuff? If you’ve got what it takes to really rise to a personal challenge, then take a look through their website.

The President's Award is a member of the International Award Association of National Challenge Awards Worldwide.

Local Education Authorities (LEAs)

We are currently working in collaboration with London Challenge, Islington, Hackney, Manchester, Birminham, Waltham Forest, and other leading education providers to offer students in these and other regions new and progressive opportunities for personal skills and leadership development in their schools and communities.


 

RLSS UK

World Challenge are excited to be working in partnership with RLSS UK and recommend lifesaving training to all our Challengers, especially those needing to develop a skill as part of their ASDAN Certificate of Personal Effectiveness. RLSS UK are the governing body and leading provider of training and education in lifesaving, lifeguarding, water safety and life support skills in the UK with a vision ‘To safeguard lives in, on and near water’.

Follow the link to find out more about RLSS UK www.lifesavers.org.uk

Nomad Travel Clinics

A tailor made World Challenge Health and Hygiene kit is now available from Nomad Travel Clinics. This kit has been specifically designed to meet the needs of challengers whilst they are on expedition and is available to you at a special 25% discounted rate. If you would like further details about this kit, please visit their website or you can visit one of the Nomad Travel Clinics in London, Bristol, Manchester or Southampton. Please note that the Health and Hygiene Kit is currently unavailable, but will be available again from the beginning of 2010.

For more information please visit the Nomad website.

Lonely Planet

World Challenge customers are entitled to 25% off* all Lonely Planet guides

Simply visit the Lonely Planet website and quote WCEXPLP25 in the promo code box on the checkout page for the discount to be applied.

Using your discount will ensure you get the most up-to-date guides. In the case of the Pick & Mix downloadable guides, this may even be before they’ve rolled off the printer!

*Terms and conditions apply: for promo terms visit http://www.lonelyplanet.com/about/shop_faq.cfm#pro1. Offer not available with any other offer or discount and excludes guidebook packs, 3rd party products, travel gear and delivery charges. Offer ends 31st December 2010.

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