Revision Weekends and Residential Courses

Creating a focus for study

When the pressure is on to get results, give your students some serious revision time - with some fun thrown in. With so many distractions and pressures on students, it’s often difficult for them to find the time and the space for revision.

PGL Revision Weekends help keep them motivated, focussed and engaged, with our unique combination of adventure activities and teacher-led study time.

Spreading revision out, rather than cramming, can lead to more effective study, which is why we provide adventure activities in-between study sessions - to give students the opportunity to let off steam and come back refreshed and ready for more academic work.

Revision facilities

You run your own revision sessions, we provide the classroom space.

Students enjoy a comfortable environment in which to work, up to 15 per classroom containing conference-style chairs and lightweight tables with all classrooms offering a flipchart and pens, drywipe whiteboard and pens, data projector or large TV screen. In some cases, Wi-Fi access may be available in some classrooms. Classrooms are easily reconfigured for different classroom layouts to cater for the type of revision you have planned for your group – for example, projects, group work or individual study.

Activities

Revision sessions are complemented by adventure activities, ranging from problem solving and challenge course to raft building and giant swing, to provide a balanced and stimulating daily programme. PGL led activity time will be programmed for up to half of daytime sessions for your students.

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A typical itinerary for this course

Friday Saturday Sunday

	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
07.00-09.00		Breakfast	Breakfast
09.00-12.00		Group A - Revision session in classroom Group B - PGL activities: Giant Swing and Challenge Course	Group A - PGL activities: Orienteering and Jacob's Ladder Group B - Revision session in classroom
12.00-14.00		Lunch and free time	Lunch and free time
14.00-17.00	Arrival after 15.30, orientation and meet the PGL Team	Group A - PGL activities: Giant Swing and Challenge Course Group B - Revision session in classroom	Group A - Revision session in classroom Group B - PGL activities: Orienteering and Jacob's Ladder
17.00-19.00	Dinner and free time	Dinner and free time	Dinner and depart centre
Evening	Evening activities e.g. Archery Tag or an additional classroom session*	Evening activities e.g. Capture the Flag or an additional classroom session*

*Additional evening classroom sessions are subject to group size and availability.

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Learning outcomes

A PGL Revision Weekend can help reduce feelings of pressure and stress by providing focussed classroom time for students to make progress with revision. The structured adventure activity time provides a mental break and the chance to burn off excess energy.

PGL’s adventure activities can help improve transferrable skills such as timekeeping, planning, and mini-project management, which students can then apply back in the revision room. Our instructors will highlight these skills within each activity to help your students make those connections.

Other common outcomes include improved motivation, increased confidence and better relationships and cooperation.

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Location

Barton Hall, South Devon Bawdsey Manor, Suffolk Beam House, North Devon Boreatton Park, Shropshire Caythorpe Court, Lincolnshire Dalguise, Perthshire Ford Castle, Northumberland Liddington, Wiltshire Little Canada, Isle of Wight Marchants Hill, Surrey Newby Wiske Hall, North Yorkshire (NEW!) Osmington Bay, Dorset Tregoyd House, Brecon Beacons Windmill Hill, East Sussex Winmarleigh Hall, Lancashire