Our mission is to inspire children, young people, and the local community through innovative education and engaging activities.
By collaborating with local partners and stakeholders, we address unique community needs, fostering growth, inclusion, and positive change.
Together, we strive to build a vibrant, sustainable, and connected community where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
‘Creating opportunities for all, building hopeful tomorrows for everyone’
Develop Outdoors is passionate and determined to make a lasting impact on how people become better versions of themselves and achieve success.
Our vision is to build a thriving holistic community space that nurtures education, well-being, health and inclusivity—providing accessible services tailored to local community needs.
Together, we’re creating opportunities for all, building hopeful tomorrows for everyone.
We have partnerships and links with a range of local authorities, organisations and businesses.
Our daughter is in Year 9 with ASC and ADHD and has attended Develop Outdoors for 9 months as a 2-day-a-week alternative provision from her secondary school.
She is on the Room 2 Bloom course and she absolutely loves it! She really enjoys the variety of different activities they do, including an introduction to bushcraft, budgeting and cooking a meal, designing and making a bird feeder and learning about first aid and CPR. Every session is different and the small group setting with a low-demand, non-pressurised approach to learning is perfect for her. Functional Maths and English skills are also covered.
She feels really understood, nurtured and liked by the staff there, and we really appreciate the time and effort they take to make her feel as though her contribution is really valued. As a young person who experiences high anxiety and is reluctant to leave her room at times, it is fantastic to see her getting up and ready early each day, keen to be on time and to know she will either be out in the community or doing Forest School outdoor activities with other young people.
In addition, she was recently delighted to be presented with a folder full of AQA Unit Award scheme certificates that she has successfully completed in her time at Develop Outdoors. This was a huge boost to her self-confidence and self-esteem and the certificates evidence the huge breadth of learning covered throughout the year.
She has benefitted so much from her time at Develop Outdoors and has decided to continue on to the ‘Life Course’ for KS4. We are delighted to have found a setting so well-suited to our daughter’s needs and would recommend them without hesitation.
