Outdoor Education - Schools
- Download Map of Thornbridge Site A detailed map of the whole site.
Room Lists
Make allocating rooms easier by completing your room list electronically beforehand. Don’t forget to submit a copy of your room list (to include the names and addresses of your group) to the office on arrival.
- Download Farm Room List (to print)
- Download Farm Room List (to fill in on your computer and print)
- Download Lodge Room List (to print)
- Download Lodge Room List (to fill in on your computer and print)
- Download Camp Room List (to print)
- Download Camp Room List (to fill in on your computer and print)
Room Plans
The room plan will help you to visualise the layout of the building and allocate rooms to your group members appropriately.
The room plan will help you to visualise the layout of the building and allocate rooms to your group members appropriately.
Visitor Notes
Essential for all group leaders - general information about Thornbridge Outdoors.
Fire Practice Notes
Notes for group leaders intending to do their own fire practice.
- Download Farm Fire Practice Notes
- Download Lodge Fire Practice Notes
- Download Camp Fire Practice Notes
Departure Check Lists
A useful checklist of tasks which must be done before departure.
- Farm and Lodge (weekly group)
- Farm and Lodge (weekend group)
- Camp (weekly group)
- Camp (weekend group)
Domestic
Good practice guidance notes on personal hygiene and the safe storage and preparation of food.
Good practice guidance notes and top tips regarding safety in the kitchen.
Useful information regarding linen, washing, catering facilities, ordering milk, cleaning, recycling and disposal of waste etc.
Equipment
An example kit list that can be adapted for your group and the time of year.
Help to reduce the time taken to issue kit to your group, by completing a stores loan list beforehand. For ease, you can cut and paste the names from your room list into the stores loan list.
Thornbridge Outdoors Newsletters
Other useful downloads
Where is the nearest doctor’s surgery / A & E to Thornbridge Outdoors? Description of the local medical facilities and directions from Thornbridge.
Guidance notes and ‘Top Tips’ for leaders who have attended a Low Ropes training course.
Outdoor Education News
Sheffield LA Bookings - 2010/2011
All Sheffield LA schools should have received their booking forms for the next academic year. If not, you can download them from the links below.
Spring 2010 Newsletter
The Spring 2010 newsletter is now avaliable to download, which provides information on the site, notices and events, what's new for 2010 and much more...
Max inspects the water levels on The Monsal Trail
Bog trotters and cagoules were essential for Arbourthorne Community Primary School as they walked (paddled!) to Bakewell yesterday following heavy rain.
Nook Lane Junior School have a 'novel' fundraising idea
Nook Lane Junior School have come up with a NEW activity for children whilst at Thornbridge - decorating terracotta plant pots to sell at their Christmas Fayre.

