We would like to invite our Year 7 students who are joining us in September 2017 to an exciting, challenging and social adventure activities trip, based at the PGL Centre at Osmington Bay in Dorset.

We believe that this trip will suit those students who may benefit from learning teamwork and communication skills, in addition to being an invaluable opportunity for them to take part in exciting and challenging activities. We consider that this trip offers excellent value for money and are positive that it will prove to be both enjoyable whilst providing excellent stimuli for personal development.

Osmington Bay is situated right by the sea just outside Weymouth, in the heart of Dorset’s World Heritage site, ‘The Jurassic Coast’. The Centre is set in 45 acres of grounds and is one of their biggest centres offering great outdoor facilities; high and low ropes courses, abseiling towers, a football pitch and an underground tunnel trail.  Water sports take place on the Isle of Portland, a multi-million pound facility where the sailing for the 2012 Olympics took place.

There is a fully supervised programme of evening activities including quizzes and team games.

Due to the size of the cohort, the trip will run on 6^th -  8^th October 2017 and 13^th - 15^th October 2017 with half of the year group attending on each weekend. Once students have had time to settle into the school, we will notify parents on which weekend their child will be attending.

The cost of the trip will be £150 and includes:

• Full board accommodation in two to four bedded chalets, all with en-suite bathrooms
• Meals whilst at PGL

• Return coach travel from school
• Evening entertainment
• Bedding
• All activities
• Insurance
• Furze Platt PGL 2017 Hoodie

If you would like your son/daughter to go, please complete the online booking form in the link above.

Please make payments as follows:-

£50 non-refundable deposit due by Monday 5^th June

£50 second instalment due by Friday 7^th July

£50 final instalment due by Wednesday 6^th September

Payments should be made online via Furze Platt Senior School Trips account, sort code 30-95-36 and account 59194168 quoting PGL17 plus your child’s name.

Please note: once your child’s place is confirmed, all monies paid cannot be refunded.If your child is looked after, currently entitled to free school meals students, or has been on free school meals at any point in the past 6 years it is possible that the school could provide some financial assistance for the trip. If this applies to you please contact Mr Sheppard by email (James.Sheppard@furzeplatt.net) or phoning him on 01628 625308. You should still complete the online booking form above.

For further information on the trip do not hesitate to contact us, or look on the PGL website at http://www.pgl.co.uk.

Yours sincerely

Mr A Morbey and Miss L Lewis

PGL Trip Leaders 2017

Email: andrew.morbey@furzeplatt.net  or laura.lewis@furzeplatt.net