Year 10 Leadership Weekend

This weekend is aimed solely at Year 10 cadets, and is designed to build up leadership and team working skills over an intensive couple of days.  The entire weekend is spent in the field, including overnight (under bashers), and the activities are designed to test both physical and mental skills.  There will be no recourse to barrack accommodation at any point.  Cadets attending should be physically fit and be able to cope with reasonably demanding physical exercises.  L6th cadets will be assisting the officer staff in running this weekend.

 

Cadets will be given a briefing note nearer to the actual weekend detailing any preparation required.  Parents will be requested to drop off cadets on Friday evening (in MTP kit) and collect on Sunday morning; the training area is some 45 minutes from Sutton.

 

We are aware that the weekend takes place in the middle of Year 10 internal exams at Sutton Grammar School, so attendance is obviously a judgement call for cadets and their parents.  Academically well prepared cadets should have no problems taking time out for this weekend, and GCSE’s proper are not for another year.  Nonetheless, the weekend is obviously not compulsory, in common with all of our camps.

 

The cost is £45 per cadet.

Cadets who qualify for pupil premium should contact us at info@suttongrammarccf.com.

Terms of Booking

We regard payment of the camp fee as a firm commitment to attend camp and will not routinely offer refunds, except in cases of obvious emergency, such as illness.  We have many cadets applying for a limited number of places, and in the past have had withdrawals because cadets and/or parents have changed their minds, have subsequently booked other engagements, or decided that exam revision has become too urgent.  None of these reasons merit refunds.  We would urge parents and cadets to think carefully before applying for  a place on camp.

Cadets and parents are also acknowledging by applying that they are physically fit to undertake the full demands of camp and that they will inform us if there are health issues which arise subsequent to an application.  Failure to do this may result in future camp applications being rejected, as we have to be able to run camps on the basis of full information about cadets' health being provided.