The Canoe Sports Trust is fully insured and AALA accredited to offer paddlesports to Schools.

Activities include:

• • Open canoeing

• • Stand up paddle boarding (SUPs)

• • Sit on Tops

• • Mega SUPs

• • Katakanus

• • Rafts

• • Dragon Boats

In 2025 we were visited by:

Secondary: York House, Falconer, Chessbrook, Reach Free, St Clement Danes, Meadow High, Royal Masonic, Aspire at Bucks and Junior Schools; Harvey Road, St Marys and Mapel Cross and  IQRA.

If considering a school activity between Whitsun and the School summer holidays, please book early as regular visitors book early.

School Prices

Single activities can be scheduled in at any time, with capacity to accommodate up to 24 on any one activity. Should you have more students than 24 we can split the group over two activities.

One activity booking (for up to 8 students) works out at £17.50 a head.

Half and Full day bookings

Two activities can be achieved in a 3 hour visit either in the morning or afternoon. Two activities may suit groups with numbers greater than 24, allowing for up to 24 students to do any one activity at the same time, with two activities running concurrently, we can accommodate up to 48 students.

A two activity visit for up to 8 participants is £260 – which is £32.50 each.

Three or more activities can be squeezed in to an all day visit (normally between 5 and 6 hours that includes time for a packed lunch) and is charged at and are charged at our 3 activity rate of £360 for up to 8 participants – that’s £45 each.

A maximum of 72 participants can be managed at the same time, with up to 24 students doing any one of the three activities at the same time.

For any school booking, all water instruction is provided, though it is a schools responsibility to provide all shoreside supervision. As a fully inclusive coaching session, any SEN children can be catered for, with the school remaining responsible for providing any extra adult cover that may be required. We strongly advise that school groups bring snacks, a packed lunch and soft drinks.

All school bookings are based on multiples of 8 people ensuring we can achieve the required instructor ratios required of us by the adventurous activities licencing authority (AALA). With all our activities led by qualified instructors working to industry safety ratios. Each booking of eight students is allocated one instructor.

Progressive Development Activities

Schools that require paddlesports within the GCSE syllabus or wish to develop skills under the Duke of Edinburgh scheme can be accommodated, please contact us to discuss your requirements further.

We have access to local D of E assessors should students wish to plan for paddlesport expedition via the D of E scheme.

Self Led activities

Schools with their own qualified Instructors can run their own activities for £10 per person per activity (wetsuits are charged at £2 extra). We will need to meet in advance any school provided instructor to provide them onboarding training and will want to conduct an assesment of their competance to lead activities on our behalf, before your visit.

To book a self led activity simply complete the online enquiry form.

Enquiries

Should you have any questions, please get in contact via enquiries@canoesportstrust.org.uk