November 2017

Dear Parents/Guardians,

RE: YEAR 7 TRIP TO Croft Farm, Tewkesbury, 6th July – 8th July 2018

We have arranged to take our year group on a residential activity course to Croft Farm, Tewkesbury next summer. The boys will travel by coach after period 2 on Friday 6th July and return in the early evening of Sunday 8th July. There has been an excellent relationship between JCA and The Forest School in recent years, resulting in some outstanding trips.

This trip will provide a superb opportunity to develop confidence and relationships within the year group, through some challenging and exciting activities. The activities will include: team building, climbing, fencing, canoeing, archery and raft building, plus other water -and land- based activities.

The centre has fully trained and qualified instructors who, along with the teaching staff, will provide a safe, controlled and secure environment on a site which has no public access. The total cost of the visit to Croft Farm is £225 and includes: full board and accommodation, all instruction and activities, equipment, evening activity programme, achievement certificates and comprehensive insurance; transport costs are covered by voluntary contributions which are part of the overall total. There will be a Parents’ Evening scheduled for the summer term, to provide further details.

To apply for a place for your son, please complete the slip and the attached EV2, returning it to the Admin Office, along with a cheque for £60 made payable to ‘Forest School’, by the 30th of November 2017, this can also be paid using www. scopay.com/forest. Please note the trip is not limited to the numbers able to go, but I must advise that if insufficient funds are raised, the trip will have to be cancelled.

Please be aware that the deposit is non-refundable should you decide to withdraw your son from the trip. Should any student be permanently excluded from school, there will be no refund of any payment.

For those who are in receipt of qualifying benefits, there may be some financial assistance towards funding this trip. Please contact Mrs Farley, Parents Support Adviser, Tel: 01189781626, Ext. 1085 or email

All payments should be handed into the Admin Office, following the schedule below or in one amount. Please use the paying-in slips accompanying this letter if paying with cash or cheque.

The amounts paid should follow this schedule.

1st Deposit £60.00
By Friday 30th November 2017 (non-refundable)
Cash, cheque or online / 2nd Payment £75.00
By Thursday 1stFebruary 2017
Cash, Cheque or Online / Final payment £90.00
By Monday 23rd April 2017
Cash, Cheque or Online

Please contact me if you have any questions regarding what we anticipate will be an excellent trip.

Yours faithfully

Mr Mark Jordan

Head of Year 7

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REPLY SLIP – To be handed in to the Admin Office.

Payment date: by

Trip details:

YEAR 7 Trip to Croft Farm

DATE: 6th July – 8th July 2018

Pupil’s Name: ______

Pupil’s Tutor Group:______

Name of cheque signatory: ______

REPLY SLIP – To be handed in to the Admin Office.

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Payment date: by

Trip details:

YEAR 7 Trio to Croft Farm

DATE: 6th July -8th July 2018

Pupil’s Name: ______

Pupil’s Tutor Group:______

Name of cheque signatory: ______

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REPLY SLIP – To be handed in to the Admin Office.

Payment date: by

Trip details:

YEAR 7 Trip to Croft Farm

DATE: 6th July-8th July 2018

Pupil’s Name: ______

Pupil’s Tutor Group:______

Name of cheque signatory: ______

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REPLY SLIP – To be handed in to the Admin Office.

Payment date: by

Trip details:

YEAR 7 Trip to Croft Farm

DATE: 6th July-8th July 2018

Pupil’s Name: ______

Pupil’s Tutor Group:______

Name of cheque signatory: ______