ACTIVITY GUIDE

You can download our activity guide to read over our list of activities and choose one for you or your group to get involved in.

TODDS LEAP'S PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION

Todds Leap are delighted to announce we are now professionally recognised, through Adventuremark, BAPA membership and LOtC accreditation as a safe, quality outdoor activity provider.

British Activity Providers Association (BAPA) Members

Assuring Quality and Safety in the Activity Industry - Todds Leap is the first activity centre in Northern Ireland to become an accredited member of BAPA. It is set to provide quality assurance, puts safety as the highest priority and ensure a quality experience.

The British Activity Providers Association is the trade association for private sector providers of activity holidays and courses in the UK. Member centres have all agreed to abide by the BAPA Code of Practice and are committed to high standards of safety, value for money and customer service.

The BAPA mission statement is “Assuring Quality and Safety in the Activity Industry” by:

BAPA Quality Assurance

The British Activity Providers Association was formed by a number of responsible activity centre operators in 1986, with the express intent of establishing operating guidelines for an ‘industry’ that otherwise had no specific controlling regulations.

Since that time, successive committees of elected members have developed a Code of Practice, Activity Guidelines and an Inspection Scheme. BAPA sets the standard for Quality, Safety and Value for activity centres and residential and day camp providers;

The BAPA Code of Practice lays down standards for areas such as accommodation, activity equipment, environmental responsibility, health and safety, insurance and learning support.

The BAPA scheme is an approved route to both the new national Adventure mark accreditation and the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge.

ADVENTUREMARK

Adventure mark is a non-statutory safety scheme devised by the Adventure Activity Industry Advisory Committee (AAIAC) for providers of adventurous activities that are outside the scope of the Adventure Activity Licensing regulations (Northern Ireland is out of scope of licensing which leaves activity centres in Northern Ireland vulnerable to litigation and rogue business competitors)

Adventure mark allows providers to demonstrate to their customers or users that the provider's arrangements for managing the potential risks of adventure activities have been inspected and found to meet the necessary standards of good practice in the adventure activity industry.

Learning Outside the Classroom

LOtC QUALITY BADGE

The LOtC Quality Badge provides for the first time a national award combining the essential elements of provision - learning and safety - into ONE easily recognisable and trusted accreditation scheme for ALL types of learning outside the classroom provider organisation catering to children and young people throughout the UK. The scheme is managed and developed by the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom.

The LOtC Quality Badge reduces the red tape associated with learning outside the classroom, making it easier for teachers and other education providers to incorporate LOtC into the everyday curriculum. This increases the likelihood of children having the opportunity to have wider educational experiences which directly benefit their educational attainment and social and emotional development.

In summary BAHA membership is an indication to schools, parents and other customers that the centre / operator is taking its responsibilities seriously and should have a safe operation, providing value for money and an enjoyable and beneficial experience.