22 April 2026
PGL, the UK’s biggest outdoor education provider has launched ‘SEND Inclusive Adventures’ designed to support groups of young people with additional needs and make outdoor adventure more accessible.
With last year’s Pearson report sharing that teachers are concerned that SEND needs is one of the highest barriers to learning for young people, and with over 1.7m children in England with SEN, the new programme, aims to break down these barriers for young people to adventure.
“At PGL we firmly believe that outdoor adventure is for everyone, and we are committed to unlocking the potential in all young people so that they have the same opportunities to explore, discover and grow,” says Michelle Evans, Director of Product & Marketing at PGL Beyond.
The chance to shape brighter futures for groups who are neurodivergent or have learning and physical disabilities and other SEND or ASN requirements drives us as we know how much this will develop their confidence in other aspects of life.”
In creating the new SEND Inclusive Adventures programme, PGL worked closely with Aspris, a UK provider of specialist education and care for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities and Unity Multi Academy Trusts, who focus on specialist education care for young people, to ensure every single trip is flexible and built to suit the needs of each individual group.
Schools looking to book a SEND Inclusive Adventure can be assured that they will have dedicated SEND and ASN advisors on centre, tailored multi-activity programmes as well as adaptive equipment, quieter meal and shop times and more relaxed activity timings.
“As well as the support from these two incredible trusts and talking to teachers to understand what the key barriers to inclusion are, we have also gained specialist training from Bendrigg utilising their vast experience in outdoor activities for people with all ranges of disabilities,” said Michelle.
Nancy O’Regan, Chief Operating Officer for Education at Aspris welcomes the new SEND Inclusive Adventures and the focus from PGL Beyond.
Every child is an individual, so flexibility is essential when supporting pupils with special educational needs,” said Nancy O’Regan, COO for Education at Aspris. “At Aspris, we see the potential in every young person and adapt our approach to help raise it. Working with PGL, we share that focus, shaping outdoor experiences so every young person has the chance to build confidence and make real progress.”
Having an offering that can really be bespoke and individualised to the needs of our pupils is really beneficial and supportive, and allows us to consider residentials in a way we didn’t think was possible.”
PGL’s SEND Inclusive Adventures are available to book now and will be in place from Summer 2026. For more information go to: www.schoolsandgroups.pgl.co.uk/inclusive-adventure/
