IMPORTANT! The following MUST be read and agreed by the Head Teacher:  

On behalf of the school it is confirmed that, unless any damage, loss, claim or injury is due to the negligence of National Stone Centre or its volunteers:  

1. We accept full responsibility for any damage done to your property by any member of our party.  

1. We will indemnify National Stone Centre against any claim by third parties (including members of our party) for injury, loss or damage caused during the visit by any member of our party.  

1. NSC will not be liable for injury, loss or damage sustained by any member of our party.  

Bookings 

All bookings become a contract between the NSC and your school as soon as we receive this completed and signed booking form.  Unless there are unforeseen circumstances e.g. inclement weather, problems on the site or educators unavailable, we will not cancel.  If we do have to cancel under those circumstances we will offer you an alternative date. 

If you have to cancel your booking with us and are unable to change the date, the following charges apply: 

More than 4 weeks before your visit is booked Charged 25% of total cost 

Less than 4 weeks before your visit Charged full amount 

Essential information 

For exploring the site, it is essential that all visitors:  

• wear suitable footwear for walking on tracks and trails  

• wear suitable clothing for changing weather  

• stay with the group leader and listen carefully to safety instructions given by NSC volunteers.  

• stay on paths and routes guided by our volunteers  

If you feel that any of these requirements will be an issue for anyone in your group, please contact us to discuss.  

Please note that whilst our educators will lead all the activities for your children during the visit, your staff team will need to support and engage your children throughout the activities and encourage participation.  Whilst all our team are safeguarding trained and DBS checked, they should never be left with a group of children without at least one supporting adult from your school. 

Visiting the Shop

We actively encourage children to visit the shop during their visit to us although we appreciate funds may not be available for everyone.  We recommend visiting the shop during the lunchbreak or at the end of the day.  The maximum number of children allowed in the shop with their supporting adult at any time is 6.  Other children are to wait in the marquee rather than in the café or entrance area.   

The Site

Please also be aware that our site is an open access site so there are members of the public on site at all times.  We also have a café on site and our toilets are public toilets shared with the café visitors.  We aim to close the toilets to the public on arrival for a short period of time, at breaktimes and prior to departure to ensure your children’s safety.  If children require the toilet in between those times, please ensure a member of your team attend to ensure their safety.  There may be times when we need to allow individuals from the general public through to use the disabled toilet even when the school are using the main toilets.  Be aware also that The National Stone Centre site and The Quarry Café are dog friendly and the grounds are regularly used for dog walking.    

Bad Weather

The majority of our activities are based outdoors therefore if the weather is due to be freezing cold/snow/extreme wind/severe rainfall we may have to cancel with little notice.  This is to ensure the safety of your children and both our staff teams.  In this eventuality, we would be more than happy to rearrange your trip to another date.