The new year is often a time when companies take stock of their business: analysing where they are in the marketplace, planning where they want to be in 12 months’ time and working out how to get there. Training staff, and equipping them the skills and knowledge they need to be successful in…
With frequent dustings of snow, the dramatic hills around Lakeside can look like a perfect winter picture postcard, and are often a tempting proposition for walkers and ramblers. While the landscape may look benign from a distance however, this rugged beauty can also be a treacherous environment…
It’s a busy and exciting time of year in schools but if you want to give your students an extra Christmas present then why not sign them up for the Lakeside 2018 Schools Challenge Cup? This year we’ve more teams than ever taking part in our annual event, which starts February 2018. But we do…
On Wednesday 28th March, we’ll be exhibiting at the Institute of Student Employees (ISE) Conference & Awards 2018. The annual event (previously known as the AGR) brings together organisations and professionals responsible for employing young people, including graduates and…
Our Changing Young Lives appeal has raised more than £85,000 of the remaining £500,000 we need to fund our new Lakeside South Centre, and we’re asking you to get involved to help boost our total even further. For over 50 years we’ve improved and enhanced the lives of more than a million…
It’s our final post before we close for the festive break and we’d like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Here at Lakeside, we close on Tuesday 19th December and reopen on Wednesday 3 January 2018. A fun-packed year We’ve had another adventurous year, with…
Calverton school in the East End of London recently discovered the benefits of venturing ‘up north’ for its annual Year 6 residential trip. Unable to attend their usual outdoor education centre in Essex, the school had to look elsewhere. That was when they discovered that a trip to Lakeside in…
Some of the most successful UK companies are spending more than £1,000 per employee per year on professional development. But what form does this take and why is professional development so important? Continued professional development (CPD) is widely recognised as a way to improve the standards…
If you need something to warm your heart on a cold winter morning, then what better than this glimpse of otters playing near Lakeside. Our location, on the shore of Lake Windermere, means that we’re surrounded by a wealth of wildlife. The otters have been visiting at this time of year for several…
Do your students have what it takes to lift the Lakeside 2018 Challenge Cup? In February, we’re hosting our annual Schools Challenge Cup competition where schools from across the country take part in fun adventure activities in the hope of winning the Lakeside 2018 Challenge Cup. It’s open to…
