Waypoint Outdoor Leadership

Does your school have students who are "unreachable" in the classroom but thrive when challenged?

I’m Gareth, the founder of Waypoint Outdoor Leadership, and I specialize in working with the kids that others find "difficult."

What makes Waypoint different?
I hold a Higher Education Certificate in Youth Justice. This means I don't just lead outdoor trips; I deliver interventions.

Working across Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent, I help schools re-engage students at risk of exclusion by teaching:
🔹 Self-Regulation: Making calm decisions under pressure.
🔹 Real-World Accountability: Understanding the natural consequences of their actions.
🔹 Grit & Confidence: Mastering navigation and leadership in the wild.

I provide fully compliant, safe, and professionally led sessions that actually make a difference back in the classroom.

📣 Teachers & Pastoral Leads: If you're looking for a fresh way to support your inclusion strategy, let’s talk!

Find out more: [email protected]

Many schools are currently facing increasing challenges around pupil engagement, behaviour and motivation.

Waypoint Outdoor Leadership is now offering a structured 4-week Behaviour & Engagement Intervention Programme designed for small cohorts of secondary pupils who would benefit from a different learning environment to rebuild confidence, responsibility and decision-making skills.

Through a professionally managed outdoor leadership framework, pupils develop:

• Personal accountability
• Communication and teamwork
• Leadership confidence
• Risk awareness and judgement
• Resilience through structured challenge

The programme runs one day per week over four weeks, culminating in a supervised expedition day where learners apply the skills they have developed.

Schools receive a full impact report and individual learner summaries, supporting behaviour monitoring and Pupil Premium evidence.

If you work within a secondary school pastoral, behaviour or inclusion team and would like to discuss how this programme may support your pupils, I would be happy to connect

What a nice welcome from Trust A Veteran UK.

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Outdoor education changes confidence.

Navigation. Leadership. Responsibility.
Real decisions. Real growth.

Waypoint Outdoor Leadership is now working with schools to deliver structured navigation, leadership and DofE programmes.

If you’re connected to education, I’d welcome a conversation.

Waypoint Outdoor Leadership is now supporting schools with structured navigation training, leadership development and DofE expedition delivery.

All programmes are professionally led, fully risk assessed and aligned with safeguarding and school compliance standards.

Please get in touch to discuss how we can support your students.

Truth.

I keep saying this;)
Just start the thing or
Do the thing

Messy is part of the process

We’d love to have you in the free leadership community where there is lots of support to move yourself forward. Link in bio.

Enjoy your day.

📷House of Leaders

Welcome to Waypoint Outdoor Leadership

Hi, I’m Gareth — founder of Waypoint Outdoor Leadership.

I started this company with a clear goal:

To help young people build confidence, resilience and responsibility through structured outdoor education.

I’ve seen first-hand how powerful navigation, leadership and managed risk experiences can be in changing how young people see themselves. When they’re given real responsibility, real decisions and real challenge — something shifts.

Waypoint Outdoor Leadership exists to:

• Re-engage young people in learning
• Develop practical leadership skills
• Build resilience through structured challenge
• Support schools with professional, safe expedition delivery

This isn’t just about outdoor activity.

It’s about growth, confidence and helping young people believe in what they’re capable of.

If you’d like to know more about what we offer or how we can support your school, feel free to message the page, or email [email protected]

— Gareth

Welcome to Waypoint Outdoor Leadership.

Waypoint provides structured outdoor education programmes for schools, specialising in:

• Leadership development days
• navigation & risk management training
• Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition delivery

All programmes are personally led by a Trained Mountain Leader and DofE Supervisor & Assessor, with a strong focus on safety, professionalism and long-term development.

If you are a school looking to strengthen your outdoor provision, please feel free to get in touch.