Using a mobile bouldering wall for school activity days

Building the rotation

We run 45 minutes in each hour, so the tidiest structure is one class per hour with a 15-minute changeover that lines up with our reset and staff break.

For a two-form entry primary that usually means six to seven classes across a school day. Send us your class sizes and timetable and we'll map it out for you before the day.

Pitch and setup

• 10m × 6m of flat ground — playground, field or sports hall
• Vehicle access to tow the 8m × 2m trailer into place
• Around 45 minutes on site before the first session starts

Supervision and safeguarding

Sessions are run by our in-house trained instructors, who handle the briefing, spotting and rotation. School staff stay with their class as normal for pastoral supervision, which also keeps the changeovers quick.

Staff are DBS-checked and carry First Aid at Work certification. Boulder & Cave staff are trained in-house on operation and health and safety.

Paperwork your office will ask for

• Risk assessment and method statement for the bouldering wall
• Public liability insurance certificate
• Equipment inspection confirmation

Making it count curriculum-wise

Beyond PE, teachers use the wall for resilience and problem-solving work — each traverse is a route to read, plan and re-try. Pairing children so one reads the route while the other climbs turns it into a communication task rather than a race.

More guides

• Mobile caving at festivals, fetes and public events
• The mobile caving experience for schools, scouts and youth groups
• Mobile caving system hire: how the caving trailer works