Our personal development and life coaching programmes start from £150 per hour, with a recommended schedule of an initial “Chemistry Meeting” followed by six sessions that be scheduled to meet the individual needs of the client, with the option to continue the programme by request.

Introduction of the MTQPlus psychometric assessment to compliment coaching costs an additional £100 per assessment.

Group discount rates are available by request and tailored to the size of your group.

Adventurous activity sessions start from £45 per participant for a 90min session.  These include paddle boarding, kayaking, raft building, air rifle shooting, archery, tomahawk throwing and bushcraft skills.

Significant discounts of up to 50% are available for recognised youth groups and charities by application.

Combination fun activity days are priced on a bespoke basis, so contact us to discuss your requirements and secure a quotation for pricing.

Bespoke team building / cohesion days that incorporate: Mental Toughness training; leadership and individual coaching and capability development; self awareness and reflection; dynamic problem solving; collaboration and communication challenges that all combine to provide an inclusive and ultimately satisfying experience for everyone that celebrates the diversity of backgrounds and thinking that exists within the group.

Active Growth Ltd are licensed to use the AQR International MTQPlus mental toughness pyschometric assessment and incorporate this into our coaching and developmental programmes.  This provides a powerful, evidence based assessment and baseline of underlying attitudes and behaviours and forms the foundation of meaningful, high impact, target coaching and development.  We are also licensed to use and apply the AQR Team Work Orientation Index (TWOi) tools as part of our team based activities.

Our activities and courses aim to enrich your Employee Assistance Programmes by creating mentally tough, resilient and engaged team members, through reflective learning, shared experience and achievements in a fun, safe and inclusive environment.  In addition to providing alternative rewards, this can also assist you understand your team strengths and dynamics in selection and development processes.

We provide two dedicated services for schools, namely:

• Mental Toughness training and coaching and
• Practical Course work, bespoke team reward and fun group days.

Mental toughness training and coaching involves application and provision of the sophisticated MTQPlus psychometric assessment to establish an accurate, evidence based understanding of an individual’s attitudes and behaviours towards the four factors of Control; Commitment; Challenge and Confidence.  This understanding is then used to design, individually specific coaching programmes and development plans based upon areas identified as in need of development.

Practical Course work, bespoke team reward and fun group days that are based exclusively around delivering your curriculum requirements, having fun in a group setting, stretching comfort zones and learning new skills through participation in an extensive range of different adventurous activities, challenges and experiences. These events are designed to deliver tangible senses of achievement, break down social barriers and actively encourage communication and collaboration amongst diverse groups, including a range of activities including archery, paddleboarding and kayaking.

These days are bespoke to your requirements and budget and ideal for schools looking to: evidence the practical elements of the CNAT L1/L2 Sports Studies qualification; looking for fun adventurous activities and days out to compliment the Pupil Premium Scheme commitments; to assist with Year 6/7 transition; or to simply enrich the programme offered to your students.

Our modular archery offer is also available to be delivered on your premises, so get in touch to discuss requirements and viability.

Wellbeing and resilience sessions and days that focus on supporting teams and individuals de-stress, access new supportive techniques that develop self awareness, the ability to be ‘mindfully present’ in decision making, and improve resilience through reflection and engagement with our environment and nature.

These activities are significantly enhanced when supported by the use and application of the MTQPlus mental toughness psychometric, which enables individuals and managers to understand and predict how someone is likely to respond to different situations, enabling better decision making and choices.

Tailored to the specific needs of the client, our coaching programmes aim to improve mental toughness and can support performance improvements in terms of approximately 25% better outcomes than when coaching is not employed.

We are licensed to use the MTQPlus mental toughness pyschometric assessment and incorporate this into our coaching and developmental programmes and courses, as this provides a useful, evidence based assessment and baseline of our underlying attitudes and behaviours, that enables significantly improved outcomes to be achieved as focus can be targeted to areas requiring development.

Situational coaching supports clients who are ready to address specific areas requiring development and can be suitable for both individuals and teams. We like to incorporate reflective walks in the outdoors and nature during our coaching sessions to help clients reflect and gain new perspectives, away from technology and our comfort zones, although we can also opt for sessions virtually online as required.

However coaching is NOT therapy or counselling, as these look to address or resolve past situations, whereas our coaching and mentoring are forward facing and focused on future performance and growth.

At Active Growth Ltd we are bound by the European Mentoring & Coaching Council Codes of Practice and use coaching to focus on understanding your current situation, supporting you to identify areas of improvement that you want to address and then helping you produce the plan and milestones that you will follow to achieve your objective.

Categories commonly supported are: mental toughness; leadership; personal development, improving resilience and stress management; preparation for promotions or career changes; skill acquisition or becoming proficient in an adventurous activity such as paddleboarding, kayaking or archery for personal interest or in preparation for taking formal qualifications.

Although similar in outcome, mentoring and coaching are different in their approach, as in mentoring the mentor can introduce their knowledge and experience to suggest potential solutions, whereas in coaching the role of the coach is to help the client find and own their own solutions, rather than to supply the answers.

Tailored to the specific needs of the client, our coaching programmes can support performance improvements in terms of approximately 25% better outcomes than when coaching is not employed.

Holistic life coaching is 121, bespoke and unique to you. Based around elements of Self Determination Theory and through application of the MTQPlus psychometric assessment we help you understand ‘Mental Toughness’ and how you approach each category of: Control; Commitment; Challenge and Confidence in your life and how Relatedness; Autonomy; Mastery and Purpose are influenced by your extrinsic and intrinsic motivations, beliefs, behaviours and attitudes.

Holistic life coaching is designed to support you to become self aware of your situation and environment as it relates to your domestic and professional lives, to identify and address areas that you wish to improve and to then guide you through the journey of improvement and growth so that you can live your best life.

Whenever possible, we incorporate sessions in the outdoors and nature to enhance self-awareness and mindfulness although we can also opt to hold sessions virtually online if required.

However coaching is NOT therapy or counselling, as these look to address or resolve past situations, whereas coaching and mentoring are forward facing and focused on future performance and growth.

At Active Growth Ltd we are bound by the European Mentoring & Coaching Council Codes of Practice and use coaching to focus on understanding your current situation, supporting you identify areas of improvement that you want to address and then helping you produce the plan and milestones that you will follow to achieve your objective.

And mentoring and coaching are different in their approach, as in mentoring the mentor can introduce their experience to suggest potential solutions, whereas in coaching the role of the coach is to help the client find and own their own solutions, rather than to supply the answers.

Whether a family, group of friends or work colleagues looking for a fun, pulse racing, engaging and confidence building event, we have an extensive range of what you need.

We specialise in delivering private, bespoke sessions and events to suit your sense of adventure and budget and incorporate our fantastic mini Highland Games, paddleboarding, kayaking, rafting, swimming, archery, air rifle shooting, tomahawk throwing, pioneering and bushcraft skills and can supply exceptional catering and professional photographers if required.

We cater for private parties, hen and stag events on request.

Our personal development and life coaching programmes start from £150 per hour, with a recommended schedule of an initial “Chemistry Meeting” followed by six sessions that be scheduled to meet the individual needs of the client, with the option to continue the programme by request.

Introduction of the MTQPlus psychometric assessment to compliment coaching costs an additional £100 per assessment.

Group discount rates are available by request and tailored to the size of your group.

Adventurous activity sessions start from £45 per participant for a 90min session.  These include paddle boarding, kayaking, raft building, air rifle shooting, archery, tomahawk throwing and bushcraft skills.

Significant discounts of up to 50% are available for recognised youth groups and charities by application.

Combination fun activity days are priced on a bespoke basis, so contact us to discuss your requirements and secure a quotation for pricing.

Our main venue is based at the Pinewood Scouts Activity Centre, Shirley Church Road, CR0 5AJ.

This is an exclusive, private site that is set in 7 acres of mature woodland, has a private lake, a large hall and all the facilities required for our activity, coaching and training needs.

Mental toughness simply describes our character traits that we apply in different situations. By understanding how we are predisposed to respond to our sense of control (life and emotional), commitment (goal and achievement orientation), challenge (risk and learning orientation) and confidence (ability and interpersonal) we can identify areas of strength, opportunities for growth and optimisation of ourselves or our teams.

Teams are made up of the diverse constituent parts of the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the team members and every successful and productive team always has one thing in common, in that every member of the team feels aligned to purpose of the team and believes that the team will support and strive to provide their individual needs.

When this doesn’t exist, team members are increasingly likely to disengage, which can result in poor performance, quiet quitting, disputes, grievances, absenteeism and exits, which in turn, all negatively affect the operational and economical viability of the team.

At an individual level, this often leads to increased levels of stress, poor relations and increased levels of dissatisfaction, which can lead to poor productivity and performance, absenteeism, illness and ultimately exits.

Today’s modern digitally enabled world has significantly reduced the opportunities for us to step back from our busy lives and participate in activities that stretch our comfort zones, provide tangible senses of achievement and allow us to properly engage with nature, areas consistently proven to directly improve our mental toughness, confidence, resilience and wellbeing. Activities such as problem solving, swimming, archery, hiking, bushcraft and paddlesports are all excellent examples of how we can reconnect with nature and challenge ourselves and grow..

In team or group settings, adventurous activities are also established ways to increase team cohesion through participation in shared experiences that break down social barriers, generate tangible sense of achievement and belonging, areas that directly contribute to increased efficiency, effectiveness and efficacy, which lie at the heart of performance.

Getting outdoors and participating in safely coordinated activities in woodland settings or on our tranquil private lake provides a valuable and inexpensive escape from daily routine and directly supports our wellbeing through the release of positive chemicals and hormones in our bodies. Participating in a guided or self led walk in natural settings, watching sunlight bounce off the lake or listening to birds in the treetops can provide a valuable escape from daily routine and support wellbeing and directly counter the negative effect of stress on our physical and mental health as well as directly improving our sense of mental toughness, confidence, resilience and wellbeing.