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Ensuring that 'Your Adventure is in Safe Hands'.

The strength of The Adventure Element Ltd is built on the professionalism, and dedication of our staff team. Each of them are passionate about passing on their knowledge and ensuring you receive the very best. It is the staff's role to ensure you are inspired to be safer, be better and to explore more.

Meet the faces that bring The Adventure Element magic to life.

Ben Keen

Director & Owner

Alex Knill

DofE Manager

Chris Forecast

Events Manager

Marketing Department

Holly Moffitt

Marketing, Comms and Content

Sharon (Ronnie) Bianchi

Marketing, PR and Brand

Programme Coordinators & Event Directors

Our Programme Coordinators and Event Directors take the responsibility of ensuring the smooth delivery of our programmes. Their role is to coordinate all delivery aspects including managing any staff working with the participants. They will be a main point of call during a programme and available to answer any questions or solve any issues.

Instructors & Staff

Our expert team of Instructors & Staff comprise of:

  • DofE instructors
  • DofE Lead Instructors
  • Hub Staff
  • Phase Lead Staff
  • Marshals
  • Bike Mechanics
  • Safety Teams
  • Powerboat Drivers
  • Mountain Leaders
  • Canoe Guides
  • Activity Instructors

Whichever role the staff hold, their responsibility is to deliver an exceptional experience to you, our clients. Each member of this team are chosen for their expert knowledge, their ability to lead, coach, guide, instruct in all aspects of the outdoors as well as for their impeccable professionalism and personality. They really are the face of The Adventure Element Ltd.

Be part of the team

We are currently not taking applications from new staff for the 2026 season.

Freelance Opportunities

There are currently no Freelance roles available.

Contracted Roles

There are currently no contracted roles available.

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Posted 11th March
5 Ways to Wellbeing for young people: What if mental health was built into adventure?

5 Ways to Wellbeing for young people: What if mental health was built into adventure?

Category: DofE Advice and Guidance

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) is often celebrated for building resilience, teamwork and independence. But look a little closer, and something deeper emerges. Its structure aligns remarkably well with the 5 Ways to Wellbeing: Connect, Take Notice, Learn, Move and Give. In short, what if we stopped seeing DofE as just an award and started recognising it as a powerful framework for preventative mental health? We caught up with Grace Knill to hear why adventure and mental health go hand in hand.

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Posted 11th March
"No Phone? No Way!" The Double Edge Sword of phones on DofE expeditions

"No Phone? No Way!" The Double Edge Sword of phones on DofE expeditions

Category: DofE Advice and Guidance

According to Ofcom, 99% of children will own a mobile phone by age 11 and 98% of 16-24 year olds will own a smartphone. Teenagers average 3-6 hours of screen time each day with 12-15 year olds having a focus on social sites, primarily TikTok and Snapchat. As a DofE expedition provider, it is easy to see the difficulties when we ask young people to take themselves away from their phones and go offline for a few days. Can DofE expeditions balance the double edged sword that is phone technology to help more young people experience the outdoors?

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