All My Best School Trip Award articles
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School Travel AwardsWe used our awards prize money to take the whole school to the theatre
Rachel Underwood, headteacher at Langdale CE Primary School in Cumbria, tells us how they spent their prize money after winning the 2023 ‘My Best School Trip’ Award.
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School Travel Awards‘My Best School Trip’ Award: your 2023 finalists show how it’s done
From day trips to residentials, the finalists for the 2023 ‘My Best School Trip’ Award cover experiences across Britain and continental Europe, all demonstrating the value of getting children beyond the school gates.
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School Travel AwardsEnter the ‘My Best School Trip’ Award to win money for your school
It’s a special category at the annual School Travel Awards which shines a spotlight on an exceptional school trip and provides an opportunity for schools to win £2,000 towards a future adventure.
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School Travel AwardsWow, these amazing entries are your 2022 ‘My Best School Trip’ Award finalists
Read about our 2022 finalists for this category, which provides an opportunity for schools to win £1,500 towards a future trip.
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School Travel AwardsThe finalists for the ‘My Best School Trip’ Award 2020/21
A strong selection of school day trips and residentials have made the cut for this special award, which is presented as part of the annual School Travel Awards. Find out more here…
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School Travel AwardsIt’s back to the Lake District for Walsall Academy
After Walsall Academy in Bloxwich won the ‘My Best School Trip’ Award in 2021, shadow headteacher Jon Clarke put the prize money to good use and ran another successful residential in the Lake District where a group of Year 8 students found a sense of achievement and awe about the ...
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School Travel AwardsVideo: Jon Clarke tells us about Walsall Academy’s award-winning residential
In this short film, shadow headteacher Jon Clarke of Walsall Academy in Bloxwich tells us about their Key Stage 4 Outward Bound Trust residential which won the ‘My Best School Trip’ Award last year.
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School Travel AwardsTeacher explains the impact of winning the ‘My Best School Trip’ Award
Ian Mitchell of Kingswood House School entered his ‘Making of Modern Britain’ trip into the ‘My Best School Trip’ Award and encourages others to follow.
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School Travel Awards'My Best School Trip' finalist 2020/21: Walsall Academy
24 targeted Key Stage 4 pupils from Wallsall Academy took part in this residential at the Outward Bound Trust’s Ullswater Centre in March 2020.
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School Travel Awards'My Best School Trip' finalist 2020/21: Kingfisher Special School's visit to Gallery Oldham
At the start of 2020, Kingfisher Special School in Oldham arranged for a group of Year 5 and 6 children to take part in an art/dance project with Gallery Oldham, where pupils were able to explore a special exhibition and then respond to what they had seen with a dance ...
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School Travel Awards'My Best School Trip' finalist 2020/21: Queen’s Park Primary School
The trip, involving two groups of 25 Year 5 children from the Brighton school took place in 2019 and involved working with Sustrans cycling charity and the Sussex Wildlife Trust.
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School Travel Awards'My Best School Trip' finalist 2020/21: Carisbrooke College
Students from Carisbrooke College in the Isle of Wight embarked on an exciting overseas trip which took place in November 2019, taking in the sights of Shanghai, Xi’an and Beijing.
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Case StudiesHow one school trip went virtual with videos, podcasts and even home cooking
Ian Mitchell, deputy headteacher of Kingswood House School in Surrey, talks about their pivot to a virtual school trip experience that included videos, podcasts, web links, Microsoft Teams… and even cooking.
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School Travel AwardsVideo: ‘My Best School Trip’ Award Winner 2019
Deputy headteacher, Ian Mitchell gives his reaction and tells us more about the trip he entered, after Kingswood House School won the ‘My Best School Trip’ Award at the 2019 School Travel Awards.
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School Travel Awards‘My Best School Trip’ Award: 2018 winning Lancashire school go caving with their prize money
Moorside Primary School in Lancaster won last year’s ‘My Best School Trip’ Award. Deputy headteacher Jonathan Whitwell reports back on what they did with the £1,500 prize money.
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School Travel AwardsVideo: 2018/19 School Trip Champion Alan Butters
Our 2018/19 School Trip Champion, Alan Butters of Bluecoat Beechdale Academy in Nottingham gives his reaction to receiving this accolade at the School Travel Awards ceremony held at the Royal Garden Hotel in London in November 2018.
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School Travel AwardsVideo: Deputy headmaster reacts to winning the 'My Best School Trip' Award
We talked to Jonathan Whitwell, deputy headmaster of Moorside Primary School at the 2018/19 School Travel Awards ceremony, to get his reaction and thoughts about winning the ‘My Best School Trip’ Award.
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News & IdeasSchool Travel Awards 2019/20: voting, nominations and entries now open
We want to hear who, what and where is best for educational visits, if you know a ‘School Trip Champion’, and whether your trips could win £1,500 for your school.
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School Travel Awards‘My Best School Trip’ winners’ prize trip: Upland Primary School in Bexleyheath
Upland Primary School in Bexleyheath won last year’s ‘My Best School Trip’ Award. Headteacher Beth McKenzie reports back on what they did with the £1,500 prize money.
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School Travel AwardsTips for winning the ‘My Best School Trip Award’
The ’My Best School Trip Award’ is all about recognising brilliant educational visits, but what does a winning entry look like?