Case Studies
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Case Studies
Becoming Sky newsreaders for the day
Nicholas Szczesny, a Year 8 student at Gunnersbury Catholic School in Brentford, writes about their visit to the Sky Studios HQ in London.
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Our biggest ever German exchange trip was a huge success!
Nicola Chandler, head of languages at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Kent shares her experience of their largest ever exchange trip to Cologne in Germany.
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How we planned and fundraised for our school expedition to Borneo
Jon Clarke, shadow headteacher of Walsall Academy, kept a diary of how they planned and overcame challenges for an incredible expedition to Borneo. He shares it with us.
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A school’s experience of a Farms for City Children residential
Katie Campbell, year lead and class teacher at Kelvin Grove Primary School, London, describes the impact a residential with Farms for City Children had on pupils.
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How an Outward Bound Trust residential improved confidence
We hear from Hammersmith Academy about their transformative Key Stage 3 Outward Bound residential in the Lake District.
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Pupil’s experience of a ‘whirlwind’ school trip to Paris
11-year-old Austin Albanese-Gill from Hills Academy, Bedford, shares his highlights of a recent school trip to Paris.
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Case Study: building confidence on land and water
New Bradwell School visited the Caldecotte Xperience in Milton Keynes for a programme of challenges and activities suited to all abilities, which included crate stacking, canoeing, climbing, abseiling, caving and bush craft.
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Case Study: celebrating local culture at the Black Country Living Museum
We focus on Kates Hill Primary School in Dudley and their special programme of trips to the Black Country Living Museum, which uncovered more about their local heroes.
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Case Study: creating friendships on a residential with The Garden Classroom
The Garden Classroom shares how they brought together children from north east London for their Winter Residentials.
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Case Study: discovering more about Tudor farm life
Kineton Primary School took part in a rewarding visit to Mary Arden’s Farm in Stratford-upon-Avon, the former home of Shakespeare’s mother. Here’s what they got up to.
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Case Study: learning life-saving skills
Here is how one school’s visit to the Safety Centre Hazard Alley attraction in Milton Keynes opened pupils’ eyes to the potential dangers out there and how they can be dealt with.
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Case Study: exploring space travel and history in Belgium
Royal Liberty School in Romford were keen to get travelling again after the last couple of years, so decided to arrange a cross-curricular school trip to Belgium. Here’s a round-up of their exciting experience.
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Case Study: living like the Tudors at Gainsborough Old Hall
Teacher Lynsey Gregory reports back from her pupils’ fascinating Discovery Visit to Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, one of English Heritage’s newest openings.
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Case Study: stepping into the past on a Ypres Battlefield Trip
A small group of Key Stage 3 pupils from Ipswich High School travelled to Belgium to see the legacy left behind from the Great War on a battlefield trip.
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Case Study: flying high at Manchester Airport
A group of pupils in Year 10 at St Peter’s RC High School in Manchester attended the AeroZone Education Centre at Manchester Airport as part of their BTEC Travel and Tourism studies.
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Case Study: ship ahoy, it’s The Mary Rose
Storrington Primary School from West Sussex chose The Mary Rose museum in Portsmouth as an ideal day trip for the school’s budding historians in Year 5.
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Case Study: floating their way to success
Pupils at Ashurst Primary School in St Helens, Merseyside, were inspired by a new learning experience, led by their own curiosity on Lake Windermere.
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Case Study: ready for action and new challenges
Andy Wright, headteacher at Bablake School in Coventry, explains how a residential experience motivated his students to push boundaries by trying new and challenging activities.
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Case study: Tile Cross Academy on their trip to the Isle of Wight
Tile Cross Academy in Birmingham shares its recent experience at the UKSA’s Sea.Change Foundation course on the Isle of Wight.
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Case study: Hayesfield Girls’ School on reaping ‘twice the reward’
Hayesfield Girls’ School in Bath shares its creative residential to Cohort in St Ives, where pupils took part in activities linking to studies in art, photography and PE.