Features – Page 5
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School Travel AwardsDay trips, residentials, overseas: these school trips have it all covered
The 2024 finalists for this special award are schools that have created visits and experiences that are brilliant, powerful and exciting.
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School Travel AwardsA spotlight on the School Trip Champion 2024 finalists
Four fantastic advocates for learning outside the classroom have been shortlisted and you can read all about them here.
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InterviewLEGOLAND: fun is at the heart of our workshops
James Chapman at LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort talks about learning through play and making school visits as memorable and easy as possible.
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School Travel AwardsTeamwork makes the dream work
The Education / Learning Team of the Year is an award to recognise staff and volunteers at attractions and providers who support school visits. Find out more about your 2024 finalists.
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Features8 school-friendly museums to make learning fun
We’ve rounded up some of the UK’s best museums for school visits which are sure to encourage pupils to learn new passions.
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InterviewTeacher on the benefits of a cultural visit to Futuroscope
Julie Hinton from King Edward’s School Witley describes how her pupils reaped the rewards of a visit to Futuroscope in western France.
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ColumnReassuring parents and carers about school trips
Andy Smith from EVOLVE Advice on what schools can do to ensure families feel informed and reassured about educational visits.
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FeaturesWatch: school’s journey to Everest Base Camp
The students and staff of Walsall Academy captured their incredible expedition on film. Shadow headteacher Jon Clarke shares their experience.
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Features7 regional theatres with school-friendly shows and workshops
Check out these brilliant regional theatres offering discounts for schools, top performances and a selection of inspiring workshops.
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FeaturesHow teachers and EVCs plan their educational visits
We hear from teachers and EVCs about their planning process for educational visits and why it’s important to start early for maximum rewards.
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ColumnBuilding connections outside of the classroom
Anne Hunt on how learning beyond the classroom creates crucial links with arts, nature, science, and heritage.
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InterviewTeacher Talk: we don’t limit ourselves or the children
Gavin Dixon, assistant head at Crosby High SEND school in Merseyside tells us how they embed learning and where they have been on visits.
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News & IdeasStudy trips can help teachers discuss LGBTQ+ history
Petra Albrecht of Diversity Study Trips, explains how educational visits can normalise discussions with, and about, the LGBTQ+ community through more inclusive itineraries.
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FeaturesHow we use school trips to develop our staff
Constance Walker, deputy headteacher of Hammersmith Academy on how educational visits impact staff.
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Features9 cross-curricular school trip ideas
Here are nine ideas for fantastic cross-curricular experiences outside of the classroom that are sure to inspire the whole class.
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InterviewTeacher Talk: three decades of creating memorable school trips
Matt O’Grady, headteacher of West Horndon Primary School, tells us about the visits he is most excited about and the biggest lesson from 30 years of educational visits.
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News & IdeasAlternative ideas for school trips abroad
We look at some of the more unusual places that children can experience culture and history away from the UK.
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News & IdeasAdvice for planning trips for children with hearing loss
The Field Studies Council has shared some top tips to help teachers improve outdoor residential experiences for children with hearing impairments.
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School Travel AwardsOur awards prize money paid for an exciting rainforest visit
Winchmore School in Enfield took a group to the Living Rainforest with their prize money after school travel coordinator, Karen Tidmarsh won the School Trip Champion Award.
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FeaturesZipping, bouncing and learning in historic mines and quarries
There were surprises above and below ground as Rob Yandell was thrown off things, down things and around things at three of Zip World’s sites in North Wales.