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Focus on: Lincoln Castle
School Travel Organiser finds out more about Lincoln Castle, which offers a dedicated learning programme for schools, known as Investigate.
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Arithmetic experiences outside of the classroom
Here are some Arithmetic-related school trip ideas to inspire Primary school students who are learning their times tables.
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Getting parents onboard with school trips
Getting parents on board can be most of the battle with school trips. STO hears from three teachers who share advice on how to overcome parents’ concerns.
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Leaps and Bounds: Outward Bound Trust
A “wild camp”, cooking over fire, using axes to chop wood and a veto on mobile phones, enabled a group of students to connect with nature and each other.
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Bringing theatre to life through school trips
We take a look at some theatre shows that every teacher should consider taking their school group to see.
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Tesco launches food education programme
It’s been well documented that eating habits can be heavily influenced in early childhood. The Eat Happy food education project, launched by supermarket giant Tesco, will be offered to every Primary school in the UK, with its aim being to help school children have a healthier relationship with food.
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How to use forests and woodlands to support GCSE studies
Using forests and woodland to support GCSE studies, whilst reaping the benefits of connecting your students with nature.
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Standing out in the class: A trip to Montpellier
Earlier this summer, a group of Year 10 students from Charters School visited Montpellier on one of Halsbury Travel’s Language Study Tours. Their teacher, Laura Stock, reports back on the experience.
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Where and when to go on a school trip in 2019
Here's some inspiration for where and when to go on a school trip next year.
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Global outlook: World Challenge Expedition
Christ the King College has always had a global outlook and offers a range of trips and exchanges including Spanish, French and Norwegian exchanges, trips to Italy, Greece and Poland.
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Teacher Talk: Forging futures with school trips
Paul Newbold, head of Geography at Bolton School Boys’ Division, talks to STO about school trips to Iceland and the role learning outside the classroom (LOtC) can play in forging pupils’ futures.
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Speaking the language: The Arbolar Centre
The learning objectives for the trip were to learn and practice speaking Spanish in an authentic setting, to improve confidence in spoken Spanish, as well as to get a better understanding of Spanish life, culture, History and Geography.
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Case Study: One school’s trip to The Garden Classroom
Gayhurst Primary School from Hackney enjoyed a school trip to The Garden Classroom’s pilot Seashore Adventures camp.
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7 ideas for taking Science out of the classroom
Inspiration for your next Science-themed trip, from planetariums to museums and galleries.
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How to organise a water-based trip
Annie-May Roberts, director of First Wave Adventures, tells STO how beneficial water-based school trips are, and what you need to do to organise a good one.
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School Trip Champion prize trip
Jacquie Hargreaves of Vandyke Upper School, who was last year's School Trip Champion, reports back on what the prize money was spent on.
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'My Best School Trip' winners' prize trip
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 Trip Champion: 2018 finalists revealed and voting open
The four finalists for this year’s School Trip Champion Award have been revealed, and it’s time to vote for a winner.
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Embracing Literacy and Literature through school travel
With International Literacy Day coming up on 8th September, we look at a selection of locations and attractions offering English and Literature links.
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Case Study: Exploring Berlin
For four days in July, 40 students in Years 9 and 10 from Tytherington School live in the historical capital of Germany Berlin. The experience is a collaboration between the Language and History Departments of the school.