All Residentials articles – Page 3
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News & Ideas
YHA network fully reopens to schools thanks to Culture Recovery Fund
YHA (England & Wales) has fully reopened its network of youth hostels following the lifting of Covid restrictions and a grant of almost £1 million from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund.
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Sponsored
Kingswood says now is the time for pupils to experience an adventure
Activity provider and School Travel Awards winner Kingswood explains why now is the perfect moment to take learning outside the classroom.
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News & Ideas
Active Learning Group plans new outdoor learning centre in Snowdonia
Specialist education company Active Learning Group has announced its third centre, The Towers, which will offer a range of mountain-based activities and experiences for young people.
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School Travel Awards
It’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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Case Studies
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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News & Ideas
Chancellor Rishi Sunak sees £2.5 million Generation Green project in action
Chancellor Rishi Sunak visited YHA Grinton Lodge in his Yorkshire constituency to meet primary school pupils benefiting from a Generation Green-funded residential.
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News & Ideas
Active Learning Centre to open in Pembrokeshire
Active Learning Centre will open its second outdoor site in Pembrokeshire in the autumn of 2022, bringing coastal and woodland residential learning experiences to children.
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Features
School tour operators and attractions share their hopes for the future
We asked specialist residential centres, school tour operators and attractions what their hopes are for the future as the UK emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Features
8 simple steps for booking a school ski trip
Robert McIntosh shares his top tips for booking a successful ski trip. So if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of organising one for your students, read on.
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Case Studies
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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News & Ideas
Kingswood unveils offer for schools to win residential trips
Leading activity provider Kingswood is inviting schools to make an enquiry and be entered into a draw which will see one in 25 schools enjoying a residential for free, as a way of saying “welcome back”.
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Sponsored
Mount Cook Adventure Centre on making the most of the school year ahead
Let’s face it, 2020-2021 has been a hard time for residentials, for schools and residential centres. The good news is that many teachers are looking ahead to 2022-2023 and planning fantastic trips for their students.
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Column
Summer residentials can help smooth the transition to secondary school
A week away from home on a residential stay during the summer holidays could help children feel more confident about the prospect of transitioning from primary to secondary school in the autumn, says outdoor education provider Kingswood.
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News & Ideas
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson highlights the value of school residentials
MP Gavin Williamson has highlighted the “real value” of school residentials when quizzed in the House of Commons about the education and school travel sector.
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News & Ideas
Teachers tell School Travel Organiser how visits can re-energise the ‘why’ of education
Some of our readers have been in touch to tell us how they see school visits and learning outside the classroom as key to re-engaging children after the last year.
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News & Ideas
School trips abroad get the green light from the autumn term
Updated guidance from the Department for Education from Step 4 of the Government’s roadmap gives schools the go-ahead to take school groups on trips abroad that have previously been deferred - and they can also plan new international visits.
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News & Ideas
Post-apocalyptic school adventure ‘The Bioasis’ welcoming bookings
’The Bioasis’ is described as a new post-apocalyptic adventure, set in 2074 in a secret location in the south west of England, giving schools across the country the chance to escape the classroom.
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News & Ideas
Boris Johnson confirms residential trips are allowed in England
Residential visits can go ahead in England with schools now able to book future trips, the Government has confirmed.
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News & Ideas
Calls for more guidance about resuming residentials from 17th May
Residential providers have said they are gearing up to welcome school groups back from 17th May but are awaiting further guidance from the Department for Education.
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Features
Education providers on why outdoor activities are key to reducing stress
Outdoor adventure specialists, Inspiring Learning, are encouraging more children to engage in outdoor activities as a way of helping to reduce the nation’s rising stress levels.