All School Trips Abroad articles – Page 2
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Case Studies
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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Features
Watch: Walsall Academy’s epic Borneo expedition
Walsall Academy has produced a video of their incredible expedition to Borneo.
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Sponsored
LeShuttle: Stress-free Channel crossings. Great for teachers, and the planet
LeShuttle explains how it is making crossing the Channel a breeze for school trips.
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Interview
Teacher Talk: highlights of our Iceland school trip and a love of science
Adam Higgins, science teacher at the Royal Liberty School in Romford, on highlights of a trip to Iceland and how he knows a visit has been a success.
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News & Ideas
Calls for a government minister to champion school visits
Simplifying the paperwork for school trips to Europe was also on the list of recommendations put forward at an All Party Parliamentary Group meeting on modern foreign languages.
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Column
Weighing up the cost and benefits of a school trip abroad
Balancing the benefits of overseas educational visits with the cost, EVOLVE Advice’s Jake Wiid outlines why school trips abroad are so important.
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Features
France was a big hit for Royal Liberty School students
Year 9 student Eren from The Royal Liberty School in Romford reports back from a memorable French trip which linked to their history and science studies.
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News & Ideas
CERN’s new Science Gateway is ‘like nowhere else on Earth’
CERN’s Science Gateway centre in Geneva, Switzerland, will feature a host of exhibitions and laboratory workshops for pupils aged five to 19.
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Features
See the best of Jersey with this five-day itinerary
From coastal adventures to fascinating history, this five-day itinerary packs plenty in for school groups visiting the island of Jersey.
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Features
Help choosing a school tour provider
Gill Harvey, CEO of the School Travel Forum, explains the importance of a specialist school tour provider when planning school visits.
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Features
Flanders Fields: visiting Belgium’s landscapes that are changed forever
STO’s editor Keeley Rodgers heads to Flanders in Belgium to find out what’s new for school groups.
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Case Studies
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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School Travel Awards
Iceland: awe and wonder for Bablake School’s prize trip experience
Bablake School in Coventry finally got to spend their £1,500 prize money after head teacher Andy Wright won the School Trip Champion Award in 2019 - here’s what they did.
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Features
Teachers immersed in real-life scenarios for training experience
We report back from an educational visit training experience like no other, where teachers and EVCs explain to School Travel Organiser the benefits of cooperative planning when it comes to school trips.
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News & Ideas
Commitment to make school travel between the UK and France easier
Both countries have said they’ll look at removing some of the barriers that have arisen since the UK left the EU which have caused issues for school groups.
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News & Ideas
Voyager School Travel unveils extra French programme in Normandy to meet ‘surge in demand’
The education provider has launched its fourth residential language programme in France, offering a mix of on-site language activities and excursions for pupils to experience local culture and improve their language skills.
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Features
Teachers share their 8 must-have items for school trips
What are the essentials you should take on a school trip or residential? Here, teachers have some great suggestions you might not have thought of.
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News & Ideas
Digital Covid Pass for 12-15 year olds a ‘significant step’ in reopening international travel
The move by the Department for Transport to allow 12-15 year olds in England to prove their vaccination status via a digital NHS Covid Pass for international outbound travel has been welcomed by the school travel sector.
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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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News & Ideas
School Travel Forum launches bespoke insurance for school trips
A comprehensive travel insurance product called STF Travel Sure has been designed especially for schools, aiming to give teachers confidence when organising educational visits.