Planning a trip for a certain subject?

Here's the latest news and ideas for school trips linked to various subjects, from Art & Design to History and Science.

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Whether your students are masters of maths, stars of art and design, or focused on film studies, they’ll see incredible real-world applications at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter.

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Developing creative writing at Wordsworth Grasmere

At Wordsworth Grasmere, the education team invites schools to experience the Lake District through the words and images captured by William, Dorothy and other Romantic writers 200 years ago. Here’s how they helped one school to thrive.

Elphaba and Glinda in Wicked the musical

Win class tickets to Wicked with national writing competition

The annual writing competition run by the National Literacy Trust and Wicked Active Learning is inviting young writers (aged 9-14) to advocate for a change they want to see in their communities.

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Students from Solihull School

Pupils discover Birmingham’s geography in special trip

Learners from Solihull School became some of the first to take part in a series of courses in Birmingham from the Field Studies Council looking at urban regeneration.

Estuary Hike

Pyrland School’s mission to rewild their students

School trips can be a chance for students to explore new environments, but this summer adventure for Pyrland School students turned out to be something they will never forget.

Soyuz TMA-19M descent module

Discover space exploration at new Science Museum gallery

Set to open in autumn, a new gallery at the Science Museum will display objects from the first space age and the future of space exploration.

Children wearing ear defenders at Techniquest

Case study: Bringing science to life at Techniquest

Adamsdown Primary School pupils became scientists for the day when they visited Techniquest, the science discovery centre in Cardiff Bay.

Winchester Science Centre Discovery Pens

Winchester Science Centre introduces audio description to exhibits

Discovery pens open the door for visitors with visual impairments or children who find big chunks of text hard to read.