School Trips Abroad

Broadcaster Roman Kemp with Minnie and Mickey Mouse on board Disney Dream cruise ship

Win a Disney Cruise Line trip for you, your class and their families

2024-03-18T14:49:00+00:00

Broadcaster Roman Kemp has teamed up with Disney Cruise Line to launch ‘The Ultimate School Trip’ competition.

Pupils at Disneyland Paris

LIVE! conferences inspire pupils at Disneyland Paris

2024-03-01T09:49:00+00:00By

Harry Rogers reports back from an educational visit like no other, where more than 1,300 pupils arrived at Disneyland Paris to have fun, boost creativity and find ideas.

Students from Queen Elizabeth's School, Kent with German students on their exchange trip to Cologne.

Our biggest ever German exchange trip was a huge success!

2024-02-20T09:41:00+00:00

Nicola Chandler, head of languages at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Kent shares her experience of their largest ever exchange trip to Cologne in Germany. 

Students and staff from South Nottinghamshire Academy on the slopes during their ski trip to Italy

Your first school ski trip? An academy shares their experience and tips

2024-02-19T17:19:00+00:00

South Nottinghamshire Academy took 69 Year 8-10 pupils to Italy on their first ever ski trip which was a huge success. They share their advice. 

Two members of staff in the jungle during Walsall Academy's Borneo expedition

How we planned and fundraised for our school expedition to Borneo

2024-01-17T16:55:00+00:00By

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. 

Walsall Academy students and staff show their banner during a Borneo expedition

Watch: Walsall Academy’s epic Borneo expedition

2024-01-08T17:07:00+00:00

Walsall Academy has produced a video of their incredible expedition to Borneo. 

LeShuttle's marketing poster showing a coach

LeShuttle: Stress-free Channel crossings. Great for teachers, and the planet

2023-12-19T14:53:00+00:00Sponsored by

LeShuttle explains how it is making crossing the Channel a breeze for school trips.

Royal Liberty School students visiting Iceland.

Adam Higgins: highlights of our Iceland school trip and a love of science

2023-12-06T09:58:00+00:00

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. 

A child holding a globe

Calls for a government minister to champion school visits

2023-11-17T14:37:00+00:00By

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. 

A group of students on a visit to America

Weighing up the cost and benefits of a school trip abroad

2023-10-30T16:55:00+00:00By

Balancing the benefits of overseas educational visits with the cost, EVOLVE Advice’s Jake Wiid outlines why school trips abroad are so important. 

Royal Liberty School, Romford

France was a big hit for Royal Liberty School students

2023-09-19T13:08:00+01:00

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.

Two children get to grips with an exhibit in the new Science Gateway at CERN in Switzerland

CERN’s new Science Gateway is ‘like nowhere else on Earth’

2023-09-18T13:28:00+01:00

CERN’s Science Gateway centre in Geneva, Switzerland, will feature a host of exhibitions and laboratory workshops for pupils aged five to 19. 

An aerial view of Beauport Bay in Jersey.

See the best of Jersey with this five-day itinerary

2023-09-07T16:42:00+01:00

From coastal adventures to fascinating history, this five-day itinerary packs plenty in for school groups visiting the island of Jersey. 

A group of students explore parts of Israel on a school trip

Help choosing a school tour provider

2023-08-23T14:54:00+01:00By

Gill Harvey, CEO of the School Travel Forum, explains the importance of a specialist school tour provider when planning school visits. 

Tyne Cot cemetery, Flanders, Belgium

Flanders Fields: visiting Belgium’s landscapes that are changed forever

2023-06-14T10:01:00+01:00By

STO’s editor Keeley Rodgers heads to Flanders in Belgium to find out what’s new for school groups.

Austin Albanese-Gill's school trip to Paris

Pupil’s experience of a ‘whirlwind’ school trip to Paris

2023-06-07T08:53:00+01:00

11-year-old Austin Albanese-Gill from Hills Academy, Bedford, shares his highlights of a recent school trip to Paris.

Svartifoss waterfall, Iceland

Iceland: awe and wonder for Bablake School’s prize trip experience

2023-05-23T14:46:00+01:00

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.

EVC immersive training trip to France

Teachers immersed in real-life scenarios for training experience

2023-03-22T12:30:00+00:00By

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.

School trip to Paris

Commitment to make school travel between the UK and France easier

2023-03-17T13:41:00+00:00

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. 

Voyager School Travel's Chateau de Chanterine

Voyager School Travel unveils extra French programme in Normandy to meet ‘surge in demand’

2022-06-20T13:45:00+01:00

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.

School trip abroad

Teachers share their 8 must-have items for school trips

2022-06-08T06:03:00+01:00

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. 

School trip abroad

Digital Covid Pass for 12-15 year olds a ‘significant step’ in reopening international travel

2022-02-01T14:33:00+00:00

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.

Interski school trip

8 simple steps for booking a school ski trip

2021-11-23T09:25:00+00:00

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.

Holts Tours

School Travel Forum launches bespoke insurance for school trips

2021-09-14T08:45:00+01:00

A comprehensive travel insurance product called STF Travel Sure has been designed especially for schools, aiming to give teachers confidence when organising educational visits. 

Gavin Williamson speaking in Commons

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson highlights the value of school residentials

2021-07-07T10:18:00+01:00

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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School trips abroad get the green light from the autumn term

2021-07-07T10:01:00+01:00

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. 

Hiking on a residential

Boris Johnson confirms residential trips are allowed in England

2021-05-11T10:32:00+01:00

Residential visits can go ahead in England with schools now able to book future trips, the Government has confirmed. 

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Watch: School Travel Forum video captures the value of educational visits

2021-04-01T15:28:00+01:00

A video, created by the School Travel Forum, highlights the value of educational visits and how school trips transform lives. 

Children exploring the woods

Teachers on why school trips will be invaluable to rebuilding children’s confidence

2021-03-09T15:12:00+00:00

With the future looking more promising for school trips to resume, teachers have spoken about how school visits and learning outside the classroom can help children after a disjointed time away.

Eiffel Tower, France

School trip memories: School Travel Forum’s CEO shares two of her own very special trips

2021-03-01T09:44:00+00:00

Gill Harvey, CEO of the School Travel Forum, explains why two of her school trips as a child stand out as the most rewarding.

Atomium in Belgium

School trip memories: how one teacher uncovered Belgium’s many highlights

2021-02-17T14:06:00+00:00

Amanda Lynott, assistant headteacher at The Cottesloe School in Wing, Buckinghamshire, recalls an excellent trip to Ostend in Belgium from her time at school. 

Log cabin residential at High Ashhurst

Plans set out to safely restart overnight educational visits

2021-02-15T16:33:00+00:00

Overnight UK trips should be able to resume after Easter and international travel should follow in the 2021/22 school year - that’s the message from the outdoor education and school travel sector. 

Carisbrooke College's China trip

'My Best School Trip' finalist 2020/21: Carisbrooke College

2020-11-24T12:20:00+00:00

Students from Carisbrooke College in the Isle of Wight embarked on an exciting overseas trip which took place in November 2019, taking in the sights of Shanghai, Xi’an and Beijing.

#saveoutdoored

More support to save school trips & outdoor education as the DfE agrees to a review

2020-10-21T09:55:00+01:00

Teachers, providers, TV personalities and MPs continue to add their voices to the campaigns to #SaveOurSchoolTrips and #saveoutdoored, and we banged the drum through our Oct / Nov edition.

TV presenter & adventurer Paul Rose

TV presenters Kate Humble & Paul Rose give their support to school visits

2020-10-21T09:42:00+01:00

Adventurers Kate Humble and Paul Rose have given their support to school visits as a generation of young people risk missing out on experiences.

Lulworth Cove trip with NST

NST: overwhelmed by your support and looking ahead

2020-10-20T16:01:00+01:00Sponsored by

We speak to Steve Craven, director of NST, a specialist provider of educational group travel about the impact of the pandemic and why it’s vital that children don’t miss out on learning outside the classroom experiences.

Bohunt school's Himalayas expedition

Watch: a pupil's video from Bohunt School's Big Expedition to the Himalayas

2020-10-13T16:23:00+01:00

Bohunt Education Trust took 12 students on a trip of a lifetime to scale a summit of more than 6000m in the Himalayas, as part of its annual Big Expedition trip.

Washington DC

Virtual Washington DC visits can be organised in time for the US election

2020-10-05T13:30:00+01:00

As the US counts down to the general election on 3rd November, teachers can organise virtual trips to Washington DC, the home of American politics. 

Halsbury Travel

Halsbury Travel explains what school trips will look like in 2021

2020-09-07T00:01:00+01:00Sponsored by

After the coronavirus pandemic brought school trips to an abrupt halt in March 2020, school tour operator Halsbury Travel explains what to expect in 2020/21.  

Kayaking in Cataluna, Spain

Spain awaits you: a look at why it’s the ideal destination for schools in the future

2020-09-01T11:38:00+01:00Sponsored by

Looking ahead, Spain ticks all the boxes and more when it comes to immersive cross-curricular school trips. Here’s why.

Child holding a globe

School Travel Forum wants to ensure schools are ‘In Safe Hands’ when residentials restart

2020-08-28T09:53:00+01:00

School Travel Forum has commissioned a new report, ‘In Safe Hands’, which will outline the protocols needed to be put in place by schools and tour providers to ensure pupils and teachers can travel with confidence when the time is right.

TV presenter & adventurer Paul Rose

TV presenter Paul Rose on how lockdown has highlighted the importance of travel

2020-07-24T10:55:00+01:00

In an exclusive interview with STO, the adventurer, who has presented various BBC documentaries, spoke about why now is the opportunity to rethink how children learn. 

Queen Ethelburga school's ski trip

Pupils overcome challenges for successful half-term ski trip

2020-07-20T16:31:00+01:00

Matt Clayton, teacher and assistant vocational curriculum manager at Queen Ethelburga’s school in York speaks about his favourite trip over the last year - a ski trip to Sestriere which brought out the best of his pupils.

Greenacre Academy's trip to Venice

Immersing students in Italian culture during a memorable trip to Venice

2020-07-09T15:28:00+01:00

Teacher Shaakir Uddin reflects on Greenacre Academy’s school trip to Italy last year including what they did and his recommendations for others. 

Outlook Expeditions

5 expedition trips for schools planning ahead

2020-03-30T14:11:00+01:00

We’re dreaming of far-flung locations as we look at some adventurous overseas trip ideas, for schools planning at least a year in advance.

Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School's trip to Disneyland Paris

Case Study: Bringing business to life at Disneyland Paris

2020-03-18T13:13:00+00:00

We’ll be sharing some fantastic school trips that have taken place in recent times to remind us all of their positive impact. 

Puy du Fou

Schools can see new historical show at popular French amusement park

2020-01-13T14:28:00+00:00

Puy du Fou, the second most-visited amusement park in France, has revealed a new show for 2020. 

A Galina International Study Tours trip to Paris

More choice for school trips as Next Generation Travel acquires Galina Tours

2019-07-05T14:54:00+01:00

The move means that Chester-based Galina International Study Tours will be able to offer flights for the first time as part of its school trip packages. 

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Experience

New Commonwealth War Graves visitor centre to give schools a “fascinating insight”

2019-07-02T15:48:00+01:00

School groups are being encouraged to visit the new Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Visitor Centre which has opened in the battlefields of Northern France. 

School group at Mont St Michel in Normandy

Voyager School Travel unveils new Normandy Adventure

2019-06-06T14:47:00+01:00

The tour operator has launched a new trip for schools looking to organise a trip to northern France. 

Boys Football Tour

More trips on offer as Rayburn Tours buys Sports Tours

2019-04-29T09:58:00+01:00

School travel operator Rayburn Tours has bought Essex-based Sports Tours Ltd, expanding travel opportunities for young people and school groups.

Parc Asterix

Parc Astérix marks 30th anniversary with new openings

2019-04-26T10:54:00+01:00

The French theme park is celebrating three decades since opening by launching a new attraction.

PortAventura

New rides and accommodation at PortAventura World in Spain

2019-04-23T10:17:00+01:00

The theme park, located in Catalonia, Spain has a number of new attractions for its 2019 season including a Sesame Street® inspired ride. 

STC Expeditions

STC Expeditions launches 'escape' trips for teachers

2019-03-28T09:05:00+00:00

Teachers are usually the ones planning all the school trips. But now, a tour operator has released adventure and cultural holidays…for teachers. 

Extra funding will be available for foreign exchange trips

Extra funding will be available for foreign exchange trips

2019-01-22T10:04:00+00:00

Schools in England will be able to apply for grants to visit partner schools around the world.

Great Wall of China

School travel to Africa and China on the rise

2018-12-14T10:23:00+00:00

According to GTC Travel Group, a group flight specialist, school travel to Africa and China has risen in 2018.

Puy du Fou

Popular French theme park adds to its History themed offering

2018-11-21T10:33:00+00:00

A new immersive production, upgraded park entrances and an investment of €28.5m are amongst the key initiatives for 2019, announced by Puy du Fou. 

A school on one of WST's trips to Rhineland, Germany

More specialist tours following Next Generation Travel expansion

2018-10-07T10:43:00+01:00

Teachers will have access to more school trip options after a specialist educational travel company acquired three other travel operators.

Charters School students visiting the beach on a trip to Montpellier in France

Standing out in the class: A trip to Montpellier

2018-10-04T15:49:00+01:00

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.

World Challenge trip to Morocco

Global outlook: World Challenge Expedition

2018-10-03T15:54:00+01:00

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.

St Peter’s Catholic High School trip to Mar Menor in Spain

Speaking the language: The Arbolar Centre

2018-09-25T16:36:00+01:00

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.

Wieliczka Salt Mines

Discover Krakow: World Strides

2018-06-05T11:17:00+01:00

Take your students on a school trip to Krakow and begin exploring the city, before taking a guided tour of Auschwitz Birkenau, where over 1.1 million people lost their lives.

Bridgwater & Taunton College students during their trip to Morocco.

Bridgwater & Taunton College's trip to Morocco

2018-04-10T17:28:00+01:00

Meeting local Berber people, hiking in the Atlas Mountains and going on a camel ride were among the many highlights of Bridgwater & Taunton College’s visit to Morocco.

Visiting the Bayeux Tapestry

Winners, in more ways than one: Trip to Normandy

2018-02-27T14:14:00+00:00

A group of students who had never been on a residential trip embraced every opportunity that was presented to them - including trying frog’s legs and snails - after their school won a visit to France.

Kerala%2C India

Case study: World Travel, Kerala, India

2016-10-14T15:44:00+01:00

Camping in tea plantations and travelling in packed buses were among the many experiences that greeted a group of London teenagers during a recent trip to India.