What's New? – Page 38
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News & IdeasReimagined Hamlet for young audiences in the West End
Designed with 8 to 12 year olds in mind, the National Theatre’s Hamlet will play in London with school rates available for all performances.
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News & IdeasEngaging sensory trail to open at the Yorkshire Arboretum
Visitors to the Yorkshire Arboretum near Castle Howard will be able to take part in a specially designed Sensory Trail when the 120-acre site reopens in March.
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SponsoredCombining fun with animal education at Dorset’s Monkey World
School groups of all ages and levels of study can see conservation in action at Monkey World, which offers a range of talks and curriculum-linked workshops.
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News & IdeasNature-friendly focus for schools at New Forest’s Exbury Gardens
A Dragonfly Pond learning zone is currently being built at the gardens, with a range of other activities planned to get children interested in the flying insects and the wider world around them.
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News & IdeasSchool sleepovers on offer at Gulliver’s new Valley Resort
Gulliver’s Valley Resort is due to open this spring, with the team now taking bookings for school sleepovers at the new theme park based in south Yorkshire.
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News & IdeasChester Zoo is offering 42,000 free tickets to schools
Schools have until the end of February to enter the Cheshire wildlife attraction’s give-away.
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News & IdeasUrban Geography course to coincide with 2022 Commonwealth Games
The Field Studies Council (FSC) has launched a new course in Birmingham, to coincide with the city’s regeneration project ahead of the games.
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News & IdeasDiscovery Visits to Marble Hill House include clay tile workshop
English Heritage’s Marble Hill House near Richmond will offer unique Discovery Visits from March to examine Georgian life through the story of Henrietta Howard, King George II’s mistress.
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InterviewInterview: Former headteacher Steve Dool on school trip decision-making
Steve Dool is chair of the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (CLOtC) and is one of the speakers at the ABTA School Travel Seminar in London on 10th March.
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News & IdeasBeWILDerwood to open in Cheshire
The attraction, inspired by the children’s books of the same name, is planning to open its gates on 18th July in south Cheshire, offering pupils an ‘imaginative and adventurous’ day out.
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News & IdeasChildren can explore natural surroundings with Zip World’s new programme
Children and teachers can escape the classroom and bring lessons outside with the launch of Zip World’s ‘Gravity in Geography’.
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Features5 trips to help pupils understand the significance of the Holocaust
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we’ve selected five school trips to help students understand how the Holocaust affected so many lives during World War Two.
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News & IdeasPupils enjoy ‘hearty cooked breakfast’ at Hatton Adventure World
A group of Primary school children were collected by a tractor & open-top trailer and taken to an animal park in Warwickshire to learn about the importance of eating a hearty breakfast.
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News & IdeasPrehistoric discoveries at new Mystery Warrior exhibition
Schools can learn about a newly discovered Iron Age warrior at the Novium Museum in Chichester, and pair a visit with a themed workshop.
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News & IdeasYorkshire Wildlife Park launches careers session
Designed for Secondary school and college students, the on-site session aims to develop key employability skills.
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News & IdeasDove Cottage & Museum will reopen to celebrate Wordsworth’s 250th birthday
Children will be able to visit a completely transformed Dove Cottage and Museum later this year, offering a broad range of poetry, creative writing and cross-curricular sessions in Cumbria.
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Features10 of the best: Theatre productions for schools in 2020
We’ve picked 10 theatre shows for pupils to see this year, each offering an exciting trip opportunity and an educational programme.
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News & IdeasFortnight of STEAM activities planned at British Motor Museum
Warwickshire’s British Motor Museum has announced it will host a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering Art & Maths) activity fortnight to celebrate British Science Week.
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News & IdeasClimate change residential launching for Key Stage 5 students
Based at FSC Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae in Scotland, the latest course from the Field Studies Council is aimed at pupils in higher education.
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FeaturesDoing your duty: defining a duty of care on school trips
Teacher John Dabell offers some insight into ensuring pupils receive a high standard of care while learning outside of the classroom.