What's New? – Page 4
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Case Studies
A school’s experience of a Farms for City Children residential
Katie Campbell, year lead and class teacher at Kelvin Grove Primary School, London, describes the impact a residential with Farms for City Children had on pupils.
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Features
Field Studies Council: celebrating 80 years and 3.7 million student visits
The UK’s leading environmental education charity is celebrating its 80th anniversary having welcomed more than 3.7 million students through its doors.
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News & Ideas
International Bomber Command Centre is expanding its educational offer
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) has now welcomed some 20,000 pupils to take part in its education programme, which has sparked volunteers to enhance its learning offer.
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Features
Water safety: curriculum changes, a parent’s story and where to go
A look at guidance and campaigning about teaching students to stay safe around water and how one centre is helping schools.
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News & Ideas
Register for educational visits coordinators launched by EVOLVE Advice
The register aims to raise the profile of EVCs and their role in ensuring the safety and effective management of educational visits.
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Column
Are classrooms the enemy? Outward Bound Trust CEO on the Let Us Out campaign
Chief executive of The Outward Bound Trust, Martin Davidson, on why they’ve launched the Let Us Out campaign for residentials.
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Interview
Adam Higgins: 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
National Football Museum’s iconic collection inspires pupils during Takeover Day
Manchester’s National Football Museum welcomed Year 4 pupils from St Mary’s Primary School in Moss Side to take over the space as part of the annual Kids in Museums Takeover Day.
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News & Ideas
KidZania asks children about their dream jobs ahead of Careers Festival
A YouTuber, teacher and sports personality are among the top ten dream jobs children aspire to, according to a study by KidZania London.
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News & Ideas
Hyundai filling the skills gap by offering thousands of free school visits
New research indicates that seven in ten young adults believe the UK education system is too ‘one size fits all’, sparking Hyundai to launch its Great British School Trip programme for a second year running.
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News & Ideas
British Motor Museum's new Learning Hub to inspire students
The British Motor Museum has opened a learning and education space for school groups to use on a visit to the Warwickshire museum, which includes two on-site classrooms.
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News & Ideas
School Travel Organiser to increase magazine frequency in 2024
Yandell Publishing has announced that School Travel Organiser magazine will increase its publishing schedule up to five editions in 2024, plus the annual Learning Outside the Classroom Yearbook.
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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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Features
Lessons at 10 initiative sparks passion in a range of subjects
Schools from across the country have been visiting Number 10 Downing Street to take part in a range of activities with the Prime Minister’s wife Akshata Murty.
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News & Ideas
PGL unveils Breakthrough Fund to support schools with residential costs
Outdoor adventure centre provider PGL will launch a Breakthrough Fund to give pupils the chance to benefit from residential outdoor learning trips, irrespective of their financial situation.
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School Travel Awards
Widespread support as School Travel Awards 2024 launches
As we launch the 2024 School Travel Awards, big names from across the sector have confirmed their support for this special initiative. Find out who…
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News & Ideas
Westminster Abbey announces new self-led school trails
Schools can enhance their visit to Westminster Abbey with one of four downloadable educational trails, launched by the learning team to highlight key sites throughout the historic venue.
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News & Ideas
Government report shows impact of fieldwork skills on geography students
The report suggests that practical fieldwork skills that pupils learn during outdoor learning experiences greatly improve their geography studies, with more young people than before choosing the subject for their GCSEs and beyond.
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News & Ideas
The 2024 Learning Outside the Classroom Yearbook is packed full of advice and ideas
The 2024 edition of the Learning Outside the Classroom Yearbook covers school trip organising from start to finish, helping teachers and EVCs plan effective and memorable experiences for their pupils
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News & Ideas
Graham Yandell receives MBE at Buckingham Palace
Chief executive of Yandell Media Group, which publishes School Travel Organiser, was presented with his MBE by HRH The Princess Royal at an investiture ceremony held at Buckingham Palace on 2nd November.