What's New? – Page 7
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ColumnBuilding connections outside of the classroom
Anne Hunt on how learning beyond the classroom creates crucial links with arts, nature, science, and heritage.
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News & IdeasVisits launched to help with transition to secondary school
Adventure play attraction Mission Out in Leeds has created four packages designed especially for Year 7 pupils to help them with their transition to secondary school.
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News & IdeasFuture of educational visits discussed at EVC conference
EVCs and senior school leaders came together for the National Educational Visits Conference in London, hosted by reporter and presenter, Louise Beale.
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InterviewTeacher Talk: we don’t limit ourselves or the children
Gavin Dixon, assistant head at Crosby High SEND school in Merseyside tells us how they embed learning and where they have been on visits.
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News & IdeasSchools concert returns to the Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall’s annual schools music competition, Future Makers, which aims to find tomorrow’s talent will be back at the iconic London venue.
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News & IdeasRoyal visit for Festival of Learning charity event
Farms for City Children brought farming to life in central London for children from several schools.
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News & IdeasSchool smashes fundraising target to help fund visits
Staff, parents and carers from Latchford St James CofE Primary School in Warrington, have raised £6,500 towards school trips by completing the Three Peaks Challenge.
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News & IdeasMore dates for National Theatre’s iconic War Horse show
The National Theatre’s War Horse will embark on a major new tour, bringing the extraordinary story by Michael Morpurgo to a theatre near you.
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News & IdeasStudy trips can help teachers discuss LGBTQ+ history
Petra Albrecht of Diversity Study Trips, explains how educational visits can normalise discussions with, and about, the LGBTQ+ community through more inclusive itineraries.
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News & IdeasSchools can try out latest experience at Cheddar Gorge
The immersive multi-sensory attraction has been unveiled at Cheddar Gorge & Caves in Somerset, telling the fascinating story of how they were created.
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News & IdeasEducation pack for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe tour
Schools can make use of a free education pack before their visit to see The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on tour.
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SponsoredZip out of the classroom and into a whole new world of learning
Learn by doing at Zip World; from unparalleled school trips to full educational programmes that start in the classroom and end with the trip of a lifetime.
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FeaturesHow we use school trips to develop our staff
Constance Walker, deputy headteacher of Hammersmith Academy on how educational visits impact staff.
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News & IdeasStudents reduce time on social media for UKSA trial
A number of students at maritime youth charity UKSA, reduced their screen time as part of a trial to ease social media induced anxiety.
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Features9 cross-curricular school trip ideas
Here are nine ideas for fantastic cross-curricular experiences outside of the classroom that are sure to inspire the whole class.
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InterviewTeacher Talk: three decades of creating memorable school trips
Matt O’Grady, headteacher of West Horndon Primary School, tells us about the visits he is most excited about and the biggest lesson from 30 years of educational visits.
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News & IdeasWicked Writers competition winners announced
Pupils have been submitting entries into the Wicked Writers: Be the Change competition in a bid to win a workshop and a theatre visit. Here are the winners.
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News & Ideas30 years of lifesaving education by the Safety Centre
The Safety Centre, which operates the Hazard Alley education centre in Milton Keynes, is celebrating three decades of helping children learn about the importance of safety.
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News & IdeasNew GCSE Study Boost day at Shakespeare’s Globe
Aimed at students aged 14-16, the event in London includes a tour, practical workshop and a performance.
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News & IdeasAlternative ideas for school trips abroad
We look at some of the more unusual places that children can experience culture and history away from the UK.