Drop Down Day Ideas

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Leave the timetable behind for a day and give your class a unique experience

Drop down days, Enrichment, Discovery days, Deep learning days, Collpased timetable days, Activity days, whatever your school calls them, you probably offer these experiences anything from once a year, to every term or half term. Following feedback from teachers, we have a huge range of educational ideas for bringing practical activities into your school to enhance and broaden your students' learning experience.

One of the big advantages of bringing an external provider into your school to deliver one of these special days is their experience. Not just experience of whatever subject or topic they are experts in, but their experience in delivering these sessions to groups of students; knowing how to keep them engaged for a full day on a single subject.

Drop down days are designed to benefit students in a variety of ways. Building on previous learning, while giving them skills and experiences they may be missing from the every day lessons they receive during the school day. Ideas for drop down days include PHSE subjects such as mental health or physical well-being and first aid, themed problem solving activities, or perhaps a STEAM focus such as exploring robotics or VR applications. Have a look at the options on this page, or fill out the short form and let us know what you want to achieve from your drop down day.

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STEM Workshop
STEM Workshop
in-school workshop

The bespoke STEM workshops will put control of the content within the organisation. A call will be arranged with one of our TA Education experts to discuss what activities would work best for your students.

Conway Centres Anglesey
Conway Centres Anglesey
Wales

With direct access to the Menai Strait the venue offers both challenging Outdoor Activities & Creative/Performing Arts opportunities. Set in 169 acres there are an extensive range of on-site activities that last 3hrs so are as productive as possible.

In School Workshops
In School Workshops
in-school workshop

Bushcraft, Orienteering, Disc golf all on your school premises. You provide the space we provide the rest.

Galloway Activity Centre
Galloway Activity Centre
Scotland

We’re a friendly family run outdoor activity centre that’s been operating since 1988 and caters to a wide range of children’s groups all year round. From the smallest group sizes to over 100 and from day trips to week long residential holidays.

The Ultimate Adventure Centre
The Ultimate Adventure Centre
South West

Discover Devon's top adventure destination, perfect for school trips. Enjoy high ropes, coasteering and team-building activities led by expert instructors. With safe accommodations and tailored programs, it's an unforgettable learning experience.

Ackers Adventure Residential centre
Ackers Adventure Residential centre
West Midlands

Ackers Adventure is an Adventurous Activity Centre just 2 miles from the centre of Birmingham. A 75 acre site offering many activities such as canoeing, climbing, skiing & residential stays, making Ackers a totally unique venue for a school trip.

Walesby Forest
Walesby Forest
East Midlands

Walesby Forest is a fun and exciting residential activity centre with over 40 indoor and outdoor adventure activities including water sports, with a wide range of accommodation options, set in 250 acres of woodland in Robin Hood country.

AI and Machine Learning Workshop
AI and Machine Learning Workshop
in-school workshop

A fantastic introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning. Focusing on their applications in self-driving vehicles, students learn physical computing & coding concepts with BBC micro:bit computers to build & program a robot buggy.

Rock Up Weston super-Mare
Rock Up Weston super-Mare
South West

Looking for the ideal venue for end-of-term trips, PE lessons, or extracurricular learning? Rock Up is your go-to place to meet curriculum PE goals. Our climbing activities provide both intellectual and physical challenges, promoting teamwork & trust

Rock Up Birmingham
Rock Up Birmingham
West Midlands

Looking for the ideal venue for end-of-term trips, PE lessons, or extracurricular learning? Rock Up is your go-to place to meet curriculum PE goals. Our climbing activities provide both intellectual and physical challenges, promoting teamwork & trust

Sayers Croft
Sayers Croft
London & South East

Sayers Croft is nestled at the foot of the Surrey Hills and provides outdoor experiences for 27,000 visitors p.a. of all ages and abilities. We offer bespoke residential and day visits for schools, community groups and DofE Award participants

Avon Tyrrell
Avon Tyrrell
London & South East

Avon Tyrrell, UK Youth Outdoor Activity Centre is located in the stunning New Forest National Park and offers an extensive range of site activities, all linked to the National Curriculum as well as various accommodation options for organised groups.

Cumulus Outdoors Residential Centre - Swanage
Cumulus Outdoors Residential Centre - Swanage
South West

Tailored adventure residentials on the Dorset coast at our residential centre in Swanage, can include activities such as Coasteering, Climbing, Mackerel Fishing, Field Studies, and Bushcraft, delivered by our highly qualified instructors.

Rock Up Manchester
Rock Up Manchester
North West

Looking for the ideal venue for end-of-term trips, PE lessons, or extracurricular learning? Rock Up is your go-to place to meet curriculum PE goals. Our climbing activities provide both intellectual and physical challenges, promoting teamwork & trust

The Towers Active Learning Centre
The Towers Active Learning Centre
Wales

The Towers Active Learning Centre is located in the heart of one of the most stunning mountain areas of the UK. Offering a range of offsite outdoor activities both in the beautiful mountains and the stunning coast line.

Cumulus Outdoors Curriculum Day Trips
Cumulus Outdoors Curriculum Day Trips
South West

We run exciting and fun filled Adventure Activity Days on the Jurassic Coast for schools and youth groups. These outdoor activities are designed to improve self esteem, confidence and support learning outside the classroom.

Programming virtual robots
Programming virtual robots
online/in-school workshop

Brand New - Robot programming workshops that can be run entirely virtually. Two types are offered, Scratch based (best for KS2) and Python based (best for KS3).

Science School Escape Rooms
Science School Escape Rooms
in-school workshop

Have you experienced the excitement of an Escape Room? We've turned it on its head for schools. Your pupils will have to solve a series of puzzles, locked up in a box, to find the key to stop the timer! Are yours pupils up for the challenge?

Sandbox VR - Birmingham
Sandbox VR - Birmingham
West Midlands

Sandbox VR is the world's most advanced virtual reality venue! It features 9 exclusive VR experiences to transport students into the most immersive gaming environment imaginable! With groups of up to 200 per trip with 36 students in games at once!

The Sustainability Centre Residentials
The Sustainability Centre Residentials
London & South East

The Sustainability Centre offers residential trips, day visits, forest school, farm visits and alternative education within our stunning 55 acre woodland. This provides access to beautiful countryside in the South Downs National Park.

Robotics Workshop
Robotics Workshop
in-school workshop

RobotFun provides robotics based programming workshops for schools, suitable for Early Years through to KS4, using state of the art robots. We visit you and bring everything needed for the workshop(s). All you need to provide are the children!

Peak - Astbury Watersports Centre
Peak - Astbury Watersports Centre
North West

Astbury Watersports Centre is located at Astbury Mere, near Congleton town centre. We offer various watersports from canoeing to sailing, and if getting in the water isn’t what you fancy we also have many different land based activities.

Peak - Trafford Watersports Centre
Peak - Trafford Watersports Centre
North West

Trafford Watersports Centre, located at Sale Water Park, just a short drive from J6 of the M60. We offer various school group team building watersports activities from canoeing to sailing, along with many land based activities to make a full day

Adventure Day Trips
Adventure Day Trips
Wales

Our bespoke day trips offer outdoor adventures together with impact-based learning, problem solving and reflection techniques. Our guides help pupils find meaning and inspiration whilst building ‘backpack skills’ for a lifetime of making a differ

Cuffley Active Learning Centre
Cuffley Active Learning Centre
London & South East

Based in Hertfordshire, this south east school trip, in the calming woodland setting of Cuffley Active Learning Centre, promotes development and growth through new activities.

Rock Up Watford
Rock Up Watford
London & South East

Looking for the ideal venue for end-of-term trips, PE lessons, or extracurricular learning? Rock Up is your go-to place to meet curriculum PE goals. Our climbing activities provide both intellectual and physical challenges, promoting teamwork & trust

The STEAM Workshop
The STEAM Workshop
in-school workshop

The TA STEAM Learning Festival brings a range of activities to inspire your students, including aspects of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths. The activities are catered to the needs and abilities of the students.

Rock Up Lakeside
Rock Up Lakeside
London & South East

Looking for the ideal venue for end-of-term trips, PE lessons, or extracurricular learning? Rock Up is your go-to place to meet curriculum PE goals. Our climbing activities provide both intellectual and physical challenges, promoting teamwork & trust

Activities at Your Place
Activities at Your Place
East Midlands

Let us come to you. Looking to organise a school activity or team building day but worrying about expensive coach hire and the stresses of organising it?

Team Building Outdoor Adventures
Team Building Outdoor Adventures
West Midlands

Team Building Days in the great outdoors. After so many months out of school children & young people need time to adjust socially to working together again. At Oaker Wood we offer a range of team building activities in a woodland setting.

Cumulus Outdoors Tented Village - Corfe Castle
Cumulus Outdoors Tented Village - Corfe Castle
South West

Our exciting range of land and water based outdoor adventure activities take place at some of Dorset’s most iconic coastal locations and offer the unique opportunity to explore the stunning Jurassic Coastline whilst trying something new.

Caldecotte Xperience
Caldecotte Xperience
All UK Regions

With some of the best facilities in the region, we offer school activity days or residential visits with a wide variety of outdoor activities for schools to choose from, on land and water and even some indoors.

Oaker Wood Leisure
Oaker Wood Leisure
West Midlands

Woodland Outdoor Activity centre with 2 Glamping Villages which can be booked by schools for exclusive use. Sleep up to 160 in Glamping Pods. Catered or self catered. High Ropes, Low Ropes, Team Building, Rafting, Zip Wire, Paintball, Target Shooting

Minecraft Education Workshop
Minecraft Education Workshop
in-school workshop

Immerse your students in the virtual world of Minecraft: Education in these educational focus workshops. You can also explore curriculum links within Biology, Geography, Computer Science, Art, History, Physics, and plenty more.

Rock Up Meadowhall
Rock Up Meadowhall
Yorkshire

Looking for the ideal venue for end-of-term trips, PE lessons, or extracurricular learning? Rock Up is your go-to place to meet curriculum PE goals. Our climbing activities provide both intellectual and physical challenges, promoting teamwork & trust

Beaudesert Activity Centre
Beaudesert Activity Centre
West Midlands

Beaudesert Activity Centre located in Staffordshire, offers amazing residential trips for Schools. We've got nice accommodation blocks, we've got great activities, our food is all home cooked, but what really makes us worth a visit is our staff.

Calvert Devon
Calvert Devon
South West

Calvert Exmoor is an accessible activity centre in North Devon for students with learning, physical, behavioural, sensory or multiple complex disabilities. We accommodate all classroom types with a specialism in SEN and disabled students.

Rock UK - Carroty Wood
Rock UK - Carroty Wood
London & South East

Carroty Wood is an ideal choice for Outdoor Education and offers groups a great taste of the outdoors. Set in 58 acres of beautiful Kent countryside, the centre offers flexible accommodation and catering options and a great range of activities!

Tile Barn Outdoor Centre
Tile Barn Outdoor Centre
London & South East

Our 14 acre site located in the heart of the New Forest National Park offers cost-effective residential trips with a variety of accommodation options (including camping for up to 300!). A range of adventurous activities are on-site too.

Conway Centres Tattenhall
Conway Centres Tattenhall
North West

Located in the beautiful village of Tattenhall just 7 miles from Chester the centre offers a peaceful haven and a base for wide range of Outdoor Activities and the Arts. It's proximity to many schools makes it ideal for day courses too.

Millport Field Centre
Millport Field Centre
Scotland

Field Studies Council Millport has purpose-built accommodation and teaching spaces which provide an excellent base for a range of courses. Just 10 minutes by ferry from the mainland. Great base for fun outdoor activities, biology and geography trips.

Lymley Wood Day Visit
Lymley Wood Day Visit
London & South East

Activity and outdoor education venue in an ancient woodland and meadow. Screen Free adventure playground, low and high ropes, forest school. Specialist in child led learning, resilience building, team work, well being and for those with SEND.

Rock UK Summit Centre
Rock UK Summit Centre
Wales

Rock UK Summit Centre - A brand new multi-activity centre in south Wales. Following a £4M redevelopment project Summit Centre now offers incredible school residential trips with bursary places available and over 20 adventure activities on offer!

Tech for Everyone: Inclusive Computing with SEND
Tech for Everyone: Inclusive Computing with SEND
in-school workshop

This interactive workshop will provide a safe, supportive environment for students to explore and develop computing skills tailored to their needs.

Inventors & Makers Computing Workshops
Inventors & Makers Computing Workshops
in-school workshop

Award-winning STEM Workshops, Assemblies and CPD for children ages 3-11 coding, programming and robotics. Our qualified and experienced primary teachers bring fun and computing expertise to your classroom.

Day Visits to Walesby Forest
Day Visits to Walesby Forest
East Midlands

Walesby Forest is a fun and exciting activity centre set in 250 acres of woodland in Robin Hood country with over 40 indoor and outdoor adventure activities including water sports, climbing, team building and archery offering bespoke day trips.

Robotics and Computer Science in London
Robotics and Computer Science in London
London & South East

Discover the birthplace of modern computers, interact with cutting-edge technology and enjoy cultural immersion in the UK's biggest city. Multiple links with GCSE and A Level Computer Science syllabi, from cryptography to artificial intelligence.

Rock Up Whiteley
Rock Up Whiteley
London & South East

Looking for the ideal venue for end-of-term trips, PE lessons, or extracurricular learning? Rock Up is your go-to place to meet curriculum PE goals. Our climbing activities provide both intellectual and physical challenges, promoting teamwork & trust

Hindleap Warren Residential Visits
Hindleap Warren Residential Visits
London & South East

Set in 300 acres of private woodland in the Ashdown Forest, Hindleap offers a wide range outdoor adventurous activities, including; high ropes courses, bushcraft, canoeing & kayaking, rock climbing, obstacle course and team building challenges.

Lochranza Centre CIC
Lochranza Centre CIC
Scotland

Located on the beautiful Isle of Arran, the Lochranza Centre CIC is an Outdoor Education & Activities Centre specialising in Geography, Geology, & Environmental Science field studies. We've delivered fun, safe, & adventurous school trips for 40 years

Sealyham Activity Centre
Sealyham Activity Centre
Wales

Sealyham Active Learning Centre is our dedicated coastal centre – but offers a whole range of outdoor activities both off, on and in the water. Situated conveniently for visits to numerous beaches and other coastal areas.

Rock Up Walton on Thames
Rock Up Walton on Thames
London & South East

Looking for the ideal venue for end-of-term trips, PE lessons, or extracurricular learning? Rock Up is your go-to place to meet curriculum PE goals. Our climbing activities provide both intellectual and physical challenges, promoting teamwork & trust

Rock UK - Frontier Centre
Rock UK - Frontier Centre
East Midlands

Frontier Centre is a great place for school trips, set in 122 acres of young woodland and open grounds with a river and lakes adjoining for all your water based activities. Frontier Centre has an excellent choice of accommodation & catering options.

Encompass Training
Encompass Training
South West

Nestled in the heart of rural Devon, Encompass Training is located at the historic Grade I Great Potheridge House. We specialize in offering sole occupancy, a diverse range of high-quality outdoor education activities, delivered by experienced staff

Deanfield Outdoor Centre
Deanfield Outdoor Centre
South West

Set in the beautiful Forest of Dean. High quality Outdoor Learning Courses both residentially (up to 84 students plus 10 staff) or as day visits up to 96 students. Very competitively priced and with excellent customer service.

Xplore! Science Discovery Centre
Xplore! Science Discovery Centre
Wales

Xplore! Science Discovery Centre is the home of STEM in North Wales offering inspiring school trips and mind-blowing outreach activities.

Adventure Residential Trips
Adventure Residential Trips
Wales

TYF offers a wide of range of outdoor activities, courses and workshops for school groups of all ages. The main mission is to inspire students to enjoy adventures connected to nature and the environment on an exciting school trip.

Skern Lodge Residential Visits
Skern Lodge Residential Visits
South West

Skern Lodge is one of the leading providers of outdoor learning and development in the UK. Offering a wide range of adventurous outdoor activities and geography fieldwork opportunities from its Centre on the North Devon coast.

The Sustainability Centre
The Sustainability Centre
London & South East

Sustainability in action! Come and visit us for a day or more to learn all about looking after the planet in our beautiful 55 acre woodland site nestled in the stunning South Downs National Park. Packed with hands on activities for all ages.

Scotland School Trips
Scotland School Trips
Scotland

Explore the highlands Scotland and learn about the country's rich culture and history. This trip is perfect for school groups and mixes educational excursions with fun activities.


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