School Trip Ideas: News, Tips, and Inspiring Articles
Each new school term we add a range of new articles designed to give teachers and party leaders inspiration for their next school trip. For a range of topic ideas from workshops to overseas tours, check out the articles below.
Proposed changes to school term dates
A recent announcement from the department of education could see big changes to school holidays. We look at how this will affect school trips.
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Architecture Workshops
How science, maths and art skills can be developed through team work, problem solving and imagination
Virtual Reality and Home Schooling
In addition to worksheets and reading, you might be looking for some alternative learning experiences for your children
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Organic Farming and Healthy Eating at Bore Place
Bore Place in Kent use the national curriculum to teach school groups about organic farming, food chains and learning outside the classroom.
STEM drone coding workshops
The STEMdrones workshop gives students an introduction to drones through code and algorithms, and principals in engineering and physics
STEM coding workshops
STEMbotics gives students an introduction to the world of STEM with opportunities to design, build and code their own unique robots
Creative Writing for School Groups
Arvon are passionate about working with schools to create residential creative writing courses.
Cultural Spanish Language Tours
We ask Spark Languages about the places you can visit, the cultural activities available, and the methods used to help students improve.
Virtual Reality in the classroom
Find out how PrimeVR use Virtual Reality in their educational workshops and how you can use it in your classroom.
Mindfulness Nature Discovery Days
Lee Valley invite you to experience their 10,000 acre classroom and tell us about their new mindfulness nature discovery days programme.
Wildlife Discoveries & Habitats at Sandwell Valley
So, you are thinking of a trip to fit in with your science topic: Habitats, the RSPB can help with that.
Jersey School Tour
Sweet Chariot have taken hundreds of tours to Jersey opening up opportunities for schools with its itineraries.
Educational Visits to Compton Verney
Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park is a magical treasure trove for your students to plunder
Class Trip to an Airport
Let your class climb aboard a real aircraft, whilst learning about the different job roles that help ensure the airport runs smoothly.
Seven Years at the MAD Museum
The MAD Museum's impact on school groups and the creative way in which they work.
Water Sports for experiential learning
Simon at Crosby Lakeside talks to us about using outdoor activities and watersports to help deliver experiential learning environments.
Enhancing Soft Skills on an Overseas Tour
Soft skills are important in achieving success in life. Group activities develop social skills, opportunities for wider personal development
