Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
School trips and student support
SEN & ASN Outdoor Education
The Department for Education, the number of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) increased to 1.49 million pupils in 2022, representing 16.5% of all pupils. They split SEN needs into: social, mental and emotional health, communication and interaction, cognition and learning, and sensory or physical. The Department for Work and Pensions identified 9% of children in the UK as having a disability in 2022.
Tailored Programmes for mainstream and specialist schools
Particular school trip destinations have tailor-made programmes, which have been specially devised to meet the learning needs of children with SEN or Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH). SEN or Additional Support Needs (ASN) covers such a wide ranging spectrum of disabilities - everyone is different and therefore struggle in different areas. Consequently, these tailored programmes aim to be valuable to each individual child's personal development. Learning outside the classroom is an excellent way for children with SEN to enhance their social skills, learn visually, gain confidence, concentrate easier, and improve intellectually. Not only can they improve in their lessons, but they can also learn some essential life skills.
SEN Suitable Venues
Each school trip or workshop provider is able to indicate which types of SEND they can tailor their experience for, helping schools decide which experiences are likely to be suitable for their individual group of children.
Choosing a venue is a crucial decision for children with SEN, as the children's surroundings and environment is paramount to their personal development. Moreover, the children's safety is a principal concern, so therefore the venue needs to accommodate to the children's specific needs. For instance, some SEN school trip destinations offer complete privacy in order for the children to fully relax.
SEN qualified and experienced staff
School trip destinations often have SEN qualified and experienced staff so that the children are properly supervised, cared for and included in activities. Consequently, you can be confident that each individual child's necessary demands are being met. When you make known any additional needs of your group, staff can explain how they can encourage, support, and motivate each and every child.
Fully accessible facilities
School groups searching for experiences suitable for children with disabilities, can find details of provision within each venue's details. Plenty of school trip locations have wheelchair accessibility, or provide fully accessible toilet and shower facilities. Most can cater for children with visual impairments, hearing impairments or multi-sensory impairments or moderate, severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties. Children with physical disabilities should be actively supported and get the same experience as any other child on a school trip.

The Rocktopus Experience - For Special Schools



We offer an engaging and flexible music workshop designed to meet the diverse needs of students in special schools. As a live rock band, we provide children with the unique opportunity to experience live music—possibly for the first time!
The Rocktopus Experience - For Special Schools
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All UK Regions
Caldecotte Xperience
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.


in-school workshop
The Rocktopus Experience - For Special Schools
We offer an engaging and flexible music workshop designed to meet the diverse needs of students in special schools. As a live rock band, we provide children with the unique opportunity to experience live music—possibly for the first time!

in-school workshop
Symphony of Support
Discover the power of sound therapy for your special needs students. Sound therapy is an innovative approach which aims to foster inclusion, as well as enhancing learning and emotional wellbeing for special needs students.

London & South East
UKSA
With 35+ years of experience, UK Sailing Academy (UKSA) offers young people a fun and safe outdoor environment in which to learn important life skills. Packages in sailing, watersports, and teambuilding include accommodation, food, kit, and tuition.

London & South East
Stone to Iron Age Day Trips
Step back into Ancient Britain at Celtic Harmony Camp, the UK’s largest reconstructed Iron Age settlement near Hertford. With a host of themed Prehistory educational visits from Stone Age to Iron Age, your class will be immersed in ancient Britain.

Wales
Adventure Day Trips
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

West Midlands
Beaudesert Activity Centre
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.

West Midlands
Shrewsbury Prison - Education Behind Bars
Shrewsbury Prison offers students' the opportunity to escape the classroom through our first-of-it's-kind Education Behind Bars Programme, covering a range of subjects, designed by educationalists, in-line with the national curriculum.

West Midlands
Stratford upon Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon is the perfect location for an engaging trip for all ages. The birthplace of Shakespeare it offers so much more; quaint Tudor streets, a historic market town centre and the local wildlife of the beautiful River Avon and Canals.

London & South East
Andrew Simpson Centres Portsmouth
ASC Portsmouth is a vibrant watersports center located on the stunning shores of Langstone Harbour, dedicated to transforming lives through sailing, water and land-based activities.

London & South East
Sayers Croft
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

East Midlands
Mount Cook
Mount Cook is a not-for-profit Adventure Centre dedicated to providing exciting outdoor adventurous activities and outdoor learning opportunities for KS2 to KS4 at the edge of the Peak District.

South West
Cornwall Tour
Cornwall is a safe, accessible and inspiring location for school groups of all ages! Bursting with curriculum-based visits and activities, ranging from science and geography to art and design, what will your students discover?


Wales
Arc Adventures
Perfect Mountain side activity centre with no fabricated environments - Real activities in real locations. We aim to provide new elements to the residential experience that take Outdoor Ed. to the next level.

South West
Andrew Simpson Centre Portland
We offer sessions in; sailing, kayaking, paddleboarding, marine biology and teambuilding, all tailored to suit your group! From day trips, residential, multi-activity or weekly series expand your horizons with ASC Portland this year!

in-school workshop
Pep the Poet
Hello! I’m Pep the Poet. My mission is to ‘scatter sunshine one poem at a time.’ I deliver whole school poetry workshops &well-being days which are fun, exciting and interactive. I’ve written and published five poetry collections for

South West
Skern Lodge Residential Visits
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.

Ireland
Belfast
Belfast is a city bursting with a unique history and Irish culture. It seamlessly blends modern architecture with its breath-taking heritage sites. Take your students to explore the home of the RMS Titanic and the uniquely, vibrant Belfast.

South West
Andrew Simpson Centre Portland - Residential
Introduce your students to the watersports world a World-class venue, where better to learn to sail than the home for the London 2012 Olympic Games!


London & South East
Your Isle of Wight Adventure Awaits!
We offer 100% bespoke adventure based residentials to the Isle of Wight. We can include transport, accommodation, activities, risk assessments and much more, saving you time and stress! Leave the work to us so you can focus on teaching!

South West
Shepton Mallet Prison - Education Behind Bars
Shepton Mallet Prison puts 'Education Behind Bars' with the launch of a newly created National Education Programme for Schools, Colleges, and Universities, ensuring educational visits are truly educational and a reach beyond the traditional.

West Midlands
Andrew Simpson Centres Birmingham
Close to major transport links and the city centre, our centre at Bartley Reservoir is a safe inland watersports venue - perfect for your next school trip!

in-school workshop
Fab Science In-school Workshops
Inspirational workshops with hands on learning: Forces, Digestive System, Circulatory System, Forensics, Construction, Sound, Light, Rocks, States of Matter, Electricity and Potty Potions...the science of magic!

South West
Day Trip
We offer watersports beach days at Orcombe point and activity training at our estuary centre. Our beach is 1/2 the day on the water paddle boarding, kayaking, megasups and 1/2 day on the beach enjoying beach activities on our lovely sandy beach.

Yorkshire
York
York is a fantastic destination for groups of all ages and home to some of the UK's most iconic landmarks. Attractions and visits include the "Diagon Alley-esque" Shambles, York Minster, Jorvik, York Museum Gardens & the National Railway Museum.


South West
Calvert Exmoor
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.

Scotland
Edinburgh
Take your students on a school trip to Edinburgh, streets that inspired the wizarding world, enchanting castles and rich history, a hub for creativity and culture and an incredibly unique cityscape pairing traditional elements with a modern twist.

London & South East
London Tour - Adaptable Travel
Adaptable Travel tailor make fantastic overnight school trips to London for groups based elsewhere in the UK. London is a world-class city that offers a huge range of attractions and educational visits that make it a superb choice for your next trip.

London & South East
Woodrow High House
We put your needs at the heart of everything we do. We'll work with you to develop a bespoke activity programme, focused on core skill-development & learning, whilst ensuring it's always fun! Join us for an adventure and explore the great outdoors.

London & South East
Andrew Simpson Centre Reading
Andrew Simpson Centre Reading offers a variety of watersports activities including sailing, windsurfing, paddleboarding, kayaking and raft building. Each trip is unique to meet the needs of participants whilst focussing on the school's priorities.

South West
Residential Trip
Residential Activity Camps. We offer activity camps including paddle boarding, kayaking, windsurfing and surfing (depending upon conditions). On land we offer high ropes, archery tag, woodcraft, circus skills and team challenges. Home cooked food.

in-school workshop
Pep the Poet - Mental Health & Well-being
Pep the Poet is a tremendous advocate of raising awareness and promoting positive mental health through creative means. He does this through his writing, poems and keynote speeches.

South West
Skern Lodge Day Visits
We can provide visitors with a day experience to remember at Skern Lodge on the sunny North Devon coastline, or in the grounds of your own school. You can choose from either a full days or half a day or whatever fits your budget.

South West
Encompass Training
In the heart of rural Devon, Encompass Training is based at the historic grade 1 listed Great Potheridge House. We focus on providing a wide range quality outdoor education activities with sole occupancy and experience staffing.

West Midlands
Ingestre Hall Residential Arts Centre
Ingestre Arts deliver unique, transferable learning experiences through creative & expressive arts such as music, drama, visual art, dance & animation. The UKs only dedicated residential arts centre, a residential with us is unlike any other!

South West
Cornwall Art Tour
Take your students to a world-class artists region, home of the Tate, Barbara Hepworth and incredible landscapes shed in natural light - this is Cornwall.

in-school workshop
Intermediate STEMbotics Robotics & Coding Y4-Y9
Take students' robotics skills to the next level! The Intermediate STEMbotics workshop challenges students in Years 5-9 with advanced projects, fostering creativity, problem-solving, and deeper STEM understanding.


in-school workshop
Onsite Team Building Games!
We bring the FUN straight to your School! Whether it’s Team Building, PSHE days, or post-GCSE celebrations, our action-packed activities are designed to inspire, compete and create fun memories. We Cover all of the UK.


North East
Chesters Roman Fort and Museum
Chesters Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall gives a real sense of how the Roman army was trying to assert power over this part of the British countryside. The venue, complete with museum is a fantastic learning resource for school groups.

West Midlands
Oaker Wood Leisure
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


West Midlands
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
We are also home to Dippy the dinosaur; A life-size replica of a Diplodocus carnegii skeleton – a 26 metre-long dinosaur that lived 155-145 million years ago. We offer options for self-led visits and also facilitated workshops, led by our experts.

in-school workshop
Historical Experiences
Providing inventive historical activities across the UK for both schools, business and private parties. These experiences have been designed to transport your audiences into a period and time, as close to the real thing as possible.

in-school workshop
Dinosaurs
Step back in time inside our dinosaur dome and learn about dinosaurs, how they fly and where they were discovered

London & South East
Day Trips at Bore Place
At Bore Place we aim to inspire young people with a love of the natural world, educate them about food production and regenerative farming, and involve them in taking care of our world for future generations.

Wales
Abernant Lake
Abernant Lake is an outdoor pursuits activity centre on the edge of the Breacon Beacons National Park. Our self contained 55 acre site gives schools the opportunity to experience a range of activities in a safe and caring environment.

London & South East
Day Visits
South East school trip at Lee Valley. The Regional Park Authority's Learning and Engagement Team provide a range of outdoor learning opportunities for all the key stages within Lee Valley Regional Park.

online/in-school workshop
STEM Fairs
We offer a range of creative STEM/STEAM educational immersive events, from Early Years/Foundation to Key Stage 5 and Post 16.

in-school workshop
Volcanoes
Supervolcanoes takes you on a journey into the heart of volcanoes, explaining in detail how they form, along with their deadly power!