Unique School Trips
discover something a bit different for your next group trip
Each week we see lots of wonderful day trip locations and school workshops, and hear from lots of teachers who say how much their children enjoyed the various experiences. But from time to time we feature a slightly more unusual school trip venue or a workshop provider, who do things a little bit differently.
Whether they have a different way of communicating their chosen subject, or simply offer something that to us, seems completely unique, we want to tell as many people as possible that these unique school trip experiences exist.
The school trip ideas below are also displayed on various subject and location pages throughout our website, but we wanted to highlight a few examples that really caught our eye. Quirky, unusual, different - we aren't sure how to refer to them, but if you fancy something a bit out of the ordinary for your next school trip, have a look below and ask for more information about any that catch your eye.
We will add more as we find them but feel free to drop us an email at the address above if you have taken your class on a unique school trip.
Who: Language Fiesta Theatre in Education
Theme: Language
Location: 
Your school
Want to bring a French language theatrical production into your school? Run as a school assembly or individual classroom workshops, Voulez-Vous is completely in the French language making it an immersive experience for children. Pupils are encouraged to join in speaking and the themes cover subjects like geography, history, food and family! A really interesting way to teach French at KS2.
Who: Arc Adventures
Theme: Outdoor Challenge, PSHE, Puzzles
Location: Bannau Brycheiniog / Breacon Beacons
ARC Adventures take the traditional outdoor activity trip and make it so much more, with a series of build your own adventures. Their 'Forge' concept divides your group into teams, who then spend the week competing on tasks such as the puzzle park - a day of mud, trails, forest and navigation challenges. And their imaginative 'Storyline' adventure sets students on a quest involving puzzles, and problem solving as they canoe and climb their way across the beautiful and rugged Welsh countryside.
Who: New Earth Theatre
Theme: East and South East Asian Culture, Dance, Drama, Music
Location: Your school
The team at New Earth Theatre explore East Asian culture through a range of art forms. From traditional Chinese dance, calligraphy, and folk tale storytelling, to modern K-Pop dance and Mandarin. Linking to curriculum topics such as drama, music, English, religious education and language, these workshops celebrate the similarities and differences of East Asian cultures.
Who: The Wizard Walk of York
Theme: Magic, Spells, Drama
Location: York
Heading to York for a school trip? You are missing out if you don't visit the The Wizard Walk of York. Designed specifically for younger children and school groups, The Wizard wants to entertain your group with some spellbinding magic, a commotion of comedy and a dash of York's fantastic history. Visit many of the great sights of the city, from York's iconic Shambles, York Minster and St William's College. The Wizard Walk is an unusual, fun, unique and magical experience.
Who: WiseUp Team Building
Theme: Business, Team building, Catapults
Location: Your school
Most people are familiar with the television programme, The Apprentice. This school workshop uses all those key themes to encourage team building and bring out the personal qualities that students will need for their future careers. This is such a clever idea for a workshop, with great feedback from schools. Curriculum topics covered include design technology, engineering and business studies.
Who: Puzzle Locker
Theme: Augmented Reality, History, Team work
Location: Your school
This digital escape room concept is completely new. Children will use iPads and interactive puzzle mats to travel back in time to your historical period of choice and complete a series of tasks designed to challenge their communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. This is a really fun way to learn primary history.
Who: The Forensic Experience
Theme: CSI, Crime, Science
Location: Your school
Forensic experience can bring this really engaging workshop to your classroom for an experience your children will never forget. Run by someone who worked as a Crime Scene Investigator for the MET Police, this is very interactive workshop where everyone get involved in solving the crime. Your mini Sherlock Holmes will search for finger prints and DNA using the same equipment as a real investigation. Workshops range from a shorter talk to a full day of CSI.
Who: Shrewsbury Prison
Theme: Crime and Punishment, Prison, Victorians
Location: Shrewsbury
There aren't many places you can take a group of school children to see inside a prison. Shrewsbury prison was built in the late 1700s and operated as a prison for 200 years. The venue now presents a fantastic opportunity to learn about crime and punishment, the Victorians, and much more. The prison's Education Behind Bars Programme is designed around the National Curriculum and is a unique teaching aid for schools.
Who: Street Style Surgery
Theme: Urban Art, Graffiti, Rap, Breakdancing
Location: Schools across the UK
Street Style Surgery run this Urban Arts themed workshop which is designed to 'inspire, educate, and empower young people'. Activities that your class can get involved with include clothing design, music, street dance and more. Real world skills for modern creatives with concepts such as recycling and sustainability, voice development and performing arts. This workshop really shouldn't be in our 'unusual' section because it is so relevant to modern culture. Well worth checking out how they could run a workshop at your school.
Who: Drama In The Woods
Theme: Shakespeare, Drama, Outdoors
Location: Your school
Would you like your students to explore Shakespeare in a completely new way? Drama in the Woods are a unique open-air theatre company. They can visit your school, set up an outdoor theatre space, then rehearse and perform your play of choice. It is a really innovative way of approaching drama and a memorable way to learn Shakespeare.
Who: Shooting Star Entertainments
Theme: Drama, Performance, Egyptian Mummies
Location: Your school
Shooting Star Entertainments specialise in Theatre in Education experiences. Let them turn your hall into a place of mystery and wonder, where your children will discover the secrets of Ancient Egypt and the joy of live theatre. This is inclusive storytelling at its best. Fantastic for SEN groups and a registered Arts Award Supporter for any school following that particular scheme. Take a look at what they can offer across a range of historic periods.
Who: IBT Travel
Theme: Business, Engineering, Design Technology
Location: Staffordshire, West Midlands
A trip to Alton Towers, what is unusual about that we hear you ask. This is a quite unique behind the scenes look at this popular British theme park, where your students are given a fantastic opportunity to view the park from an engineering, design, technological and business perspective. How do you get people into a theme park, how do you keep the roller coasters running, and how do you make money. Of course you get to go on the rides as well!
Who: The Bioasis
Theme: Sustainability, Nature, Rewilding
Location: Basecamps near Exeter
The focus of The Bioasis is sustainability and sparking a meaningful connection between your students and the world around them. Your first job is to choose a mission, with each one tasking your group with working together on themes such as environmental science, and field studies. When you reach The Bioasis, the year is 2074 and your help is needed to solve the climate change apocalypse!
Who: Quidditch for Muggles
Theme: Harry Potter, Quidditch, Physical Education
Location: Your school
Would you describe yourself as a Muggle? Well this experience offers a truly unique opportunity to immerse your students in the enchanting world of Harry Potter and the Wizarding World. Instead of just reading or watching, children actively participate in a hands-on, magical adventure through Quidditch workshops. Beyond the fun, this Quidditch workshop helps develop a wide range of skills such as movement, agility, coordination, teamwork, and endurance.
Who: Red Rock Outdoor Limited
Theme: First Aid, Survival, Bushcraft
Location: Exmouth, Devon
This activity from Red Rock Outdoor drops your students in a shipwreck survival simulation where they must collaborate to rescue a casualty, assess injuries and give basic first aid (they are a first aid training centre), build a shelter, gather food, make fire, and discuss ways to signal for help. The activity challenges students to select resources and successfully move across the outdoor site. Task completion will allow teams to trade resources, adding an extra layer of strategy. A fantastic challenging adventure promoting leadership, and communication, and developing useful life skills.
Who: Sandbox VR
Theme: Team Building, Problem Solving, Reward Trip
Location: Birmingham
This is not your average VR headset experience. At Sandbox VR Birmingham they kit you out with full-body motion capture and haptics to provide unprecedented realism during your gaming experience. Explore a series of virtual reality arenas and challenges to promote team building, collaboration, problem solving through exciting game play. Definitely one to consider for a reward trip if you are close to Birmingham or London.
Who: Middleport Pottery
Theme: Pottery, Printing, Industrial Revolution
Location: Stoke on Trent
Ever watched the Great Pottery Throw Down on TV? This is where the filmed the first seasons. Stoke on Trent is world famous for its pottery and Middleport is at its heart. If you are learning about Victorian or Industrial history with your class, this place will bring the period to life for them. From a heritage trail and canal barge trip, to print making and clay workshops.
Who: WiseUp Team Building
Theme: First Aid, Problem Solving, PSHE
Location: Your school
First Aid is such a valuable skill yet so few people would know what to do in an emergency situation. This fabulous course from WiseUp Team Building is not only an excellent life skill but a great cross-curricular topic for any school pupil. This workshop is a step up from the forgettable first aid courses of the past.
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