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| Provider | Score | Comments | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thinktank Birmingham science museum | We had a fantastic trip - the museum is very interactive and this really engaged the children. It was also a bonus that on Tuesday's it is school trips only - so there were no members of the public in the building. This gave us an extra level of safety. The science garden was outstanding and the planetarium show was very informative. The guide was slightly less experienced at reading the room re: behaviour, but as school staff we could assist with this. The walk from the coach drop to the museum entrance was acceptable, there were no roads to cross making the walk easier with a full class whilst on public footpaths. The toilet and lunch facilities were clean and well maintained. Staff were kind, enthusiastic and very helpful throughout. | 12 November 2021 | |
| THE DEEP | The children really enjoyed their day and met the LO criteria. | 12 November 2021 | |
| Chiltern Open Air Museum | 12 November 2021 | ||
| SEA LIFE London | The students enjoyed the trip. They saw and learnt about different types of sea life creatures. | 12 November 2021 | |
| Butser Ancient Farm | 11 November 2021 | ||
| Ford Green Hall | ''Samuel Pepys' was excellent and very informative. The kids loved him. | 11 November 2021 | |
| Barleylands Farm | 11 November 2021 | ||
| The Deep | 11 November 2021 | ||
| Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery | The trip has not gone ahead as parking was not available at the venue due to construction. It would have been unsafe to take the pupils without close access to the minibus. | 11 November 2021 | |
| Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery | The trip has not gone ahead as parking was not available at the venue due to construction. It would have been unsafe to take the pupils without close access to the minibus. | 11 November 2021 | |
| PGL Osmington Bay | We didn't think it was very safe that they were completing the orienteering activity across the car park. | 11 November 2021 | |
| Museum of London | 11 November 2021 | ||
| Cambridge University D of E Society | 11 November 2021 | ||
| Essex Outdoors Mersea | vb rg r t 5t t | 11 November 2021 | |
| Butser Ancient Farm | fabulous facilities and brilliant for the children to see living archaeology in action | 11 November 2021 | |
| Rock and Rapid Adventures | Excellent! We have used R and R since the start. Excellent instructors. | 11 November 2021 | |
| Andrew Simpson Centre Portland | Excellent. We have used them since they started. Always excellent instructors and equipment. Great support for staff. | 11 November 2021 | |
| Crucial Crew | 11 November 2021 | ||
| Cambridge University Botanic Garden | The gardens are a fantastic experience for the students as there is plenty o space for us to work and the greenhouses were open to draw tropical plants which we really appreciated, especially having missed the trip last year due to lockdown. Thank you. | 11 November 2021 | |
| Henry Moore Foundation | The tour was excellent and the students gained so much from being able to see the work first hand. | 11 November 2021 | |
| Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery | 11 November 2021 | ||
| SEA LIFE Brighton | The children enjoyed their trip however, we encountered numerous problems when trying to book the trip. | 11 November 2021 | |
| PGL Osmington Bay | 11 November 2021 | ||
| Drusillas Park | 11 November 2021 | ||
| Edgmond Hall Centre for Outdoor Learning | The staff were great with the children and made sure every question was answered. Learning opportunities were available all day every day. | 11 November 2021 | |
| JCA Condover Hall | A positive trip. Children were well looked after, the facilities were very good and there was little down time. Children enjoyed the range of activities completed. | 11 November 2021 | |
| Doe Park Activity Centre | Great team building activities. Children grew in confidence and cemented relationships during these activities. | 11 November 2021 | |
| The National Archives | The session laid on by the education team at the National Archives was fantastic for our course of study. The resources and support given to the students was brilliant! | 10 November 2021 | |
| Thinktank Birmingham science museum | Great varied and stimulating facilities for the children to get involved in. The children enjoyed recognising learning they had done in Science, as well as finding out new facts for upcoming Science units within each exhibit. The Luminous Light Show was fun and engaging, and the children enjoyed taking part. | 10 November 2021 | |
| The Training Partnership | Good, engaging speakers. Venue was a bit chilly and despite a less than half-full auditorium, no-one from our school was picked as a volunteer despite one boy from another school being picked for more than one activity! Share this out more fairly in the future, please! The exam session was disappointingly short and was more vague and generic than I would have expected - more on how to answer stuff (like command words, 6 markers) in the future, please! Consider the pricing of tickets too now there is an online option - paying double to sit in a venue and not be any more involved than if we were watching on a screen was disappointing...! | 10 November 2021 | |
| Kingswood Grosvenor Hall | I believe that due to the pandemic, experienced staff have left and Kingswood are now in a position where they are recruiting and training. Staff could have been more engaging with the children. | 10 November 2021 | |
| RCT Windsor Castle | Absolutely fabulous | 10 November 2021 | |
| Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse | Great day, some toys getting a bit old. I would have given 5 stars but I felt it finished a bit early! | 10 November 2021 | |
| Museum of London | 10 November 2021 | ||
| Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium | Excellent, well resourced and well organised. | 10 November 2021 | |
| Zip World Slate Caverns | Fantastic experience for the group in a well run and safe environment. | 10 November 2021 | |
| PGL Caythorpe Court | The accommodation and facilities were all fit for purpose and clean. The staff were well trained and supportive of the children who were a bit nervous to try new things. | 10 November 2021 | |
| Etihad Stadium | Excellent students enjoyed the evening | 10 November 2021 | |
| Imperial War Museum London | The IWM never fails to provide a very informed and interesting visit. We took part in an interactive activity for the first time with the students taking part in a webcam / podcast task which we have enjoyed reviewing back at school. All very much linked to being Future Ready. | 10 November 2021 | |
| Preston Space Centre | Space is a great venue, with great accessibility for all in the forms of hoists, hygiene suites and lifts. There is plenty for all to enjoy both in terms of it's static equipment and little extras - sensory / musical / massage etc. that the young people can use. The staff are always friendly and will change the music to suit the young people and the lighting etc. There's also a few little buttons that the young people themselves can use to change the colours and lights in sections of the room, great interactive play for them. | 10 November 2021 | |
| Delamere Forest Park | 10 November 2021 | ||
| National Justice Museum | 10 November 2021 | ||
| Robinwood Activity Centre - Dobroyd Castle | Great trip. No issues and very Covid safe. | 10 November 2021 | |
| Robinwood Activity Centre - Dobroyd Castle | Excellent trip with no issues or concerns. | 10 November 2021 | |
| Lea Green Learning and Development Centre | 10 November 2021 | ||
| Layer Marney Outdoors | A beautiful venue. History workshops were provided by a provider brought into the Tower. Children enjoyed the visit, although most activities could have been taught within school. There could have been more hands-on experiences. | 09 November 2021 | |
| Kingswood Grosvenor Hall | 09 November 2021 | ||
| Englefield Estate | Highly successful trip die to the dedicated staff on site, relevant activities and effective COVID risk management procedures in place. | 09 November 2021 | |
| Edgmond Hall Centre for Outdoor Learning | 09 November 2021 | ||
| Cadbury World | 09 November 2021 | ||
| PGL Little Canada | 09 November 2021 | ||
| PGL Boreatton Park | Excellent provision for the children and staff. | 09 November 2021 | |
| Derwentwater Youth Hostel | Great place | 09 November 2021 | |
| Cyclewise | Very professional company and we will be booking again | 09 November 2021 | |
| Burwardsley Outdoor Education Centre | Great facilities and well looked after. Staff were informative about COVID procedures and health and safety. | 09 November 2021 | |
| Thorpe Park (Day Visits) | 09 November 2021 | ||
| Imperial War Museum Duxford | I've been several times before with Year 6 and it is an excellent experience for them. Despite the pandemic, Duxford has had several updates and developments since my previous visit a few years ago. | 09 November 2021 | |
| Field Studies Council - Rhyd-y-creuau | The centre helped us to fulfil the A-level requirement for 4 days of fieldwork for A-level Geography. Students developed a range of data collection techniques and many collected data for their NEAs. | 09 November 2021 | |
| PGL Bawdsey Manor | All went well it was very well organised we had a great trip. | 09 November 2021 | |
| Staunton Country Park | 09 November 2021 | ||
| Smethwick Swimming Centre | 09 November 2021 | ||
| LEGOLAND Windsor | Excellent support from staff on visit. | 09 November 2021 | |
| Plas Gwynant Outdoor Education Centre | 09 November 2021 | ||
| Kingswood Colomendy | 09 November 2021 | ||
| Bendrigg Trust | 09 November 2021 | ||
| Kingswood Colomendy | 09 November 2021 | ||
| The Golden Hinde Educational Trust | 09 November 2021 | ||
| PGL Caythorpe Court | More flexibility on leaving times would have been appreciated. More staff available to relieve school staff members. Excellent staff leadership support. SEN support was excellent and all staff very aware of additional needs. | 09 November 2021 | |
| SEA LIFE Birmingham | 09 November 2021 | ||
| Big Rock | 09 November 2021 | ||
| Big Rock | 09 November 2021 | ||
| Big Rock | 09 November 2021 | ||
| Big Rock | 09 November 2021 | ||
| Sam Sykes Ltd | 09 November 2021 | ||
| The Deep | The Deep is always an excellent venue to take a class of children. Always well organised, friendly staff and great workshops with very competent leaders. Lunch area is well organised too. | 08 November 2021 | |
| Cheshire Workshops | Well organised by the venue and staff. | 08 November 2021 | |
| Thorpe Park | 08 November 2021 | ||
| Big Rock | Fantastic venue and supportive staff. Self led instruction by school SPA qualified leader | 08 November 2021 | |
| Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery | Some lovely exhibits, but a shame that the keep is still inaccessible after so long. | 08 November 2021 | |
| Imperial War Museum London | 08 November 2021 | ||
| Imperial War Museum London | 08 November 2021 | ||
| Thorpe Park (Day Visits) | 08 November 2021 | ||
| Essex Outdoors Danbury | s at a aqt | 08 November 2021 | |
| Countryside Learning | 08 November 2021 | ||
| Snettisham RYA Sailing Club | 08 November 2021 | ||
| Manor Adventure Norfolk Lakes | 08 November 2021 | ||
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | 08 November 2021 | ||
| Red Ridge Centre | The staff at Redridge are very knowledge and I have absolute confidence in them when the chaildren are doing activities. On Tuesday the groups from climbing/caving and canoing/biking were late back for tea. One group had to wait 45 minutes in the church car park for their coach. I spoke to Rob and the other 2 days were better. The centre itself is clean on arrival but the accomodation probably does need refurbishment. Making lunch for the following day is still not a great activity - it takes a long time and means that the children are sat in the same space from 5.30 until 7pm at least. | 08 November 2021 | |
| Dunham Massey | Only downside- outside eating | 08 November 2021 | |
| Water Park Adventure Centre | 08 November 2021 | ||
| PGL Osmington Bay | The staff on the whole were skilled and knowledgeable, they were supportive to all the children's needs. The activities were well equipped and organized. I had some concerns with the facilities e.g. non-flushing toilets and leaky sinks. Any concerns were dealt with quickly, it was a shame that staff and pupils were aware that it was the last week of the season as PGL staff were discussing this. It was also very evident in some PGL staffs motivation levels. If we could afford it, we wouldn't go the last week of the season. | 08 November 2021 | |
| Wildwood Kent | 08 November 2021 | ||
| Girlguiding UK Blackland Farm | 08 November 2021 | ||
| Cadbury World | 08 November 2021 | ||
| YHA Castleton Losehill Hall | 08 November 2021 | ||
| Nell Bank Charitable Trust | This trip fully met the requirements of the national curriculum for History (Stone Age to Iron Age). The venue was well equipped, providing children with wellies and waterproofs as required and putting a load of washing and drying on for us for some clothes which had been sick on, during the journey. The staff were engaging and knowledgeable and looked after us really well. The level of the activities was perfect to meet the needs of all the children and it was fully inclusive for all children, including those with SEND and medical needs. | 08 November 2021 | |
| ZSL Whipsnade Zoo | The Zoo is excellent and facilities were good. As a trip we would have preferred some structured activities that would have added educational value to the Summer School program the trip was part of. | 08 November 2021 | |
| Robinwood Cross Lanes Activity Centre | 08 November 2021 | ||
| Fitzwilliam Museum | 08 November 2021 | ||
| Peat Rigg Outdoor Training Centre | Always professional, approachable and fantastic leaders | 07 November 2021 |