Latest Reviews
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| Provider | Score | Comments | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Parliament Education Centre | A wonderful, informative tour and inspiring range of activities for older students wanting to find out how politics work in action and political careers. | 18 April 2023 | |
| Skern Lodge | 18 April 2023 | ||
| European Study Tours | 18 April 2023 | ||
| Girlguiding UK Waddow Hall | 18 April 2023 | ||
| Imperial War Museum North | 18 April 2023 | ||
| British Exploring Society | Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme | 18 April 2023 | |
| Hilltop Outdoor Centre | A good venue for developing PSHE skills and team building. | 18 April 2023 | |
| Dudley Canal Trust (Trips) Limited | Completely different experience for our SEN pupils to get them thinking about writing. | 18 April 2023 | |
| The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre | 18 April 2023 | ||
| Interski | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Warwick Castle | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Imagine That! | 17 April 2023 | ||
| The Outward Bound Trust, Ullswater Centre | 17 April 2023 | ||
| The Outward Bound Trust, Ullswater Centre | 17 April 2023 | ||
| HMS Belfast | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Tower of London - Historic Royal Palaces | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Inspiresport | Hotel was not suitable for school children. | 17 April 2023 | |
| Celtic Harmony | 17 April 2023 | ||
| NWT Ranworth Broad | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Manor Farm Animal Cetre | 17 April 2023 | ||
| PGL Marchants Hill | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Kingswood Colomendy | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Halsbury Travel Ltd | Trip ran very smoothly. School link in Spain was excellent. | 17 April 2023 | |
| Kingswood Colomendy | 17 April 2023 | ||
| SkiBound | Great trip had by all. Hotel was excellent as we had sole occupancy. Groupings worked well for travel, accommodation and ski groups. Staff to pupil ratio worked well, although we would possibly make the the group slightly smaller. | 17 April 2023 | |
| Voyager School Travel | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Stump Cross Caverns | A very interactive and inclusive experience for all learners. | 17 April 2023 | |
| Stump Cross Caverns | A very interactive and inclusive experience for all learners. | 17 April 2023 | |
| Bamburgh Castle | 17 April 2023 | ||
| The Deep | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Bristol Museum and Art Gallery | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Select School Travel | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Manor Farm Animal Cetre | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Haden Hill Leisure Centre | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Cannon Hall Farm | 17 April 2023 | ||
| English Institute of Sport | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium | 17 April 2023 | ||
| NST Travel Group | Excellent trip | 17 April 2023 | |
| WEST NORWICH and DEREHAM SSP (Taverham High School) | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Wellington College | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Interski | 17 April 2023 | ||
| SkiBound | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Natural History Museum | 17 April 2023 | ||
| YHA Stratford-upon- Avon | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Thinktank Birmingham science museum | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Girlguiding UK Waddow Hall | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Whitemoor Lakes | The sessions had lots of opportunity to develop communication skills, teamwork and confidence of young people. | 17 April 2023 | |
| The London Eye | 17 April 2023 | ||
| UK Parliament Education Centre | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Rayburn Tours Ltd | 17 April 2023 | ||
| The Beatles Story | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Mersey Ferries | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Kilve Court Residential Education Centre | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Veolia Leeds Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Halsbury Travel Ltd | We had problems dealing with Halsbury travel and are considering whether to use them in the future. The hotel was excellent. The first restaurant was good and the others were adequate, although none dealt with the dietary/allergy requirements well (it is unclear whether this is the fault of the restaurants or Halsbury). The coach driver was friendly and having a coach was a real asset when the students were tired, a very good idea. The coach driver did drive with inattention on at least one occasion the motorway and this led to a potentially dangerous situation (to note for next time). All activities, visits and timings worked well. | 17 April 2023 | |
| Blue Peris Mountain and Outdoor Education Centre | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Blue Peris Mountain and Outdoor Education Centre | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Travelbound | 17 April 2023 | ||
| NST Travel Group | Krakow is a lovely clean city that is walkable. A phone with google maps is advantageous as NST's guide left me to guide the group on day 2 and 3. NST was variable as the tickets for the salt mine were incorrect. However, the bus to pick us up from Upton Hall on the Wirral was 2 hours late and we just made our flight. This was very poor service indeed. | 17 April 2023 | |
| Chelmsford Museum | Fantastic trip - very well thought out and the staff were very knowledgeable | 17 April 2023 | |
| SEA LIFE London | 17 April 2023 | ||
| SkiBound | SkiBound are the preferred supplier to GDST for school ski trips so this was not a personal discretionary decision to use them. They are a competent and well run organisation. Pre-planning of trip via their head office was good with regular communication however there was a late notification of lesson times (1 week to go) and this did impact on the timings of theday on the slopes as we were informed lessons would start as lates 11am - with no choice to modify this. The delivery in resort is very much dependent on the local ski representative provided by SkiBound. We found the local rep to be competent but distant from the group. He also missed some logistical details (ski locker location in lift station) as the resort was unfamiliar to him. Overall experience of Skibound is good- but they could have made more effort to deliver evening programme- this was mainly driven by me as Ski Leader. | 17 April 2023 | |
| Thurston Outdoor Education Centre | The children learned so much more than PE skills; they learned how to be more independent, how to work corroboratively, team building, perseverance and much more. | 17 April 2023 | |
| Ski and Sport Ltd | Excellent trip whilst at the resort, but organising it with S&S was difficult at times, | 17 April 2023 | |
| RHS Garden Hyde Hall | Very well organised and made sessions as accessible as possible to meet a range of SEND needs. | 17 April 2023 | |
| RHS Garden Hyde Hall | Very well organised and made sessions as accessible as possible to meet a range of SEND needs. | 17 April 2023 | |
| Essex Outdoors Danbury | Great for communication, team building, physical education, confidence building, nature, orienteering etc. | 17 April 2023 | |
| Equity | Classics | 17 April 2023 | |
| NST Travel Group | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Manor Adventure Norfolk Lakes | We enjoyed the trip to Norfolk Lakes and the pupils loved the experience. Very good for team building and allowing pupils to succeed in different ways. | 17 April 2023 | |
| Inspiresport | 17 April 2023 | ||
| PGL Liddington | 17 April 2023 | ||
| SkiBound | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Rayburn Tours Ltd | Hostel - packed lunches inadequate and did not take into account pupil allergies. One room had not been cleaned. | 17 April 2023 | |
| Imperial War Museum London | 17 April 2023 | ||
| The London Eye | 17 April 2023 | ||
| The London Dungeon | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Imperial War Museum London | a great day out with excellent exhibits, and great phot opportunities | 17 April 2023 | |
| Whitwell Hall Country Centre | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Field Studies Council - Slapton Ley | Excellent venue - highly recommend. | 17 April 2023 | |
| Sir Harold Hillier Gardens | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Outspark Ltd | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Cannon Hall Farm | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Paradise Island Adventure Golf - The Trafford Centre | 17 April 2023 | ||
| Skreens Park Activity Centre | Builds resilience and promotes team work | 17 April 2023 | |
| Equity | The Hotel was not appropriate for a overseas school group. | 17 April 2023 | |
| Pensthorpe Natural Park | 16 April 2023 | ||
| NST Travel Group | 16 April 2023 | ||
| Select School Travel | 16 April 2023 | ||
| Select School Travel | Minimal snow as late in the year, but nice resort. | 16 April 2023 | |
| Queen Elizabeth Country Park | 16 April 2023 | ||
| University Museum of Zoology | 16 April 2023 | ||
| PGL Windmill Hill | This is a great centre for building resilience and working together in encouraging people to face challenges. | 16 April 2023 | |
| Cardfields Centre | 16 April 2023 | ||
| Birmingham Repertory Theatre | 16 April 2023 | ||
| Barleylands Farm | 15 April 2023 | ||
| Science Museum | 15 April 2023 | ||
| YHA Dartmoor | The Manager and staff are very helpful and supportive at this venue. | 15 April 2023 |