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| Provider | Score | Comments | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holocaust Educational Trust | 07 April 2024 | ||
| Rush UK High Wycombe | House outings - provided the entire venue is booked - it is easier to then monitor and it decreases the risks. | 07 April 2024 | |
| SkiBound | Skibound are experienced providers of school ski trips. They delivered a good trip with appropriate admin and operational support to make it happen. The only issue was booking of flights was done without consultation so the choice of time and route was not optimal but these could not be changed, despite equally cost effective routes being available from non discount airlines with more convenient flight times and airports. So ski trip leaders/organisers should insist on consultation before commitment to purchasing flights in all future trips. | 07 April 2024 | |
| SkiBound | Skibound are experienced providers of school ski trips. They delivered a good trip with appropriate admin and operational support to make it happen. The only issue was booking of flights was done without consultation so the choice of time and route was not optimal but these could not be changed, despite equally cost effective routes being available from non discount airlines with more convenient flight times and airports. So ski trip leaders/organisers should insist on consultation before commitment to purchasing flights in all future trips. Use of discount airlines means changes are expensive and there is no support service available out of hours to make any unexpected changes (like a staff member swap due to illness). | 07 April 2024 | |
| Hellene School Travel | 07 April 2024 | ||
| Butser Ancient Farm | 07 April 2024 | ||
| Equity | skiing | 07 April 2024 | |
| Wembley Stadium Tours | All went well | 07 April 2024 | |
| Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life | 07 April 2024 | ||
| Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life | 07 April 2024 | ||
| Standon Bowers Outdoor Education Centre | 07 April 2024 | ||
| Tile Barn Outdoor Centre | 06 April 2024 | ||
| Ben Bullen | 06 April 2024 | ||
| Leeson House Field Studies Centre | 06 April 2024 | ||
| Imagine That! | 06 April 2024 | ||
| 321ski | 06 April 2024 | ||
| Gulliver's Valley Theme Park Resort | 05 April 2024 | ||
| Rayburn Tours Ltd | 05 April 2024 | ||
| Interski | 05 April 2024 | ||
| Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) | 05 April 2024 | ||
| The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham | An excellent trip where Jane made great links between our topic of Ibn Battuta and pilgrimages in general. | 05 April 2024 | |
| Chasewater Outdoor Education Centre | 05 April 2024 | ||
| PGL Tregoyd/Llwyn Filly | Well organised by PGL once we had arrived. The children had a great time and worked on many skills, as outlined by the identified outcomes. | 05 April 2024 | |
| Stanborough Park Activity Centre | 05 April 2024 | ||
| Banham Zoo | The zoo was empty of animals. Most enclosures were empty for cleaning or just no animals available to see. The zoo train ride is no longer available in the week only runs at the weekend. I would not return for a school trip. | 05 April 2024 | |
| High Adventure Outdoor Education Centre Limited | 05 April 2024 | ||
| Kingswood Colomendy | 05 April 2024 | ||
| Barnstondale Centre | 05 April 2024 | ||
| West Midlands Safari Park (WMSP) | 04 April 2024 | ||
| Newbury Showground | Well run activities by Education committee from Newbury Showground. | 04 April 2024 | |
| Discover the World Ltd | 04 April 2024 | ||
| The Living Rainforest | 04 April 2024 | ||
| Hilltop Outdoor Centre | 04 April 2024 | ||
| Go Ape Temple Newsam Continuous Belay Course | 04 April 2024 | ||
| Kingswood Overstrand | Personal growth and development. Building resilience and confidence | 04 April 2024 | |
| The Chill Factore | 04 April 2024 | ||
| Arete Outdoor Centre | 04 April 2024 | ||
| HMS Belfast | Would have been 5 stars as last year, but we were left to sort out the packed lunch that we'd ordered but that hadn't been sent through to the catering staff. This put additional pressure on APS staff (and our concierge on the Belfast), and meant that the morning session was not delivered to the expected standard, we had to personally pay for and source 52 packed lunches, and exiting the ship was rushed and stressful. However, the Kip on a Ship leader has refunded the cost of the lunches and provided a discount for a future visit. We will return next year, as the venue is spectacular and recompense has been made. | 04 April 2024 | |
| Tower of London - Historic Royal Palaces | Both the paid for session and free guided tour were fantastic - we were lucky enough to catch Amanda Clark (second ever female yeoman) giving a talk at the execution memorial on the green. | 04 April 2024 | |
| London Eye | 04 April 2024 | ||
| Natural History Museum | The Evolution Workshop was well-led and linked perfectly to our science topic. While the rest of the staff were very kind and polite, they didn't seem to know where education sessions needed to be - we were misinformed on both the pre-trip site visit and upon entry on the day! | 04 April 2024 | |
| PGL Winmarleigh Hall | 04 April 2024 | ||
| Colchester Zoo | 04 April 2024 | ||
| Discover the World Ltd | 03 April 2024 | ||
| PGL Tregoyd/Llwyn Filly | 03 April 2024 | ||
| Travelbound | 03 April 2024 | ||
| Natural History Museum | A fantastic trip enjoyed by pupils and teachers. | 03 April 2024 | |
| Natural History Museum | A fantastic trip enjoyed by pupils and teachers. | 03 April 2024 | |
| LEGOLAND Windsor | 03 April 2024 | ||
| Youthzone | Excellent! | 03 April 2024 | |
| Conkers Discovery | A great experience for the children | 03 April 2024 | |
| Magna Science Centre | 03 April 2024 | ||
| PGL Chateau de Grande Romaine | 03 April 2024 | ||
| Black Country Living Museum | 03 April 2024 | ||
| Education Liaison Team - Edge Hill University | 03 April 2024 | ||
| Thinktank Birmingham science museum | 03 April 2024 | ||
| Visions in Education | 03 April 2024 | ||
| Wren Davis Farm | 03 April 2024 | ||
| Halsbury Travel Ltd | 03 April 2024 | ||
| Go Ape Wyre Continous Belay Course | Venue provides appropriate safety support. | 02 April 2024 | |
| Holocaust Educational Trust | 02 April 2024 | ||
| Bank of England Museum | An excellent little museum with a great exhibition. easy to get to and about an hour maximum required for your visit. | 02 April 2024 | |
| Kingswood Trust | 02 April 2024 | ||
| Alton Towers Resort (day visits) | 02 April 2024 | ||
| Forge Mill Farm | 02 April 2024 | ||
| Adventure Expeditions | Used for DofE Gold training and expeditions | 02 April 2024 | |
| Wardown Park Museum | 02 April 2024 | ||
| Audley End House & Gardens | 02 April 2024 | ||
| NST Travel Group | 02 April 2024 | ||
| Butser Ancient Farm | 02 April 2024 | ||
| Diverse School Travel | 01 April 2024 | ||
| Standon Bowers Outdoor Education Centre | 01 April 2024 | ||
| Herd Farm Residential and Activity Centre | 01 April 2024 | ||
| Burwell House | 01 April 2024 | ||
| Equity | 01 April 2024 | ||
| Kingswood Colomendy | 01 April 2024 | ||
| RHS Garden Wisley | 01 April 2024 | ||
| Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium | Excellent planetarium. | 31 March 2024 | |
| Inspireski | An outstanding trip with some great opportunities for students in ski ing and entertainment in the evening | 31 March 2024 | |
| Travelbound | 30 March 2024 | ||
| NST Travel Group | 30 March 2024 | ||
| Preston Manor | A really brilliant workshop which allowed the children to work as a team and learn more about crime and punishment in a practical and hands on way. | 30 March 2024 | |
| Banham Zoo | 30 March 2024 | ||
| Anderton Centre | 30 March 2024 | ||
| Halsbury Travel Ltd | Superb area and a wonderful opportunity to engage with Archaeology, History, Culture and Geography. Students were engaged in ancient art, Italian culture and both the remarkable preservation and human tragedy of the sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Travel company were excellent and supported us really well throughout the trip with recommendations, advance bookings, local guides, transportation and necessary adjustments. | 29 March 2024 | |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Kew Gardens | 29 March 2024 | ||
| Marwell Wildlife | 29 March 2024 | ||
| Kingswood Colomendy | 29 March 2024 | ||
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Kew Gardens | 29 March 2024 | ||
| WST Travel Ltd | 29 March 2024 | ||
| PGL Bawdsey Manor | 29 March 2024 | ||
| Yorkshire Wildlife Park | 28 March 2024 | ||
| Magna Science Centre | 28 March 2024 | ||
| Manor Adventure - Chateau de Warsy | Great customer service experience, venue staff friendly and experienced to lead activities with students. | 28 March 2024 | |
| NST Travel Group | Students experienced once in a lifetime events such as the Northern Lights and an earthquake. The ability to see firsthand geographical features only seen in textbooks was invaluable in assisting understanding and ability to explain links with GCSE questions. | 28 March 2024 | |
| Sam Sykes Ltd | Extra curricular | 28 March 2024 | |
| Science Museum | 28 March 2024 | ||
| St Fagans | 28 March 2024 | ||
| Château de la Baudonnière | A brilliant centre with professional and highly trained French 'animateurs/animatrices'. | 28 March 2024 | |
| Voyager School Travel | 28 March 2024 |