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| Provider | Score | Comments | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Woodlands Adventure Centre | It was a lovely two days. The children really enjoyed being in the forest area and the leaders were great at adapting to our needs. The leaders were very hands on with the children. This time, we stayed in the pods. I think that these would be better suited for older children (UKS2 and beyond) as when they needed the toilet at night they had to get dressed, reorientate themselves, and walk through the rain. They coped, but it meant that Mrs Thomas got very little sleep. We also found it hard to support and monitor the children getting up from our pod (they were very well insulated though!). Given age of the children, I would recommend booking the residential centre next time. | 01 October 2024 | |
| Windermere Lake Cruises Ltd | 01 October 2024 | ||
| Imagine That! | 01 October 2024 | ||
| Cobble Hey Farm & Gardens | 01 October 2024 | ||
| Helmshore Mills Textile Museum | 01 October 2024 | ||
| Water Park Adventure Centre | 01 October 2024 | ||
| Dukes Theatre | 01 October 2024 | ||
| Colchester Zoo | Excellent cross-curricular opportunities. | 01 October 2024 | |
| Bletchley Park Trust | 01 October 2024 | ||
| Essex Outdoors Mersea | 01 October 2024 | ||
| Go Ape Sherwood Continuous Belay Course | Fantastic trip , really beneficial to all students and grades | 01 October 2024 | |
| PGL Windmill Hill | 01 October 2024 | ||
| Thorpe Park | 01 October 2024 | ||
| Magna Science Centre | 01 October 2024 | ||
| WEST NORWICH and DEREHAM SSP (Taverham High School) | 01 October 2024 | ||
| WEST NORWICH and DEREHAM SSP (Taverham High School) | Great day. More toilets would be useful. | 01 October 2024 | |
| ZooLab Limited | 01 October 2024 | ||
| Greenpower Education Trust | 01 October 2024 | ||
| UK Parliament Education Centre | Great for Politics students | 01 October 2024 | |
| RCT Buckingham Palace | 01 October 2024 | ||
| Roman Baths | 01 October 2024 | ||
| Yorkshire Wildlife Park | 01 October 2024 | ||
| Stanley Head Outdoor Education Centre | 30 September 2024 | ||
| YHA Grinton Lodge | Very accommodating | 30 September 2024 | |
| Equity | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Colchester Zoo | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Thorpe Woodlands Adventure Centre | DofE | 30 September 2024 | |
| Operation Wallacea Limited | A working conservation trip where students collected lots of data alongside scientists who were all specialists in their fields. | 30 September 2024 | |
| Outdoor Elements | 30 September 2024 | ||
| WEST NORWICH and DEREHAM SSP (Taverham High School) | 30 September 2024 | ||
| WST Travel Ltd | Also RE - good for cross curricular | 30 September 2024 | |
| Discovery Museum - Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums | 30 September 2024 | ||
| PGL Marchants Hill | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Chessington World of Adventures Resort | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Racing to School | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Yorkshire Sculpture Park | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Field Studies Council - Flatford Mill | excellent tuition, stunning location. Great team building skills and excellent food. | 30 September 2024 | |
| National Trust - Tatton Park | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Stanborough Park Activity Centre | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Great North Museum: Hancock | Wonderful staff who were very knowledgable and accomodated the needs of the children. | 30 September 2024 | |
| Kingswood Colomendy | A lot of the equipment is now in need of replacing updating especially the low ropes and problem solving challenges. | 30 September 2024 | |
| Equity | The behaviour of the group was excellent throughout the trip. Pre-trip meetings to discuss registration groups, rooming and general expectations was important. Sharing the itinerary with the group on satchel:one in advance was advantageous. Asking the students to create their own WhatsApp trip group was great so they could communicate messages of meeting times and expectations between them in case some had forgotten. Free time was only permitted in groups of three or more for accountability. Objectives were met and exceeded. The expertise of all guides was outstanding. The students were mainly self-sufficient and will have learnt valuable organisational skills, independence, teamwork and resilience. The order of the itinerary was perfect - I would recommend this for future trips. The Hotel is excellent. The food was of a high standard, the rooms were comfortable, clean and modern, the staff were helpful and the location superb. The packed lunches were very helpful and we would recommend continuing with this arrangement. Whilst the staff felt the equity day-to-day guide was not always needed, we did think he was essential in some parts. Possibly take a smaller contingency. We did not have any major incidences, so it will be one to carefully consider for future trips. Ensure Equity request English speaking guides at all venues as we had to wait for the Salt Mines to source one delayed the group by 40 minutes). Discuss with Equity what to do if the steward at Heathrow is not there to call the coach for the group. We contacted the coach company, but it was very late and Heathrow was not able to support or signpost us to help. Ensure we liaise with school about staff cars that are left on school site so that the overflow car park is accessible with the code. We will be writing a letter to parents/carers to praise and commend the group. We will also ask pupils to complete a feedback form to help us better understand their views of the trip. | 30 September 2024 | |
| Tall Ships Youth Trust | Personal development | 30 September 2024 | |
| Coventry Transport Museum | 30 September 2024 | ||
| The Chill Factore | 30 September 2024 | ||
| World Challenge | Personal Development | 30 September 2024 | |
| Carnegie Great Outdoors | Outdoor Pursuits | 30 September 2024 | |
| PGL Liddington | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Beaumanor Activities | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Beaumanor Activities | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Field Studies Council - Epping Forest | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Rayburn Tours Ltd | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Discover the World Ltd | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Adventure 4 You | Outdoor Ed | 30 September 2024 | |
| Alton Towers Resort (day visits) | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Danson Park Adventures | 30 September 2024 | ||
| NST Travel Group | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Magna Science Centre | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Adventure Bude | Pastoral trips | 30 September 2024 | |
| Education Liaison Team - Edge Hill University | Excellent university campus. HE exhibition had over 80 different providers involved and was a really good opportunity for learners to explore the campus. | 30 September 2024 | |
| Snozone - Milton Keynes | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Canal and River Trust - Explorers: East London - Olympic Park | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Field Studies Council - Nettlecombe Court | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Robinwood Activity Centre - Dobroyd Castle | Very well organised visit with fantastic activities for children. Safety is excellent with very well trained and experienced staff | 30 September 2024 | |
| Outdoor Elements | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Brockholes Nature Reserve | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Eden Project | 30 September 2024 | ||
| Fleetwood Museum | 29 September 2024 | ||
| Plas Pencelli Outdoor Education Centre | 29 September 2024 | ||
| Whitwell Hall Country Centre | The staff were very accomodating and worked hard to ensure all adults and children were happy, with excellent food and suitable activities. The house itself was quite dirty in some areas, with cobwebs, dirty floors and some mouldy food found under beds. In one of the staff bedrooms was a distinct smell of mould and damp, which meant the member of staff had to sleep elsewhere the next night. | 29 September 2024 | |
| Llandudno Hostel | 29 September 2024 | ||
| Llandudno Hostel | 29 September 2024 | ||
| Kingswood Trust | 29 September 2024 | ||
| Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter | 29 September 2024 | ||
| Black Country Living Museum | 29 September 2024 | ||
| The Outward Bound Trust, Aberdovey Centre | Outstanding trip with great variety of activities to develop a variety of skills. | 29 September 2024 | |
| UK Parliament Education Centre | Great trip and very informative. Great to meet two MP's as well! | 29 September 2024 | |
| Kingswood Green Park | 29 September 2024 | ||
| Abernethy | 29 September 2024 | ||
| Imperial War Museum North | 29 September 2024 | ||
| The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum | Staff were informative and engaging | 29 September 2024 | |
| Coventry Transport Museum | Staff were knowledgeable and helpful, willing to tailor their session to suit specific requirements. | 29 September 2024 | |
| Surf South West | 29 September 2024 | ||
| Surf South West | 29 September 2024 | ||
| Natural History Museum | Booked on the evolution workshop. Workshop was quite quick and I'm not sure we would book the workshop again. Just felt a bit rushed and I am not sure that my pupils got the most out of it. One of the areas we needed after the workshop to complete a task given in the workshop was closed. Slightly disappointed that I have been to the museum twice this year and both times the escalator through the earth has been closed. The T-Rex was closed this time as well. Maybe I'm getting older but used to be my favourite museum for a trip but I'm not sure it is anymore. | 29 September 2024 | |
| Alton Towers Resort (day visits) | 29 September 2024 | ||
| York Museums Trust - Yorkshire Museum | 28 September 2024 | ||
| Voyager School Travel | 28 September 2024 | ||
| PGL Tregoyd/Llwyn Filly | 28 September 2024 | ||
| Gravity Norwich | 28 September 2024 | ||
| Gravity Norwich | 28 September 2024 | ||
| Gravity Norwich | 28 September 2024 | ||
| Gravity Norwich | 28 September 2024 | ||
| Trentham Monkey Forest | 27 September 2024 | ||
| The London Eye | 27 September 2024 | ||
| Sayers Croft Outdoor Learning Centre | Outdoor activities. | 27 September 2024 | |
| Calshot Activities Centre | 27 September 2024 | ||
| Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre | 27 September 2024 |