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| Provider | Score | Comments | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| PGL Boreatton Park | 15 April 2023 | ||
| True Adventure Limited | 14 April 2023 | ||
| European Study Tours | 14 April 2023 | ||
| Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse | 14 April 2023 | ||
| Halsbury Travel Ltd | 14 April 2023 | ||
| PGL Caythorpe Court | 14 April 2023 | ||
| Rayburn Tours Ltd | 14 April 2023 | ||
| Arinsal Ski School | 14 April 2023 | ||
| IBT Travel Group | 14 April 2023 | ||
| Rayburn Tours Ltd | 14 April 2023 | ||
| Manor Adventure - Chateau du Broutel | You can choose a programme to suit your group. We chose the French Experience. | 13 April 2023 | |
| East Lothian Council Outdoor Learning | 13 April 2023 | ||
| Colchester Zoo | 13 April 2023 | ||
| Ely Cathedral | 13 April 2023 | ||
| Ely Cathedral | 13 April 2023 | ||
| Ely Cathedral | 13 April 2023 | ||
| Ragged School Museum | 13 April 2023 | ||
| Wellington College | 13 April 2023 | ||
| Halsbury Travel Ltd | General and cultural | 13 April 2023 | |
| Barnstondale Centre | 13 April 2023 | ||
| Normanby Hall Country Park | 13 April 2023 | ||
| Normanby Hall Country Park | 13 April 2023 | ||
| Lancashire Outdoor Education-Hothersall Lodge | 13 April 2023 | ||
| Robinwood Activity Centre - Dobroyd Castle | 12 April 2023 | ||
| Broomlee Centre | Fantastic venue and provider | 12 April 2023 | |
| Broomlee Centre | Fantastic venue and provider | 12 April 2023 | |
| Twycross Zoo | 12 April 2023 | ||
| Interski | 12 April 2023 | ||
| Superbowl UK Merthyr | 12 April 2023 | ||
| Equity | Equity are excellent at dealing with changes to plans at short notice. We have experienced this on the last two trips with last minute changes to our travel, the first due to cancelled flights and the second due to delays at Dover. | 12 April 2023 | |
| Discovery Tours and Events Ltd | 12 April 2023 | ||
| Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse | A very well organised visit which catered for a wide range of ages as this was a whole school visit. | 12 April 2023 | |
| YHA Ironbridge Coalbrookdale | 12 April 2023 | ||
| Blists Hill Victorian Town | 12 April 2023 | ||
| Jackfield Museum | 12 April 2023 | ||
| House on the Hill Toy Museum | The museum is packed full of toys from the past. So much to see. Not much that is interactive though. A good quiz provided by museum to complete. | 12 April 2023 | |
| Fitzwilliam Museum | 12 April 2023 | ||
| Alton Towers Resort (day visits) | 12 April 2023 | ||
| Anglia Tours - NGT | 12 April 2023 | ||
| Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium | 12 April 2023 | ||
| Youth Sport Trust | 12 April 2023 | ||
| Cuffley Active Learning Centre | 12 April 2023 | ||
| Bletchley Park Trust | 12 April 2023 | ||
| Discover the World Ltd | 12 April 2023 | ||
| Science Museum | Health and social care | 11 April 2023 | |
| Murton Park | 11 April 2023 | ||
| Rand Farm Park | 11 April 2023 | ||
| PGL Winmarleigh Hall | 11 April 2023 | ||
| Kent Life | Fantastic cross curricular learning available for so many aspects of topic learning and science. We were able to visit the farm area even though our visit was primarily for the Historic Viking era so we were able to include lots of areas of learning. | 11 April 2023 | |
| Adaptable Travel | 11 April 2023 | ||
| Yorkshire Wildlife Park | 11 April 2023 | ||
| The Outward Bound Trust, Howtown Centre | Also recommended for general wellbeing, improved confidence, and respect for the natural environment. | 11 April 2023 | |
| The Outward Bound Trust, Ullswater Centre | Also recommended for general wellbeing, improved confidence, and respect for the natural environment. | 11 April 2023 |