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Vote Now for the School Travel Awards 2019/20

Posted: Wednesday, 15 May 2019 - 4:02pm

If you’ve had a fantastic experience on a school trip, or your school travel provider went the extra mile to make your visit extra special, now’s the chance to let the world know.

Voting is now open for the annual School Travel Organiser awards for 2019/20 and not only do you get to vote for your favourite destination or attraction, you also get the chance to win £1,500 for your school.

Win One of Fifteen School Trips in a Council for Learning Outside the Classroom Competition

Posted: Monday, 13 May 2019 - 8:51am

To commemorate its tenth anniversary, The Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (CLOtC) has released a further five school trips to be won in a competition on their website

Schools have up until 5pm on Wednesday, 3rd July, for a chance to win a trip for up to 30 students. Each prize has been donated by CLOtC Quality Badge providers and there are more to to be announced throughout the year.

Up for grabs are trips to:                                                      

Ely Couple Face Jail Over Term Time School Holiday

Posted: Friday, 10 May 2019 - 8:43am

The unnamed parents who live near Ely in Cambridgeshire, took their child out of school for a third holiday in term time and have been told they’ll get prison time if they do it again.

The couple were ordered to appear before magistrates, after removing their child from school and have already racked up fines totaling nearly £2,200 for two breaches of the rules regarding term time absences.

Popular School Trip Destination to Close Down

Posted: Tuesday, 7 May 2019 - 10:13am

The Yorkshire Waterways Museum in Goole has called in Revive Business Recovery, a firm specializing in insolvency, and is understood to be closing its doors on May 15th.

School Trip Cancelled Due to Brexit Uncertainty

Posted: Thursday, 2 May 2019 - 3:47pm

A school trip to Ypres for students of a Norfolk school has been cancelled due to uncertainty over Brexit.

Students at Aylsham High School make the trip to the Belgian city every year, but parents were informed by an email, that this year’s trip would be cancelled due to the current political upheaval caused by Brexit.

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British schoolgirl assaulted on school trip to Iceland

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A viral video shows a black girl being assaulted by a white woman in a corridor.

Police in Iceland are investigating after a British schoolgirl was slapped and chased by a tour guide in a hotel corridor.

The schoolgirl, 13, who attended Harris Girls’ Academy, was assaulted whilst on a school trip to Iceland to see the Northern Lights. The incident occurred at Hotel Örk, Hveragerdi on 13th October.