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Cornwall Heritage Trust Joins Up with Businesses to Fund Grant Scheme for School Trips

Posted: Friday, 18 February 2022 - 3:47pm

Cornwall Heritage Trust (CHT) has joined up with five Cornish businesses who are helping to fund an ongoing grants scheme to support transport costs for school trips.
 
Primary schools in Cornwall can now apply to the Trust for funding for transport on visits to heritage sites in Cornwall, or visits with the purpose of developing awareness and enhancing appreciation of Cornish Heritage.
The five businesses financially supporting the scheme are:
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NHS Covid Passes Now Available for 12-15-year-olds

Posted: Friday, 18 February 2022 - 2:56pm

The NHS Covid pass can now be used by 13-15-year-olds through the NHS app, and 12-year-olds can now access it through a web browser in line with Apple’s App Store age policy.
 
The digital vaccine passport is used to prove vaccination status and proof of recent infection and came into effect on 3rd February 2022. This makes international travel for young people much easier as many countries require children aged 12 and over from overseas to be fully vaccinated.
 
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Funding to Help West Midlands Schools Learn More About Nature

Posted: Friday, 18 February 2022 - 2:45pm

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Wildlife Trusts Launch Campaign For Outdoor Learning

Posted: Tuesday, 8 February 2022 - 9:31pm

The Wildlife Trusts are asking for support for a new online campaign that will boost more outdoor learning in nature for children and young people.

The Wildlife Trusts are a federation of 46 independent wildlife conservation charities. A recent poll revealed that 1,000 people believe children do not spend enough time enjoying the outdoors. The campaign aims to support schools to give children the opportunity to spend more time outside in the natural world.

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Boy Banned From School Trip Due to COVID

Posted: Monday, 24 January 2022 - 3:35pm

A father has shown his frustration as his son, a pupil at Red Hall Primary School in Darlington, was not allowed to attend a panto trip this Christmas due to having time off school due to COVID earlier in the year.

The trip is organised each year for pupils who have achieved 99 per cent attendance in the school year, which went ahead last Friday. A pupil’s father, Craig Goodenough, said he was frustrated that his son, Adam, 11, was being penalised because he did not attend the school after testing for COVID in October.

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Schoolboy Falls From 60ft Cliff on School Trip

A 15-year-old boy fell 60ft over the edge of a cliff whilst on a geography school trip, miraculously only suffering minor injuries. 

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