A steep-sided dry stream valley on the edge of the Marlborough Downs near Swindon. Valued as flower-rich unimproved chalk grassland and traditional hay meadow. On entering the site visitors will glimpse a small spring fed stream bordered by hedgerow and old willow pollards. The stream separates the main valley from a colourful hay meadow.
Key Stage 3 (12-14)
Key Stage 3 (12-14)
At Key Stage 3 (KS3) the History curriculum includes a large span of British and world history, and there are few schools that are more than a couple of hours from a venue that will enhance pupils’ historical study. Local religious centres and town halls will be a good start for the study of ‘church, state and society in Britain’, but we would encourage schools to look at the Houses of Parliament and the Welsh Assembly as candidates for possible visits - both of whom offer tailored services to schools.
Visits to the foreign 1914-18 WWI sites are firm school favourites already, and are likely to be doubly popular in the next four years. Many schools combine the history element with some linguistic extras to develop pupils’ ability to ‘speak coherently and confidently, with increasingly accurate pronunciation and intonation.’
In regards to drama and music, many pupils will have been to plays and musicals before the age of 11, but KS3 theatre visits will encourage interest in the subjects and develop the national requirement for ‘a deepening understanding of the music that they perform and to which they listen, and its history.’
The KS3 curriculum requires schools to develop pupils’ adventurous spirits, using group activities to encourage pupils to ‘take part in outdoor and adventurous activities which present intellectual and physical challenges.’ Many national providers specialise in this area, providing imaginative activities for all kinds of age and ability groups, with a large number tailoring activities for those with special educational needs and disabled pupils.
Suitable Venues
STUDYTRIPS is one of the largest independent and most respected educational travel companies in the UK.
Study Experiences offers a wide range of great value educational tours, which include curriculum-led multimedia seminars and interactive workshops, all supported by Study Experiences’ education guides.
St Pauls Community Sports Academy is set in the heart of Bristol City. Offering members a variety of sports and activities St Pauls includes a gym, two group exercise studios, a sports hall, a multi purpose room and two outdoor pitches and an Astroturf pitch.
We are one of the premier minigolf venues in England and proud to be so. The course, which is situated on the bank of the river Avon, maintains a good test of skill and judgement for players of all levels. Open since 2001, we have enjoyed entertaining visitors from all over the world.
South West Lakes Trust is the region's largest combined environmental and recreational charity. Its 50 inland water sites, spread across Devon, Cornwall and West Somerset, attract in the region of 2m visits annually. It is listed as being in the top 3,000 of the country's 150,000 charities.
Set in the heart of Southall, the sports center offers a mixed gym, a females only gym, a group exercise studio, sports hall, group cycling studio, saunas and meeting room.
Scout Activity Centres are the perfect location for your next outdoor adventure. Whether you’re a Scout or Guide Leader, primary or secondary school teacher, or a company director planning your next team building event, our 100 years’ experience make us the ideal choice.
With its Head Office in Innsbruck, Austria, SkiTeam4 is able to obtain the best hotels in top resorts with suppliers in Austria, Northern Italy and Switzerland, negotiated by our MD who, with our Contracts Manager, audits all services provided.
We are the organisation to encourage the people of Greater Manchester to recycle more and recycle better.
The community we live and work in needs to appreciate waste as a valuable resource. We have to recycle it. We all need to lead the way, to drive it forward and take the initiative.
The business has evolved out of the simple idea to help children experience some fun and learn more about the outdoors as well as themselves. For many, many years we were called Barnabas Adventure Centres, taking our name from Barnabas, who alongside St Paul, was an adventurer.
School Travel Service, STS, is the UK's largest educational travel company, providing school trips for secondary schools and colleges.
The Prince's Trust programmes give young people the practical and financial support they need to stabilise their lives. They help develop key skills, confidence and motivation, enabling young people to move into work, education or training.
Remembrance Travel for Schools and Young People offers tours specifically for schools and young people to visit memorials, battlefields and remembrance sites across the UK and Europe, covering conflicts of the twentieth century.
Oxfordshire's premier climbing wall
Modern open climbing facility with kids' clubs and courses from age 7 upwards. Features include bouldering room, bottom rope wall and Walltopia lead tower.
Rhapsody Tours specialise in Year Group and Reward Trips for all types of school in both the state and independent sectors. They can offer a variety of experience to suit all ages of students from Primary to Secondary. Tours are by executive coach to UK and European destinations.
We seek to change lives and the perceptions people have about the world they live in. We do this by creating lasting partnerships between different groups who share the same vision of allowing young people to understand and experience different cultures to enable them to contribute to building a better global village.
Truly bespoke educational travel.
Every school trip we operate is designed to match your curriculum and meet your learning objectives – once we have taken the time to understand your requirements we will work together to build a trip that best suits your group's objectives and budget.
Surf-perfect waves and beautiful clean shores mean that Newquay’s rep as the epicentre of the UK’s surfing culture is well-deserved. Overlooking Cornwall’s most famous beach - Fistral Beach - the Quiksilver Surf School is the ultimate surf school in Newquay.
Whether you are looking for surf lessons, surfboard hire, surf holidays or group surf packages, we've got it covered.
Up to 18 holes of quirky Disc Golf fun on a course designed to be enjoyed by players of all ability levels, with minimum interference between holes. The course is set in 6 hectares of beautiful countryside.
Multi-activity/sports day camp during all school holidays; for ages 3-13; North London; registered under The Children Act and Ofsted inspected.
Close supervision specialists in swimming, squash, tennis; with qualified teachers/lifeguards and instructors; directors have been operating camps for over 30 years, with a safety record second to none.
A nine-hole golf course at Perivale Park, set in the vast, luxurious surroundings of Middlesex.
PGL is a long established provider of outdoor education for schools, with a reputation for providing safe, tailor-made courses with meaningful outcomes and high standards of tuition and accommodation.
NST is the UK's leading school tours, school trips and educational travel company for primary schools, secondary schools and colleges.
Since 1967 we've been creating expertly planned school tours - helping groups get more from their time away... Take a Learning Journey.
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