Rondo Travel has been providing bespoke and tailored tours for schools for over 25 years. Our commitment to providing a quality service is unparalleled, with our personal hotel audits going way beyond the minimum requirements set. Our robust Safety Management System is further enhanced by the LOtC Quality Badge.
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.
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Sports: Aerobics, Basketball, Circuit Training, Cricket, Judo, 5-a-side Football, Badminton, Hockey, Gymnastics, Netball
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Santa Pod Raceway in the UK is the home of European Drag Racing and host to the televised FIA / FIM European Drag Racing Championships. It's the fastest and loudest motorsport on earth with sensational race action from dragsters and doorslammers to beetles and bikes.
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Our SUMMER SEASON of theatre runs from May to September presenting drama, musicals and opera in this most dramatic of settings.
Merlin Entertainmens is the largest European entertainments company operating in Europe. Merlin runs 100 attractions in 22 countries cross four continents.
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Rainham Hall is a charming and remarkably fine example of a Queen Anne house, built in 1729 by an enterprising merchant and ship’s captain, John Harle.
The finest Tudor town house of its period in Britain, with furnished rooms and garden. Education room available for use. Costume-led faciliated visits available based on Numeracy, History the Tudors and Science, Technology, Mathematics. Self-led Tudor activity pack. Tudor Treasure Chest handling collection.
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Voyager School Travel is the Educational Tours arm of a group of very successful school tours companies. Schools choose Voyager because of our People, who without exception have years of experience in school travel. That experience brings with it a wealth of product knowledge and expertise, as well as a deep understanding of what party leaders require.
Forest Schools Education Ltd (FSE) is a non-profit social enterprise, with the vision to create the most highly trained, motivated and passionate facilitators all around the world.
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