BESPOKE ISLE OF WIGHT SCHOOL TRIPS

Q: What about coaches, ferries, hotels, meals ... can Education Destination help?

Of course! Education Destination offers bespoke Isle of Wight school residentials and day trips. We work with a wide range of accommodation providers, transport operators and of course the ferry companies and can take care of booking everything for you. In most cases it won't cost you any more as we have agency agreements and bulk buying power that you as an individual school would not be able to access. We are an Island-based business dedicated to increasing school visits to the Isle of Wight and helping local companies grow their businesses outside of the traditional 6 week summer holiday period. We can provide a door-to-door coach / minibus service or help you organise your own Ferry crossings can be arranged with any of the Island's operators We offer a range of accommodation from camping to hotels and everything inbetween, all of which we regularly safety-check and most of which can be hired exclusively We can pre-book all of your activities and attractions and handle all the paperwork and coach transfers for you at no extra cost Throughout the planning and execution of your visit you will have access to our local specialist educational liaison staff who will competently deal with any questions, concernts or issues encountered

We are Education Destination

We provide bespoke curriculum-relevant educational visits to the Isle of Wight supported by 704 quality resources and activities designed by local teachers. Enrichment by stealth!

What do we mean by bespoke? Simply that everything about our service is customised to suit your exact requirements, at no additional cost to you.

Just pick and choose the bits you need to make up your perfect Isle of Wight school trip, and our local experts will take care of it all for you. Transport. Accommodation. Activities. Paperwork. Whatever. A single point of contact for everything you need to deliver the perfect school residential or day trip and just one invoice to pay.

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Education Destination - The Island Classroom

WELCOME TO EDUCATION DESTINATION

We provide bespoke curriculum-relevant educational visits to the Isle of Wight.

What do we mean by bespoke? Simply that everything about our service is customised to suit your exact requirements, at no additional cost to you.

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Our mission is to turn the Isle of Wight into the foremost destination for educational school trips

What makes an Education Destination Isle of Wight trip so compelling?

There are many reasons why we think the Isle of Wight is the ideal school trip destination. Apart from being easily accessible from most of the UK and having the adventure of an overseas visit but without all the hassles, the Island offers:

A fascinating selection of attractions and venues
Many curriculum relevant learning opportunities
A wide selection of fun outdoor activities
A long history of catering for the needs of visitors
Outstanding value for money
A small geographical area which limits travel time and keeps emissions down
One of the UK's warmest and driest climates
Museums, theme parks, animal attractions
Dinosaurs & fossils, Romans, railways ...

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We have developed 704 quality learning resources for you to use freely in support of your school trip

What teaching resources are available for Isle of Wight school trip attractions and venues?

Developed by a team of 12 experienced Isle of Wight based teachers and educators, our resource packs are FREE to use when you book your residential or day trip with Education Destination. There are currently 704 resources and activities to choose from, with more in development and planning to keep abreast of curriculum changes and current topics and trends.

All our resources address specific curriculum or exam board topics, and most are differentiated for ability, making it easy for mixed ability groups to partake in the same activities whilst working at appropriate levels. Our resources will help you see the Isle of Wight's 100+ visitor attractions in a new light and promote stealth learning.

Something for all ages from KS1 to KS5 and even adults
Virtually all subjects covered
Mix of pre-visit, on-site and/or post-visit activities
Utilise in full or in part to supplement your schemes of work
Each resource has a detailed Teacher Note
Each also has a detailed Parent Note
Post-visit activities have sample Lesson Plans
All are appealing and do not detract from the visit
Print your own in school or we can supply pre-printed Trip Diaries

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We can arrange transport and accommodation for you or let you take care of your own plans

What about coaches, ferries, hotels, meals ... can Education Destination help?

Of course! Education Destination offers bespoke Isle of Wight school residentials and day trips. We work with a wide range of accommodation providers, transport operators and of course the ferry companies and can take care of booking everything for you. In most cases it won't cost you any more as we have agency agreements and bulk buying power that you as an individual school would not be able to access.

We are an Island-based business dedicated to increasing school visits to the Isle of Wight and helping local companies grow their businesses outside of the traditional 6 week summer holiday period.

We can provide a door-to-door coach / minibus service or help you organise your own
Ferry crossings can be arranged with any of the Island's operators
We offer a range of accommodation from camping to hotels and everything inbetween, all of which we regularly safety-check and most of which can be hired exclusively
We can pre-book all of your activities and attractions and handle all the paperwork and coach transfers for you at no extra cost
Throughout the planning and execution of your visit you will have access to our local specialist educational liaison staff who will competently deal with any questions, concernts or issues encountered

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We help you see your favourite Isle of Wight school trip attractions in a totally different light!

What makes an Education Destination trip different from other operators?

Our expert teachers have carefully considered all the teaching possibilities for dozens of your favourite Isle of Wight visitor attractions against the National Curriculum and syllabuses for the major exam boards. They have then developed a wide range of innovative and exciting resources for teachers and students to use before, during and/or after their visit to bring learning to life. We regularly surprise ourselves at the breadth and depth of learning available and we offer our expertise FREE of charge to our clients.

For example, at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway you'd expect to learn about the Industrial Revolution and perhaps a little physics. But chemistry, maths and English?

At Goodleaf Tree Climbing you might consider learning a little about biology or conservation ... but Pythagoras' Theorem, levers and pulleys, instructional writing?

You might consider Blackgang Chine ideal for looking at coastal erosion, but how about modern piracy, media studies or dinosaurs?
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We offer differentiated activities for all ages KS1 to KS5 in virtually all National Curriculum subjects

We want students on our Isle of Wight school visits to enjoy themselves equally - so when designing our wide range of teaching resources and educational activities we pay special attention to the needs of mixed ability groups.

Our resources are designed so that students with differing abilities (or even students in differing age groups) can undertake a version of the activities which is best suited to their particular requirements, whilst enabling the whole class or group to work on the same tasks at the same time.

Our team also includes a SEN specialist, who can be called upon to help modify any particular activity to suit an individual's specific needs, should you wish to do this.

Some popular resources for key subjects/topics are supplied with 3 or 4 variants per key stage
Many more are supplied with 2 variants per key stage
Others are provided as mixed ability tasks with teamworking / buddying possibilities
Some physically demanding activities have variants for mobility impaired students
We can help you develop specific variants for SEN pupils on request

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Your choice of pre-visit, on-site and/or post-visit activities to suit your schemes of work & teaching style

We like to give our teachers as much flexibility as possible when using our resources and activities as part of a school trip. We are happy for you to use our Isle of Wight school visit materials as you see fit to best support your own schemes of work and teaching styles.

For each venue, subject and age range we supply a mix of pre-visit, on-site and post-visit activities.

Pre-visit resources allow you to introduce topics prior to your trip, so that the students are poised to get the very most out of their time on the Isle of Wight
On-site resources create order, engage students and bring structure to your itinerary, helping keep the focus on learning
Most on-site resources have an element of fun embedded so that the learning doesn't seem like work
Post-visit resources help you consolidate the learning experienced on the trip and embed this back into your term or year's schemes of work or special projects
Post-visit resources even come with sample lesson plans to help ensure maximum impact

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Our resource development team have more than 175 years' teaching experience between them

All of the people who help us develop our wide range of school trip resources have very recent teaching experience - some are still actively teaching to some extent. All of them live on the Isle of Wight and are passionate about their home and it's incredible range of learning opportunities.

Debbie Aske-Harris BA(Hons) MA
English, Drama, History KS3-KS5
Alicia Linsdell-Davies
Biology, Chemistry KS3-KS5
Jackie Clegg
Science KS1-KS3
Sue Devine
English, Mathematics KS1-KS3, SEN
Rachel Griffin
English, Geography, RE, PSHE KS1-KS3

Peter Gale
Geography, Geology KS3-KS5
Spencer Brown
History KS1-KS5
Ulrike Henderson
Geography, History KS1-KS3
Lisa Bell
Geography KS3-KS5

Meet The Team

Our Safety Management System makes paperwork and approval-seeking a mere formality

Working with an independent local Chartered Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH), we have developed a Safety Management System which seeks to meet or exceed the most stringent requirements of the UK's Local Education Authorities.

This means that all our partner organisations - accommodation providers, venues and attractions - have had their safety systems evaluated and documentation checked and collated annually. When you book with Education Destination, we'll give you instant access to all these audits, along with current Risk Assessments, Access Statements (where available) and certificates such as Public Liability Insurance, saving you time and helping your internal approvals process.

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You'll receive the support of our experienced educational liaison team before and during your school trip

Based in Rookley, slap bang in the middle of the Isle of Wight just outside Newport, our specialists are on hand to answer any questions or concerns you may have leading up to your Isle of Wight school trip, and are available to you throughout your visit in the unlikely event of any problems arising.

All have a background in education and so fully understand your needs and requirements, no matter how unusual.

A 24 hour helpline is available throughout your trip in case any issues arise that you cannot resolve yourself, or in case you have any exceptional questions that need an immediate answer.

FUN and excitement come as standard; we know that a happy student is an engaged and open minded one

Quite apart from the fun and excitement offered by our wide range of educational visit locations and attractions, we offer a selection of reward activities too.

This list is ever-changing and of course is somewhat seasonal, with a choice of indoor and outdoor activities, from laser storm to tree climbing, theatre productions to go-karting, and much more.

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