Design and Technology
Design and Technology is a fascinating curriculum topic and there is a huge variety of destinations all around us and in the modern working world for a school trip. You will see design and technology applied to products, enviroments, places and materials. Pupils can experience and gain hands on skills such as designing objects or products and solving problems which helps them build practical skills to use in a future job. See a list of great venues below ideal for gaining an insight into this environment and help plan your school design and technology trip.
Carymoor Environmental Education Centre Somerset
Carymoor Environmental Trust provides inspirational outdoor learning. Our nature reserve has a wide variety of habitats to explore and our unique location next to a working landfill site makes Carymoor the perfect place to bring green issues to life.
Path Hill Outdoors Environmental Outdoor Activities
We offer outdoor challenges, combining personal and social development with an understanding and respect for the natural environment.
English Heritage South East
English Heritage should be applauded for their development of the Discovery Visit, which interprets the story of a site, giving a sense of time and place to visiting schools.
Hautbois Outdoor Residential Centre
By visiting Hautbois Outdoor Residential Centre you can put some fun into the National Curriculum - all our activities encourage healthy living and help make exercise more exciting.
National Galleries of Scotland
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art boasts an array of indoor and outdoor modern and contemporary art, set in two sculpture parks. See our website for details on all our venues, which can spark creative thinking and excite students
English Heritage South West
English Heritage should be applauded for their development of the Discovery Visit, which interprets the story of a site, giving a sense of time and place to visiting schools.
English Heritage North West
English Heritage should be applauded for their development of the Discovery Visit, which interprets the story of a site, giving a sense of time and place to visiting schools.
Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Garden Warwickshire
Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Gardens provides school trips & educational visits with great tours, exhibitions & interactive workshops, explore the Tudor gardens, medieval kitchens, great hall & Caslte or walk around the almost complete outer walls.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Enjoy a thrilling educational or end of term treat day out at one of the UK's favourite theme parks, Blackpool Pleasure Beach has its own dedicated Education Academy.
Carlisle Castle Cumbria
An impressive frontier fortress with 900 years of history – excellent for Medieval, Tudor and Civil War topics. Carlisle Castle provides students with a sense of how the site has changed over time and what life was like for the people who lived here.
The Hive Environmental Centre Essex
The Hive Environmental Centre provides students of all ages with environmental education interlinked to the National Curriculum to support classroom-based learning through practical real-word outdoor experiences in nature, science and climate change.
Paultons Theme Park Hampshire
Home to 70 rides and attractions, and set in over 140 acres of beautiful gardens, Paultons is the ideal venue for an exciting and stimulating school visit. New for 2020, visit Tornado Springs – with 8 thrilling rides and attractions (opens 19th May).
