Key Stage 5 (17+)

Key Stage 5 (17+)

At Key Stage 5, pupils have a range of options available to them; A Levels, Baccalaureates (both English and International), BTECs and Scottish Higher National Certificates/Diplomas are just some of the qualifications open to the 17-18 age-group.

School trips can become even more tailored to suit interests at this level as student groups become smaller and more specialised. For example, one of the ultimate visits for sixth form scientists would be to the Cern Centre (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire) near Geneva, where scientists are daily investigating the fundamental structure of the universe.

Suitable Venues

A haven on the east coast of County Antrim

A visit to Islandmagee is a trip back to less rushed and stressful times. A peninsula on the East Antrim coast steeped in history with cottages, rolling fields, quiet villages and spectacular coastline, it is a microcosm of the Northern Ireland countryside.

Unstaffed open site with Visitor Centre, no booking required

Formerly known as INTECH, the Winchester Science Centre is an internationally renowned, purpose built educational resource centre for science situated in Morn Hill, just outside the city of Winchester in Hampshire. Opened in 2002 after major grants from amongst others the 

The Findhorn Foundation has been promoting principles of sustainable development since its creation in 1962. Located on the North East coast of Scotland on two main sites near to and within the town of Forres, Findhorn began with a small community of 3 adults and their children.

Explore what life was like for Hampshire people in the past by wandering through Milestones’ old cobbled streets. And as you wander round you may also encounter some of our costumed characters…

Enthusiasts will enjoy our collection of beautifully restored vintage vehicles - and so will kids of all ages!

Unstaffed open site, no booking required

Unstaffed open site, no booking required

Remains of a Cistercian abbey, graves of Welsh Princes

Unstaffed open site, no booking required

Childhood home of Welsh author Dr Kate Roberts, Wales' Queen of Literature. Grade II listed quarryman's cottage. Foundation Phase History, English & senses self-led activity pack. Guided tours by Heritage Officer on request.

Kids love a day out on a steam train.

The Swindon & Cricklade Railway re-creates the kind of railway that today's children may only have been told about by their fathers and grandfathers.

School trips have never been this good!
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You'll find yourself next to royalty, intellectual giants and political heavyweights. 

Take an interactive IQ test with Albert Einstein and meet the British royal family before pulling up a chair in US President Barack Obama's Oval Office.

LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth – join us to discover all the things you can do with LEGO® bricks!

LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Chicago – jump into the biggest box of LEGO® bricks ever!

LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Boston offers unique and engaging school field trips and educational visits.

From basic learning through play to more advanced engineering and design skills, we offer LEGO® workshops for children to enjoy learning with a difference!

Dramatic fortified manor house and small formal garden

A rare survivor, this medieval fortress with high curtain walls, towers and a portcullis, set in a landscape of rolling hills and orchards, is a bewitching mixture of romance and history.

Home for nearly 600 years to the Gilbert family, including Sir Humphrey Gilbert - half-brother to Sir Walter Raleigh.

The Hockerton Housing Project is the UK's first earth sheltered, self-sufficient ecological housing development. Since the completion of the houses in 1998 Hockerton Housing Project has established itself as an exemplar of sustainable development locally and nationally.

Housing the Robert Opie collection, the world's largest collection of packaging and related materials. 

Learning

Unstaffed open site, no booking required

A beautifully crafted museum where the static steam engines that used to power so many aspects of our lives are treasured and brought back to working life through an extraordinary system of steam pipes running throughout the complex of engine sheds.

Halesowen Leisure Centre has many facilities comprising of pools, sports halls, fitness sui

As well as two working farm visitor centres (Sandwell Park Farm and Forge Mill Farm) there are nature areas, an aerial assault course (managed separately), an adventure playground, an RSPB Visitor Centre, woodland, meadows, farmland.

An indoor climbing centre suitable for all ages. We offer family taster sessions, kids' groups, learn to climb courses and birthday parties. If you aren't so keen on climbing but want your child to experience it, our cafe area is the perfect place to relax while your kids have fun.

When in full public service, the railway will operate a circular tour with optional change at picnic station for trains to Far Leys car park.

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