As busy teachers, we are always seeking to complete tasks as efficiently as possible. However, when organising school trips, this can sometimes mean that we forget to involve pupils’ families as much as we should. Engaging parents in school trips is an important part of the educational visit planning process – after all, they are often the ones paying the bill! In this TripPA Tips post, we outline why we think engaging parents and carers is beneficial for all, and provide some useful practical advice for schools and teachers.

Educational Visits provide memorable and unique experiences for our students, and teachers and chaperones generally have a great time too! However, one of the more stressful aspects for trip leads can be managing behaviour while outside of the classroom and school setting. In this TripPA Tips post, we’re sharing some hints which have served us well as teachers and trip leads on recent visits!

School trips can be expensive! This is one of the principal reasons behind the decline of educational visits here in the UK. Here at TripPA, we are frequent trip leaders and know very well the benefits of off-site activities for children, so we have laid out some useful tips for teachers to keep those school trips budget-friendly!