Value of School Trips for Key Stages 3 and 4
School trips are a wonderful opportunity to really bring your subject alive.
They also raise the profile of your department and help create a 'feel good factor' which can have all sorts of benefits.
They are a good basis for assessments or coursework.
Photographs from trips make great displays which create interest in the subject in school. Keep them for Open Evening! They are particularly effective on a digital projector if you have this facility.
They are a great selling point at options time.
A write-up of the trip in the school newsletter is good publicity for the department.
A successful trip is also good PR for the school.
Contact your local museum to find out what resources they might be able to provide for Key Stage 3.
Downloads
Key Stage 3 Flyer (Brighton Museums and Galleries. Word DOC, 51Kb).
Useful Websites
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Museums Which Offer Resources for Key Stage 3
Brighton and Hove Museums and Galleries
Hampshire County Museums Service
Oxford University Museums which include:
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Museum of the History of Science