Excursion Spotlight – Oxford
Welcome back to our excursions spotlight series. This week we’re focusing on Oxford! The city is well known as the home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Most of…
Excursion Spotlight – Birmingham
Welcome back to our excursion spotlight series! This week we are focusing on Birmingham. Birmingham is located in the West Midlands. It is known as Britain’s second city due to it being the largest and most populated…
Excursion Spotlight – Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon is located in the rural Warwickshire countryside, on the banks of the river Avon. It is the birthplace of the famous playwright and actor, William Shakespeare. Stratford was originally a village and it was inhabited…
Excursion Spotlight – London
Our latest excursion spotlight focuses on one of our students’ favourite excursions, London! London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is an ever-present destination on our excursion timetable, such is its popularity with our students! On…
Excursion Spotlight – Shrewsbury
It’s that time of the week again! Today’s excursion spotlight focuses on the market town, Shrewsbury. The town is located 9 miles east of the Welsh boarder and has been the site of many…
Summer 2018
Excursion Spotlight – Chester
Today’s excursion spotlight is focusing on Chester. Chester is one of the best preserved walled cities in Britain, located near to the border…
Excursion Spotlight – Telford
Our first post of the excursions spotlight series is Telford!…
2018 Excursion Timetable launched!
Summer 2018 Excursion Timetable Launched! Please click here to download…
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2018 Brochure and some Exciting News!
NEW 2018 BROCHURE AND SOME EXCITING NEWS! Click here to view our brochure We are proud to announce officially our new partnership with Wrekin College in Shropshire from summer 2018. This well-reputed boarding school has excellent facilities and is located in the Midlands. It is therefore…
The Value of History
Last Friday, on the day the new £10 note was revealed in the UK, we challenged our students to design their own bank note. They had to choose and agree on an inspirational historical figure, and select a quote to feature on the note. Among the history heroes were…
London
We enjoyed a typical English summer day in London on Saturday with lots of rain! First, we visited the famous Science Museum where the students were able to enjoy the exhibitions the museum has to offer. It was then time for a picnic in Hyde…
Glastonbury
The destination for the Excursion on Wednesday was Glastonbury. Although the day was grey and cloudy, we managed to miss the rain and everyone enjoyed climbing the Tor! After the climb, the students were taken to Clarks Village where they had a chance to look…
Post A Single Pringle: Crunch Time
The results are in! 8 of the 11 parcels returned with the Pringle intact despite their journey through the Royal Mail system. Our Absolutely English Engineers came up with a number of ingenious ways to package their Pringles. Each group started with exactly the same materials,…