Trips & Visits
At Roundwood Park School we offer our students the opportunity to take part in a wide range of visits, field trips and excursions which support national curriculum studies and extra-curricular activities. Trips and visits include short day trips to places of interest as well as multi-day residential trips within the UK, Europe or even further afield.
We offer numerous one day trips to theatres, museums, art galleries and places of special interest such as the Ironbridge museum in Shropshire, where students explore the origins of Britain’s Industrial Revolution, or the National Space Centre, which gives students the opportunity to meet inspirational scientists from the UK space sector. Our multi-day residential trips take students to places across the UK as well as further afield like Geneva to see the CERN particle accelerator first-hand, Berlin to attend a street art workshop or to Iceland for an in depth insight into the country’s geography and economy.
All trips offered are optional and designed to either complement in-class learning or enhance personal development. Whilst many trips allow students to experience the practical application of theory studied, others support personal research, however, some are just for fun.
In the Autumn term, our new Year 7 students are encouraged to participate in an adventure activity trip which aims to develop their team skills and encourages students to build new friendship groups. Towards the end of each academic year, the whole school is engaged in our wonderful ‘Enrichment Programme’ where lots of special activities are organised across the week, including day and residential trips, as well as onsite project work.
We also run a selection of extracurricular sports trips and outings, such as day trips to competitions, tournaments and matches, as well as residential trips such as our Netball Tour, a biennial Football Coaching Tour and our ever popular ski trip. These trips offer students the opportunity to build new skills or polish old ones whilst growing their independence.
Trip Calendar
We are delighted that trips and visits are now able to take place again following the pandemic, and we have lots of exciting opportunities ahead for students.
Please note that whilst some visits/trips are open to the entire school or specific year groups, others will be by invitation only. All of our trips are subject to availability and may be allocated on a first come, first served basis unless stated otherwise in the trip’s information letter. We have built strong relationships with a selection of local charities which may be able to assist those families experiencing financial hardship. Please refer to the information letters that are sent out with all our trips for further information.
Please note the prices on the document below are a guideline only, final costs will be dependent on numbers. Also, spaces cannot be reserved or paid for until the trip is launched via Operoo so please look out for those invitations.
Current Residential Trips Information
You will have received an email notification if you are eligible for the trips below. If in doubt, please contact the Finance Office, details are below.
Emergency Contact and Medical Information
Roundwood Park School enables parents to manage all emergency contact and medical information for their children using Operoo. As a parent/ carer you will have received an email from Operoo requesting you to either complete or update care details, sharing these with Roundwood Park School. Please note that emergency contact and medical information must have been received by us if your son/daughter is planning on travelling on any day or residential trip.
We also use Operoo to manage a variety of forms and permissions, enabling parents to clearly see what permissions have been submitted and reducing the risk of information being missed or going astray.
Contact Information
For more information on any trips, please see below:
Telephone: 01582 765 344, select Option 3 or 4
Email: finance@roundwoodpark.co.uk
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