Trips, Visits & Excursions

We truly value the wider curriculum and all that this brings to a young person's development.

We aspire to provide as many exciting experiences during their school years as possible, to give our students new challenges, things to look forward to and to help build their friendships and memories.

 

Technology in Disneyland Paris Trip, January 2023

Year 10 GCSE Technology students

We travelled to Disneyland, Paris, for workshops and tours, specifically to support the GCSE Technology courses.

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Carrington Ski, February 2023

Year 11 students

Travelling with 321Ski, we stayed in the resort of Folgaria in Italy.

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Adventure in Bude, May/June 2023

Year 7 and Year 8 students

Our 7s and 8s visited this outdoor adventure centre for an exciting five days.

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9s Set Sail to France, June 2023 

Year 9 students

A group of 9s travelled to France to visit Rockley Adventure's centre in Bombannes, France. 

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8s, Textiles Making Day, June 2023

Year 8 students

A selected group of 8s that have shown aptitude and interest in Textiles visited Trinity Buoy Lighthouse for a day of making. 

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11s, Morocco Expedition, July 2023 

Year 11 students

A group of 11s visited Morocco and trekked in the Atlas mountains and worked with local communities on a sustainable project. 

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11s, WW1 Battlefields Trip, September 2023 

Year 11 History Students

GCSE History students travelled to Ypres in Belgium for the day, stopping at several important sites linking to their study of trench medicine.

  

9s France Activity Week, June 2024

A group of Year 9 students will be travelling to Bombanne in France to take part in a very exciting watersports activity trip provided by Rockley Adventure. We will be departing from school on Sunday 16 June, returning on Saturday 23 June. 

Click here for the Parents letter for 9s France Activity week

Click here for a kit list

Click here for an example itinerary 

Click here for Rockley's Student Behaviour Charter

 

Eswatini Expedition 2024

A group of current Year 10 students, when they complete their GCSE exams at the end of Year 11, will be travelling with two members of staff and Adventure Lifesigns. Our 14-day itinerary will include hiking in the hills and plateaus of the Lumbombo Mountains and working with a rural communities on a sustainable project.

Click here for the Parents Letter for Eswatini 2024

Click here for the booking conditions for the trip

Click here for an example itinerary for Eswatini 2024

 

Cambodia Expedition, July 2025

A group of current Year 9 students, when they complete their GCSE exams at the end of Year 11, will be travelling with two members of staff and Adventure Lifesigns. Our 14-day itinerary will include visiting the famous Angkor Wat temples, the Killing Fields to understand some of Cambodia's dark history, a jungle trek and working on a project to benefit the local community.

Click here for Mrs Loughran's Introduction Assembly Presentation given to students May 2023

Click here for an example itinerary for Cambodia 2025

Click here for the Adventure Lifesigns Launch Meeting Presentation, from MD Alistair Cole