2. Considerations
What are we
trying to
teach/learn?
Question we need to ask prior to booking a visit:
How will the
learning be
supported? Where is most
likely to provide
those conditions?
• Risk assessment – this would need to be carried out prior to the visit and
hazards considered.
• Lunch facilities
• Toilet facilities
• Weather contingency – if planning outdoor activities can they be taken
indoors.
• Cost – coach and museum cost
• Needs and requirements of pupils
• What the children are going to gain from the experience
3. Abington Park
Abington Park – Abington, Northampton
Lakes – Museum- Church – Aviaries – Cafes - Park
The museum was originally a manor house built at the turn of the 16th century.
The museum itself offers a huge range of facilities to bring the Victorian era to
life. They can experience Victorian daily life – home and family life, food, how and
what they cooked, children’s toys and schooling – what it was like, what they
learnt.
4. What children learn
“Learning outside the classroom is about raising achievement through
an organised, powerful approach to learning in which direct experience
is of prime importance” (DfES, 2006, p.3)
Child
Improving understanding, skills, values,
personal development, confidence and
achievement
Construct own
learning
Leads to a deeper
understanding
Live successfully in the
world around them.
Communication and
problem solving
5. How children learn
The potential for
learning is
maximised if we
use a combination
of physical, visual
and naturalistic
approaches.
7. ‘The first-hand experiences of learning outside the
classroom can help to make subjects more vivid and
interesting for pupils and enhance their understanding.
It can also contribute significantly to pupils’ personal,
social and emotional development, as the following
typical examples show.’ (Ofsted, 2006, p.3)
Ofsted
