2025 entries are now open for this special category at the annual School Travel Awards which shines a spotlight on an exceptional school trip and provides an opportunity for schools to win £2,000 towards a future adventure.
The ‘My Best School Trip’ Award recognises educational visits that have been well planned and really stood out for the impact they have had on the children and staff involved.
It could be a day trip, UK residential or overseas adventure. Has your school or academy organised something that has provided a rich experience, achieved a range of objectives and helped embed learning back in school?
Open the form and complete to download the 2025 Entry Pack.
About the entry process
Download the Entry Pack using the form above which contains all the information you need to enter the award. After completing the form the entry pack will download which you can print and / or save. We will also send you an email with a link to it.
Entries need to be submitted by 1st June 2025.
If you have any queries or need help the School Travel Organiser editorial team are on hand. Just call us on 01908 613323 or send an email to editorial@schooltravelorganiser.com.
Why enter? You could win £2,000 for your school!
It might take a little effort but many have said that the entering process itself was positive and enjoyable, and how beneficial it was to also involve the pupils who attended.
Finalists will be invited to the School Travel Awards ceremony as our guests, which takes place on Friday 21st November 2025 at the five-star Royal Lancaster Hotel.
The winning school will scoop a £2,000 prize to spend on a future educational visit!
Who can enter?
School trips covering Key Stages 1-4 are applicable here; we want teachers, EVCs or school staff to tell us all about it and include comments from those involved, including from the students who took part.
Things to think about when entering your trip for the 2025 ‘My Best School Trip’ Award
If you’ve run a successful school trip, we’d love you to enter it into this special award.
When entering, we will ask you to..
- Tell us why you decided to take the trip and how it was planned.
- Explain how the trip linked to the relevant topic(s) and curriculum.
- Tell us what consideration you gave to inclusivity and affordability.
- Describe how the learning was embedded once back in school.
- Share details about the learning objectives for the trip and how were they measured.
- Provide some pictures of students taking part in activities on the trip.
What trip won last year?
Wanting to re-energise learners as soon as possible following the lack of international trips due to the pandemic, teacher Joe Briscoe felt it important to offer a trip that not only embedded the learning that had taken place in class, but to do something that expanded the perspectives and horizons of the group.
The starting point was a package offered by a tour operator; Joe altered the itinerary, made suggestions based on his experience and knowledge of the area, and tailored it to suit his particular group of students.
With the Vietnam war playing such a large role in the GCSE History curriculum, a lot of research was carried out to ensure that the experience ticked all the boxes, and much more. Careful attention was paid to the experiences of soldiers in both the North and South, with visits to two tunnel networks along with American bases and relevant sites.
To read more about this educational visit, and all the 2024 finalists, click here.
What type of trips have won before?
The roll call of winners has been varied since the first award was presented in 2016, from Key Stage 1 residentials through to city day trips and week-long adventures.
The winning school in 2023 was Langdale Primary School in Cumbria who entered their Key Stage 1-2 ‘Our Place in Space’ trip to Liverpool. They took 20 children to the city to take advantage of an art installation which allowed them to embrace their curriculum topic which included Earth, Space and the Solar System.
If you have questions about this award, or any others, and would like to get in touch, please telephone our editorial team on 01908 613323 or send us an email to awards@schooltravelorganiser.com and we will do our very best to help.
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