It’s a 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 outstanding educational visits, because great learning outside the classroom gives children a rich and rewarding experience, achieves a range of objectives and helps embed learning back in school.
It’s what this award is all about and it’s open to teachers and educational visits coordinators (EVCs) of Key Stage 1 to 4.
Entries are sent in by schools from across the UK, which are then shortlisted and assessed by our judging panel who choose a set of finalists and an overall winner.
The winning school receives a prize of £2,000 to spend on an educational visit for their students.
All finalists are invited to the annual School Travel Awards lunch and ceremony. This year’s event takes place on Friday 21st November 2025 at the five-star Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.
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.
Open the form to leave your details and we’ll let you know when entries open again.
The 2024 winning school was…
Well done to Carisbrooke College (IWEF), Isle of Wight, for their Year 10/11 trip to Vietnam which won the 2024 award.
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.
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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