Our new UK trips have landed! (Because staying local is the new going abroad)
UK trips aren’t anything new to us – we’ve been offering them for years alongside all of our international destinations! But because we know some groups aren’t quite ready to start thinking...
What did we do when Covid hit? What we’ve always done: put our clients at the heart of everything we do
In a world of corporate jargon, business speak and Covid buzzwords, it’s refreshing to read something that’s from the heart. And that’s exactly what Rayburn’s Lucy Simson has done. As...
Top tips for choirs from leading industry professionals
Looking back on last year’s UK Choir Festival events – where choirs of all sounds and styles join in a number of workshops to learn, develop and perform – we asked some of the...
The past, the present and the future of school travel
The FCO started advising against any non-essential travel around the world which had a huge impact on all travel, including school trips. As the UK went into lockdown in late March, so did the...
Natural ways to boost your child’s immune system
We are all encountering a chapter of our lives where we have an increased amount of time on our hands to focus on our children’s (and our won) eating habits. Right now, during the COVID-19 outbreak...
The positives of shutting your doors and spending time with family…
If someone had told us a month or so ago that under the cloud of a pandemic we would be shutting our doors and that we would pretty much be unable to leave our houses and gardens, we would have...
Top FREE resources for home schooling as recommended by teachers!
With hundreds to choose from, where should you start? Here is a list of the top 10 FREE resources as recommended by teachers that you should check out. 1. TES Resources The Times Education Supplement...
How to keep your kids safe on social media
Then you throw into the mix this curve ball chapter of our lives, where social media is proving to be an absolute lifeline to us all in terms of engaging and communicating with friends, family and...
Travel and Education related jokes to make your friends laugh!
1. What’s the best thing about Switzerland? I don’t know, but the flag is a big plus. 2. I bought the world’s worst thesaurus yesterday. Not only is it terrible, it’s...
Top teacher tips for home schooling Secondary aged children
Before we jump right in, “well done parents, you are doing a fantastic job!” Now that has been said, let’s get down to giving you some advice and tips from teachers that may just...
5 YouTube channels you can’t help but binge
Ah YouTube, the place where you start watching a how-to video and end up in the depths of the ultimate funny cat compilation. With new videos popping up every day (and YouTube being so generally...
Music – bringing the world closer together!
As the worldwide pandemic of Coronavirus forces entire countries into lockdown people are searching for ways to stay close to friends and family through the use of technology. Platforms such as...