Since 1943, Field Studies Council (FSC) has strived to provide opportunities for school children to study living plants and animals in their natural environment. One of its sites that does this is FSC Dale Fort. Set in a spectacular location high on the cliffs within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, the site gives superb views […]

Take your students on an authentic tour of London’s East End to a fascinating 19th-century Ragged School. The Ragged School Museum is on the towpath of the Regent’s Canal. The canal in itself is a portal to another world with colourful narrowboats and craft stalls. You can enter the museum via the Copperfield road entrance […]

FSC Orielton is located within a National Park in the heart of Wales, offering students a chance to truly experience the great outdoors. They will climb sand dunes, go hiking, observe the geography within the national park, see wildlife in its natural habitat and learn bushcraft skills. Younger children can listen to tales, and take […]

Hill of The O’Neill is one of the most historically important locations in Ireland. It was the medieval centre of Ulster, with a history stretching back over 2,000 years to the Iron Age. The region was ruled by The O’Neills, one of Ulster’s most powerful dynasties, for over 400 years. Visitors can learn all about […]

A visit to Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Trevor Basin, near Wrexham in Wales, can help pupils learn about local history, engineering, geography and science. Known as the “stream in the sky”, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (pronounced Pont–ker-sulth-teh) is an amazing feat of engineering – you can choose to walk across it or travel by boat. You can also […]

Sandwell Valley is a reserve in Birmingham that is home to a number of native bird and wildlife species that will entice all young nature watchers. In the spring, this thriving reserve welcomes warblers, swallows, sand martins, house martins, lapwing chicks and more. By summertime, chiffchaffs and swifts are singing from every treetop and students […]