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Educational Visits<br />

<strong>The</strong> value of Educational Visits is<br />

well known. Often the activities<br />

<strong>and</strong> experiences provided are the<br />

most memorable <strong>and</strong> can rema<strong>in</strong><br />

with young people for life.<br />

<strong>The</strong>y offer opportunities to enrich<br />

learn<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>in</strong>crease motivation <strong>and</strong><br />

raise achievement.<br />

<strong>Park</strong> <strong>View</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess & Enterprise<br />

<strong>School</strong> has a strong record of<br />

provid<strong>in</strong>g a wide variety of<br />

experiences to its pupils from the<br />

simple, but stimulat<strong>in</strong>g theatre visit<br />

to the more complex, excit<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />

challeng<strong>in</strong>g residential visit to the<br />

wilds of the Forest of Dean where<br />

activities such as camp<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

canoe<strong>in</strong>g, raft<strong>in</strong>g, climb<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

work<strong>in</strong>g together, achiev<strong>in</strong>g<br />

together <strong>in</strong> a stimulat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />

different environment provides<br />

levels of experience which cannot<br />

be replicated <strong>in</strong> the classroom.<br />

<strong>Park</strong> <strong>View</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess & Enterprise<br />

<strong>School</strong> regularly arranges visits<br />

to the theatre, F.E. Colleges (for<br />

taster days), historical sites, such<br />

as Warwick Castle <strong>and</strong> for<br />

rewards awards <strong>and</strong> social visits<br />

trip to Star City, Alton Towers <strong>and</strong><br />

the like are arranged.<br />

Every pupil has the opportunity<br />

to take part <strong>in</strong> a variety of visits<br />

every year.<br />

All curriculum visits are fully<br />

funded by the school at no cost to<br />

pupils. Some of the social visits<br />

are expected to be part funded<br />

by the pupils <strong>and</strong> by the school.<br />

Overall the average subsidy over<br />

the year was over £50 per pupil<br />

which <strong>in</strong>dicates the value we give<br />

to Educational Visits.

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