Becoming a Champion School means that you strive for all your residentials to be high-quality Brilliant Residentials. Through the Learning Away programme a clear picture of what makes a high-quality residential learning experience has been developed, and Learning Away have coined the phrase ‘Brilliant Residentials’ to describe these experiences. Brilliant Residentials are school trips with at least one overnight stay, which are:
- Led by teachers (and, where appropriate, students)
- Co-designed with students
- Fully integrated with the school curriculum and ethos
- Inclusive and affordable for all students
- Deliberately planned to meet students’ specific learning needs
- Part of a progressive programme of experiences
- Designed to include a wide range of new and memorable experiences
- Designed to allow space for students to develop collaborative relationships with both peers and staff
- Evaluated rigorously
- Planned so that learning is embedded and reinforced back in school
- Supported by senior leadership.