Grants for trips and travel
Most grant schemes to support school trips were paused during lockdown but are now beginning to open up again – and they’ve been joined by new funding streams, says Sarah Everson
Educational trips Today, opportunities for children to attend venues away from the classroom or the home-learning computer screen are more valuable than ever. Funders are keen to support such trips, both because they engage pupils with learning in new environments and because they facilitate the development of social skills that children missed out on during lockdown. Here’s our pick of what’s on offer: The Alpkit Foundation offers funding of £50 to
£500 for projects that increase participation in the outdoors. This can include a contribution towards transportation costs or outdoor experiences for school children. The Foundation can also provide discounted outdoor equipment for trips. Alpkit. com/pages/foundation. Secondary schools in Greater London and Essex
can apply for the Jack Petchey Foundation’s Educational Visit Grants if they are registered with the Foundation’s achievement awards programme. Funding of up to £10 per pupil is available for tickets, entrance fees and transport costs for trips up to twice a year. Set up by Sir Jack Petchey, the Foundation aims to inspire and motivate young people across London and Essex to reach their full potential.
Jackpetcheyfoundation.org.uk. Also open to schools in Greater London, the
Culture Mile School Visits Fund offers up to £600 towards the cost of a trip to venues such as the Museum of London, Tower Bridge, Epping Forest and the Barbican. The Fund aims to support the post-pandemic educational recovery of pupils in London, with visits that can enhance learning across all key stages. Funding is available for schools with a pupil premium level of 35% or above, and there is no limit on how many times you apply. SEND schools do not need to meet the pupil premium requirement to be eligible. Funding can be used to cover the cost of
transport, staff cover, admission fees or a venue-based workshop. The grant must be agreed before the visit, but will not be paid out until receipts for expenditure are submitted.
Schoolvisitsfund.org.uk. The Ernest Cook Trust has a long track record
of providing grants to foster a love and understanding of the countryside through outdoor learning opportunities. The Trust offers a £500 Outdoor Essentials Grant three times a year with online applications via its website. The grant is available to state schools, particularly those with disadvantaged pupils and in areas of high deprivation, which prioritise environmental engagement. ‘The pandemic has demonstrated how
important being outdoors is to the mental and physical wellbeing of everyone,’ says the Trust. ‘It has also highlighted inequalities in people’s abilities to access the outdoors.’ Research commissioned by the Trust identifi ed transport costs as a key barrier for schools to access outdoor learning and the Outdoor Essentials Grant supports its aim that ‘all children and young people should have the opportunity to create lasting, meaningful connections with nature’. Currently, the grant is available for trips to
outdoor learning centres, forest schools, countryside parks, woodlands, national parks, farm parks, farms (including city farms), coastal areas and beaches, with nature connectedness
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