Design & Technology School Trips

London

Explore a range of world-class museums, including the Design Museum, the V&A Museum and the Museum of Brands to name just a few. Get a taste for designing and making, electronics, robotics, materials, engineering and computing during our range of educational experiences.

Learn more about our design & technology trips to London.

Berlin 

A school trip to the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Berlin offers a wealth of design and technology opportunities, from Bauhaus Museum to the Deutsches Technikmuseum. A visit to this creative melting pot is certain to inspire your students about the world of design, technology, and engineering.

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Florence 

Explore design and technology from design origins through to finished product. Visit the home of super brands such as Lamborghini and Ferrari, explore the Ducati Motorcycle Factory and give your students an understanding of the manufacturing process.

Learn more about our design & technology trips to Florence.

Munich 

Munich is Germany’s third largest city and the country’s undisputed leader when it comes to technology. Thanks to the “Munich mix” of technology companies of all sizes. From the Deutsches Museum to the BMW World Museum and the Allianz Arena, Munich is an exciting destination to inspire your design and technology students.

Learn more about our design & technology trips to Munich. 

New York 

Explore our designed and made world and feel inspired by the many careers from which the subject can lead. With a wealth of educational visits and many memorable attractions, a trip to New York is guaranteed to leave your design and technology students feeling inspired long after they return to the classroom.

Learn more about our design & technology trips to New York.

Design & Technology LIVE! Disneyland® Paris!

At Design & Technology LIVE! leading industry experts will give a unique insight into our increasingly technological world and students can put their own questions to the experts during an interactive question and answer session to develop their knowledge and understanding of the industry.

Learn more about our Design & Technology LIVE! Disneyland® Paris!

Tour planning service 

With NST, you’ll get your own dedicated, knowledgeable Tour Co-ordinator who’ll work with you from start to finish. You’ll benefit from their unrivalled destination knowledge, and their experience gained from working with many other groups too. They’ll tailor-make your itinerary from scratch and take care of everything for you: 

• Pulling together an itinerary that runs smoothly
• Planning the right balance of visits every day with realistic timings
• Pre-arranging and pre-booking your visits, entrance tickets, passes and meals 

You’ll receive your final itinerary a full 4-weeks before you travel too.

FREE school trip promotion pack 

We’ll support you and provide everything you need to advertise your school trip around school and to parents. Our free school trip promotion pack consists of: 

• Parents’ letter & permission slip template for you to complete 
• A3 posters to promote your trip around school
• PowerPoint presentation templates which you can tailor to your own needs 
• Parents’ leaflets covering how NST manage safety, financial protection and details of our travel insurance
• Online parents’ video which showcases the benefits of taking a school trip

For selected destinations, we’ll provide a trip launch web page using video footage and imagery.  This web page is provided by a weblink and can be shared with pupils and parents in many ways. 

Risk assessment support including preview visits 

Risk assessment plays a vitally important part in the planning and organisation on any school tour. 

Our risk assessment guide aims to help you understand more about your obligations and how you can more effectively manage group safety on your next educational visit and provide you with risk assessments for your trip. 

Planning first school trip

Organising your first school trip can appear to be a daunting process. 
If you're planning your first school trip, our guide will help to take you through each step of the planning process, answering frequently asked questions and providing tips and support along the way. 

Our helpful guide covers the following: 

• Choosing your destination 
• Gaining approval from your Local Authority and/or your Head 
• Promoting your tour in school 
• Confirming your booking 
• Tailor-make your tour 
• Completing your risk assessments (including a sample risk assessment) 
• Quick reference timeline 
• Pre-tour checklist 

View our essential guide to a successful school trip here

Get live updates on your group's tour location

Locate My Trip uses GPS technology and is the easy, convenient way for your school to follow your location whilst on tour. Specifically designed to provide reassurance to both parents and teachers, NST will know where your group are 24/7. If your schedule needs to change, we’ll put plans in place to keep your tour on track. 

With Locate My Trip your group can also share photos and videos with the school and parents, via a secure link, to keep them updated on your experience whilst you’re away.

Watch our short Locate My Trip video here

Your online school trip organiser - My Tour Manager 

Save time and stay on track with your school trip admin with our online organiser - designed to help busy teachers like you. 

With My Tour Manager, you'll be able to download FREE resources and access trip paperwork online and in one place. Your personalised checklist details what you need to do and by when, plus you'll receive fortnightly reminders too. 

What's more, you can take all your trip documents on the go whilst on your tour with our app, My Tour Manager-On-the-Go. 

Find out more and watch out short My Tour Manager video here.

Free classroom resources

We've created a range of free geography resources and educational posters to brighten up your classroom! 

Take a look at our downloadable posters here.