School Outing in London, Year 1?

[Fulham24]

Hi! DD is in Year 1 in a school that unfortunately doesn't organise any class outing. I wanted to know more about how it works in other schools, how often they go, where do they go. We live in London.
Thanks!

In Y1 ours have several workshops in school including dress up days. They have a couple of outings in the summer term - one to our (very) local woods which they walk to, and one to a nearby wildlife centre (45 mins by coach).

Ours had a trip to a zoo about an hour away by coach. Also a couple of very local trips to the nearby village (maths related) to count people and traffic and look at shops.

My DC's (state) primary school is in Camden, DD was in Y1 last year and from memory they went on a trip to The British Museum (topic Africa), they went to watch a Cinderella panto at the theatre, had an afternoon working on an allotment (belonging to a TA) on Hampstead Heath, had a workshop with the English National Ballet, a day at the zoo and a visit to the gardens at Eyethrope House. I think there may have been one or two more that I can't remember.

Ds is in Y1 in London. They've been to the Young Vic and had a couple walks round the local streets.
Reception had trip to a city farm, the NHM dinosaurs, then 5 days at the South Bank Centre.

Y1 DC has 2-3 trips each term. Science museum, barbican and Natural History museum this term.

Sorry, state primary in London.

When I taught Year 1 in London a few years back (State primary) we organised class trips to the Natural History Museum, the Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green and the seaside, as well as several more low-key outings to the local park/town centre.

I remember going as a helper on a Reception trip to the London Aquarium. Think my friend's DC (different school) went to the Transport Museum.

Our Year One go to Linley Sambourne House (Victorian house in Holland Park) to the V+A, to London Zoo and to Littlehampton to go paddling!

Maybe the school know from experience that either parents refuse to pay the voluntary contribution or there is a problem getting helpers (or everyone gets cross that they can't be helpers) so they just decided it was not worth organising. Have you asked the school why they don't do any trips? When mine were in year 1 I think they went to church and walked to the post office and the local woods. Some years they do a Panto but not always.

Ours does a trip at least once a term and it's related to whatever topic they're doing. All free as it's via public transport or walking, so they'll go to one of the big museums, or bus up to the canal, in the past I know they've been to the zoo. Parents are asked if they want to come to, so they rely on them for extra support.

Our London state primary does at least one trip per term - some within walking distance, and some by public transport to the big museums etc.

We almost never have to pay anything because the transport is free of course. What might be putting your school off is that they'd need extra parent helpers - especially for year one - and they might need DBS checks (grey area).

Private, 2-3 trips per term ( museums/ theatre/ castles/ local place of interest). Costs covered in fees

Can't remember exactly but nursery did fortnightly trip to local library, local art gallery once, coach to a farm at end of term. In reception so far they've been to Tate Modern and next week are off to local park. State primary in London.

Not all school trips have to cost anything. Sometimes my son's school also does local trips out - to the supermarket to look at fruit & veg, to the local park to draw some maps, to the local mosque/synagogue/church to hear about other religions , looking at tudor houses in the town, doing surveys in the town centre for maths. There are also the usual trips to museums, cathedrals, nature reserves, historic houses, even legoland.

One of the problems is that really everyone has to go on the trips. So if you have a lot of parents who can't afford to pay, the school has to find the money to fund them. We live in an affluent area and have a very active PTA who pay the shortfall. It may be that your school has had problems with this in the past.

Various local walks
Nature reserve £12 per child inc transport
Museum can't remember cost had to pay for coach, entry was free
PTA pays for all children to go to theatre at Xmas inc transport

Where we are, a coach has to be arranged for anything except local walk which straight away means a large cost.

Issue of sufficient helpers and navigating children round London transport is bound to be significant you wouldn't beleive he risk assessments that need to be done. Lots of schools have visitors come in instead with various drama groups, bio domes etc

dds' Y1 classes did loads of outings (London) - almost too many! But their school is known for doing a lot of trips/workshops. It used to be a fairly deprived catchment (not so now) and as a result the old Head used to pull out all the stops to get the kids to cultural and nature-rich environments. They still do it, but as someone else said they tend to have a few more in-school workshops now and a few less to the Natural History/British/Imperial War/Science Museum, nature reserves, farms, seaside, etc etc etc.
Lots of parent helpers these days, which helps a lot - and often hired coaches in Y1. They start using public transport more in Y2 and then mostly in Y3.

Oh - and re costs, usually low but PTA will sub any trip for a child whose family is struggling with costs.

Outer London borough here.

DD has one proper school trip each year plus in Infant various small outings in the neighbourhood.

They normally try to go into London by train, the station is in walking distance but also did coach trips. So fees varied from £5 to £23.

They also have various workshops and theatre companies coming in, it is then something the whole school does.

When we lived in London y1 went on a trip per term. At least one 'up town'. So it was NHM, a fairly local big mosque and the Olympic park.

Thanks everyone for giving me so many ideas. I don't think the school will do anything so I guess it's up to me to organise the outings for my daughter. I feel sorry for the kids whose parents don't have the time nor the resources to do the same.
With all your suggestions, we're busy until the end of the school year ;-)