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SAFETY and SUPPORT<\/strong><\/h1>\n

We have been organising tailormade educational travel and school group tours abroad since 1996 and offer an excellent range of locations and tours for students and other young people wishing to experience an educational and cultural trip of a lifetime. We pay particular attention to Safety and Support issues as outlined below.<\/p>\n

Why should you choose us for your school travel service?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

School study trips overseas are a wonderful way to inspire and motivate young people and to give them an educational and cultural travel experience that they will remember for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n

With over 25 years experience of organising tailormade school study tours and\u00a0 youth trips abroad, we have over 80% repeat bookings and an extremely high level of personal recommendations from previous group leaders.<\/p>\n

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  • All our suppliers overseas are approved by relevant professional bodies and are fully accredited at a local, national and in some cases international level.<\/li>\n
  • All our Educational Travel co-ordinators are linguists, with teaching and overseas travel experience<\/li>\n
  • Our dedicated Educational Travel team has personal knowledge of our destinations and regularly visits our overseas suppliers so that we can give you personal recommendations and advice<\/li>\n
  • Our flexible approach to setting up tours means that you get exactly the trip you want, at a good price, with no hidden extras<\/li>\n
  • We provide you with a 24 hour emergency mobile number for our UK team when you are on your trip, and you will also have a dedicated contact on location with their 24 hour contact details too<\/li>\n
  • We operate a Trust account, administered independently of Caledonia Worldwide, which means that your payments are safe until you return from your overseas trip<\/li>\n
  • We are approved by Responsible Travel, a leading body which promoted travel companies who abide by the principles of responsible travel management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    All our school group trips include:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    • \u00a0A tailormade itinerary to suit the interests of your group, with classes and activities designed to suit your students’ levels and interests and including the topics you want them to learn or revise.<\/li>\n
    • Tour dates to suit your travel plans at any time of the year<\/li>\n
    • Small, closed teaching groups<\/li>\n
    • All language tuition provided by local professional\u00a0language schools which are fully accredited and experienced in teaching the target language to young students<\/li>\n
    • A complementary programme of cultural \/ sporting \/ adventure activities to suit your students’ interests<\/li>\n
    • A choice of accommodation: local homestays to give students the opportunity to practise their language skills; residences or hotels<\/li>\n
    • Private transfers to get you and all your luggage from the airport \u00a0or train station to your accommodation and back<\/li>\n
    • Free places for group leaders<\/li>\n
    • All planning and administration of your trip in full consultation with you<\/li>\n
    • A briefing pack for every participant with maps, programme and accommodation details<\/li>\n
    • Full support before you leave and 24\/7 emergency support during your trip<\/li>\n
    • Flights booking service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Feedback from Schools<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      Leader feedback:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \u201cThank you for all your hard work in making our Rouen trip 2015 so successful. A la prochaine!\u201d ES, Jersey College for Girls, Rouen (March 2015)<\/p>\n

      \u201cThanks so much for all your help in organising the trip, it was a real success. The school was in an excellent location, was easy to access and was well equipped.\u201d JS, Radley College, Madrid (March 2015)<\/p>\n

      \u201cMacaron workshop was amazing \u2013 a highlight for all of us.\u201d ES, Jersey College for Girls, Rouen (March 2015)<\/p>\n

      \u201cThank you so much for organising our trip to Cuba. I cannot fault it in any way and we all had a marvellous time. \u00a0The whole trip was extremely well organised and the guide was the best I have worked with in 20 years.\u201d NH, Eton College, Cuba (December 2014)<\/p>\n

      \u201cThe trip went really well. The weather wasn’t the best but apart from that everything went very smoothly. Thanks very much for all your efforts in organising our trip – it is very much appreciated. Please also pass on my thanks to all the staff in Benalmadena. They are so welcoming and the group really enjoyed their classes\u201d JF, The Mary Erskine School, Benalmadena (February 2015)<\/p>\n

       <\/p>\n

      Student feedback:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \u201cWe really enjoyed the trip because it was so helpful being able to practice speaking French more fluently. All of the activities were both fun and useful\u201d KB and EW, Jersey College of Girls, Rouen (March 2015)<\/p>\n

      \u201cNice walk to school every morning, close to the apartment and had a great teacher. \u201d OK, International School of Aberdeen, Antibes (January 2015)<\/p>\n

      \u201cI loved the trip! The only thing that could have made it better is warmer weather! We should have come in May. The food was amazing and I had fun.\u201d CD, International School of Aberdeen, Benalmadena (January 2015)<\/p>\n

      \u2018It was excellent to experience a new culture and meet new people there.\u201d \u2013 DL, Radley College, Madrid (March 2014)<\/p>\n[The homestay] was welcoming and friendly, meals were lovely, the apartment was quaint.\u201d CR, Jersey College for Girls, Lucca (October 2013)<\/p>\n

      \u201cI loved it! I liked staying with my host family and going to Florence, I loved it all! I would definitely recommend it.\u201d DM, Jersey College for Girls, Lucca (October 2013)<\/p>\n

      \u201c I absolutely loved the trip because it was well organised and everybody bonded well. The trips were great and everyone had fun\u201d IB, Strathallan School, Antibes (July 2013)<\/p>\n

      CONTACT US \u00a0now on 0131 621 7721 to discuss your trip or email us with your travel ideas<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1430759424612{border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #2c4298 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=”custom-sidebar10″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      [vc_row][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css=””] SAFETY and SUPPORT We have been organising tailormade educational travel and school group tours abroad since 1996 and offer an excellent range of locations and tours for students and other young people wishing to experience an educational and cultural trip of a lifetime. We pay particular attention to Safety and Support issues as outlined below. Why should you choose us for your school travel service? School study trips overseas are a wonderful way to inspire and motivate young people and to give them an educational and cultural travel experience that they will remember for the rest of their lives. With over 25 years experience of organising tailormade school study tours and\u00a0 youth trips abroad, we have over 80% repeat bookings and an extremely high level of personal recommendations from previous group leaders. All our suppliers overseas are approved by relevant professional bodies and are fully accredited at a local, national and in some cases international level. All our Educational Travel co-ordinators are linguists, with teaching and overseas travel experience Our dedicated Educational Travel team has personal knowledge of our destinations and regularly visits our overseas suppliers so that we can give you personal recommendations and advice Our flexible approach to setting up tours means that you get exactly the trip you want, at a good price, with no hidden extras We provide you with a 24 hour emergency mobile number for our UK team when you are on your trip, and you will also have a dedicated contact on location with their 24 hour contact details too We operate a Trust account, administered independently of Caledonia Worldwide, which means that your payments are safe until you return from your overseas trip We are approved by Responsible Travel, a leading body which promoted travel companies who abide by the principles of responsible travel management   All our school group trips include: \u00a0A tailormade itinerary to suit the interests of your group, with classes and activities designed to suit your students’ levels and interests and including the topics you want them to learn or revise. Tour dates to suit your travel plans at any time of the year Small, closed teaching groups All language tuition provided by local professional\u00a0language schools which are fully accredited and experienced in teaching the target language to young students A complementary programme of cultural \/ sporting \/ adventure activities to suit your students’ interests A choice of accommodation: local homestays to give students the opportunity to practise their language skills; residences or hotels Private transfers to get you and all your luggage from the airport \u00a0or train station to your accommodation and back Free places for group leaders All planning and administration of your trip in full consultation with you A briefing pack for every participant with maps, programme and accommodation details Full support before you leave and 24\/7 emergency support during your trip Flights booking service   Feedback from Schools Leader feedback: \u201cThank you for all your hard work in making our Rouen trip 2015 so successful. A la prochaine!\u201d ES, Jersey College for Girls, Rouen (March 2015) \u201cThanks so much for all your help in organising the trip, it was a real success. The school was in an excellent location, was easy to access and was well equipped.\u201d JS, Radley College, Madrid (March 2015) \u201cMacaron workshop was amazing \u2013 a highlight for all of us.\u201d ES, Jersey College for Girls, Rouen (March 2015) \u201cThank you so much for organising our trip to Cuba. I cannot fault it in any way and we all had a marvellous time. \u00a0The whole trip was extremely well organised and the guide was the best I have worked with in 20 years.\u201d NH, Eton College, Cuba (December 2014) \u201cThe trip went really well. The weather wasn’t the best but apart from that everything went very smoothly. Thanks very much for all your efforts in organising our trip – it is very much appreciated. Please also pass on my thanks to all the staff in Benalmadena. They are so welcoming and the group really enjoyed their classes\u201d JF, The Mary Erskine School, Benalmadena (February 2015)   Student feedback: \u201cWe really enjoyed the trip because it was so helpful being able to practice speaking French more fluently. All of the activities were both fun and useful\u201d KB and EW, Jersey College of Girls, Rouen (March 2015) \u201cNice walk to school every morning, close to the apartment and had a great teacher. \u201d OK, International School of Aberdeen, Antibes (January 2015) \u201cI loved the trip! The only thing that could have made it better is warmer weather! We should have come in May. The food was amazing and I had fun.\u201d CD, International School of Aberdeen, Benalmadena (January 2015) \u2018It was excellent to experience a new culture and meet new people there.\u201d \u2013 DL, Radley College, Madrid (March 2014) [The homestay] was welcoming and friendly, meals were lovely, the apartment was quaint.\u201d CR, Jersey College for Girls, Lucca (October 2013) \u201cI loved it! I liked staying with my host family and going to Florence, I loved it all! I would definitely recommend it.\u201d DM, Jersey College for Girls, Lucca (October 2013) \u201c I absolutely loved the trip because it was well organised and everybody bonded well. The trips were great and everyone had fun\u201d IB, Strathallan School, Antibes (July 2013) CONTACT US \u00a0now on 0131 621 7721 to discuss your trip or email us with your travel ideas[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1430759424612{border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #2c4298 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=”custom-sidebar10″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1954,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2313","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caledoniaworldwide.com\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caledoniaworldwide.com\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caledoniaworldwide.com\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caledoniaworldwide.com\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caledoniaworldwide.com\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2313"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/caledoniaworldwide.com\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5124,"href":"https:\/\/caledoniaworldwide.com\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2313\/revisions\/5124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caledoniaworldwide.com\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caledoniaworldwide.com\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}