Primary School Trips
By booking a school trip to the Alton Towers Resort your pupils can take part in various structured activities that are linked to the National Curriculum at primary school level.
Primary school trips to the Alton Towers Resort offer a range of fun-filled activities and workshops that pupils will find fascinating.
The subjects that are covered in the primary school trip talks include Science and Citizenship, Food Chains, Habitats & Conservation and Road Safety.
Primary School Trip prices
The costs for primary school trips to the Alton Towers Resort are extremely reasonable.
| | Peak | Off Peak |
| Primary School Pupil | £14.00 | £5.75 |
| Primary School Talk (per pupil) | £1.00 | £1.00 |
| Additional Primary School Teacher | £23.00 | £23.00 |
Places are limited on the primary school trips so book early to avoid disappointment via 0871 282 5194 or education@alton-towers.com
We offer one free teacher ticket with every 5 paying Primary School Pupils.
Off Peak Period –
3rd – 7th, 10th-14th,17th – 21st, 24th-28th May (inclusive)
7th- 11th, 14th-18th, 21st-25th, 28th-30th June (inclusive)
1st-2nd July (inclusive)
1st-3rd, 6th-10th,13th-17th,20th-24th, 27th-30th September (inclusive)
1st October, 4th-8th, 11th-15th October (inclusive)
Peak Period –
1st-2nd, 8th-9th, 15th-16th, 22nd-23rd,29th-31st May (inclusive)
1st-6th, 12th-13th, 19th-20th, 26th-27th June (inclusive)
3rd-31st July (inclusive)
1st-31st August (inclusive)
4th-5th,11th-12th, 18th-19th,25th-26th September (inclusive)
2nd-3rd, 9th-10th, 16th-31st October (inclusive)
Extra talks
The primary school trips at the Alton Towers Resort are supported by a range of informative school talks. These talks compliment our paper-based and online resources and are designed to help you get the most from your visit to the resort.
Pupils can take part in various structured activities that are linked to the National Curriculum at Key Stages 1 and 2.
For example, our Road Safety event links to the PSHE and Citizenship curricula at KS1 and 2 - 'developing a healthy, safer lifestyle' and also covers two of the five outcomes from the Government's Every Child Matters agenda - 'stay safe' and 'enjoy and achieve'. WE ARE NOT HOLDING A ROAD SAFETY EVENT THIS YEAR
School Resources
With the help of practicing teachers, we have developed a range of imaginative and stimulating classroom resources to support the National Curriculum for Key Stages 1 to 2.
Resouces will be supplied to each school free of charge upon booking a secondary school trip to the Alton Towers Resort.
The resources available specifically for primary school trips are;
Road Wise
For Key Stages 1 and 2, this resource promotes a safer lifestyle by helping children to understand how to behave responsibly on the roads.
What better way to drive home a lesson about road safety than in the exciting surroundings of Alton Towers Resort? In this visit, your pupils will discover the importance of the Highway Code and learn how to put it to good use in their daily lives
.The resource is endorsed by 'Think!' road safety and 'The Department for Transport'.
Snacks, Shelter & Safety
For key stages 1and 2 Take your class deep into the big blue and explore a world brought to life with stimulating learning experiences, hands-on demonstrations and a fun-filled pirate theme. At Alton Towers Resort’s Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE, join Captain Black and his crew to discover what lies beneath the wreckage of the galleon in Mutiny Bay.
Secondary School Trips
Book a school trip to the Alton Towers Resort and your pupils will be amazed by the activities on offer. Supported by the National Curriculum, a school trip to the Alton Towers Resort combines elements of education and learning with fun-filled talks and workshops.
Secondary school trips to the Alton Towers Resort offer a range of engrossing talks, discussions, workshops and presentations that will bring out a keenness and interest in the subjects covered.
The subjects that feature in the secondary school trip activities include Physics, Business Studies, Marketing, Customer Service, Health & Safety, ICT, Human Resources and Design & Technology.
Secondary School Trip Prices
The costs for secondary school trips to the Alton Towers Resort are competitively priced when compared to other school trips on offer.
| | Peak | Off Peak |
| Secondary School Pupil | £14.00 | £11.00 |
| Secondary School Talk (per pupil) | £1.00 | £1.00 |
| Additional Secondary School Teacher | £23.00 | £23.00 |
Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment via 0871 282 5194 or education@altontowers.com
We offer one free teacher ticket with every 10 paying Secondary School Pupils.
Off Peak Period –
22nd – 26th March & 29th – 31st March (inclusive)
19th April – 23rd, 26th – 30th April 2010 (inclusive)
3rd – 7th, 10th-14th,17th – 21st, 24th-28th May (inclusive)
7th- 11th, 14th-18th, 21st-25th, 28th-30th June (inclusive)
1st-2nd July (inclusive)
1st-3rd, 6th-10th,13th-17th,20th-24th, 27th-30th September (inclusive)
1st October, 4th-8th, 11th-15th October (inclusive)
Peak Period –
20th-21st, 27th-28th March (inclusive)
1st-18th, 24th-25th April (inclusive)
1st-2nd, 8th-9th, 15th-16th, 22nd-23rd,29th-31st May (inclusive)
1st-6th, 12th-13th, 19th-20th, 26th-27th June (inclusive)
3rd-31st July (inclusive)
1st-31st August (inclusive)
4th-5th,11th-12th, 18th-19th,25th-26th September (inclusive)
2nd-3rd, 9th-10th, 16th-31st October (inclusive)
Extra talks
Secondary school trips at the Alton Towers Resort are complimented with a range of talks and discussions that go hand-in-hand with the paper-based online resources in order to help you get the most out of your visit to the resort.
Pupils are given the opportunity to take part in a selection of educational activities that have been supported by the National Curriculum and that are specifically aimed at Key Stage 3, 4 and 5.
For example, the Rollercoaster’s and Relativity talk begins with some ride terminology discussing different rollercoaster elements, like a loop or zero-G roll. We then move onto gravity and how it affects the riders. Positive and negative G-forces are discussed along with their effects on the human body.
School Resources
With the help of practicing teachers, we have developed a range of imaginative and stimulating classroom resources to support the National Curriculum for Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. We are introducing a new workshop and resource around our ultimate new rollercoaster launch TH13TEEN.
Resouces will be supplied to each school free of charge upon booking a secondary school trip to the Alton Towers Resort.
Design and Technology in Action
Focusing on Planning, Structures, Motion/Mechanisms, Systems and Controls - this is a resource from Alton Towers to support the National Curriculum for Design and Technology at Key Stages 3 and 4.
Alton Towers has developed its Design and Technology in Action initiative with the aim of bringing text book theories to life using the rides at the Park to demonstrate the planning processes, structures, motion/mechanisms and systems and controls.
NEW for 2010 TH13TEEN Workshop and resource
Introducing a brand-new attraction and keeping it top-secret until its launch isn’t an easy task especially when it’s the first of its kind. In this exciting new talk we’ll discuss the practicalities of launching a new ride and use THI3TEEN as our case study. We’ll explore how the ride was designed and built before looking at its place within Alton Towers Resort and how we devised the whole marketing campaign behind it. An on-site demonstration for your students is, of course, a must!