School Trips to France
NST offers a huge selection of school trips to France for primary (KS2) and secondary school (KS3-KS5) students. Our travel experts take the hassle out of educational trip planning. We help with everything from booking transport to organising student-friendly tours and excursions in France.
The benefits of French school trips
Our school trips to France are one of the most popular trip options we offer and it's easy to see why. Our French school trips provide valuable educational experiences as there are lots of opportunities to learn and have fun. France is rife with culture and history, making this an ideal travel destination to visit and embark upon a learning adventure with your class.
There is no better place for your pupils to deepen their understanding of French culture than during a trip to the French Opal Coast. If literature, art and design is your focus, a short trip to Paris will introduce your students to French art and its global impact. When you book a school trip to France with us, our team can arrange tours to the world-famous Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, the Museum of Modern Art and more.
Looking for more information and advice on how to plan the perfect France school trip? Contact the NST team today, we’re always happy to help you bring learning to life outside the classroom.
France school trips highlights include...
During your school trip to France, your students get an opportunity to experience culture like no other. The idyllic home of the fine arts, including paintings, sculptures, music, dance and architecture and film. Here's a little taster of what you can expect from an educational visit to France:
- A school trip to Paris, including Disneyland Paris and Parc Asterix
- Normandy school trips to see famous landmarks
- Lille Christmas Markets
- Skiing in the French Alps
No matter if your students are studying languages, history or art and design. There is a wealth of course content to explore to enhance their learning.
Browse our curriculum-linked school French trips...
Brittany
Brittany
French Language
With a choice of educational and cultural visits to be enjoyed, a school French trip to this picturesque coastal town is perfect for language groups looking to sample a more traditional French way of life.
If you’re looking for more information or free advice, get in touch with one of our expert travel advisors today.We can helo to curate a tailor-made schoool trip, which incorporates anything from the history and cultural aspects of a country to an adventure-filled activity trip.
French Alps
French Alps
Geography
On a geography tour to the French Alps many NST groups choose to study the impact of skiing on the fragile landscape, along with taking hands-on measurements of rivers, sediments and vegetation and learning about how alpine hazards are managed to create a thriving economy.
If you’re looking for more information or free advice, get in touch with one of our expert travel advisors today.
Lille
Lille
Each year, Lille hosts the largest Christmas market in the north of France - with a vast program of events held throughout the festive period. A trip to Lille can also provide French language students with the perfect opportunity to brush up on their skills.
Loire Valley
Loire Valley
Situated in the heart of France between Nantes and Paris, the Loire Valley offers an unforgettable experience of French culture, science and language. From here, France school trip groups of students can visit a wealth of nearby historic towns, including Angers, Chartres and Orléans.
Find more information about our school trips to the Loire Valley here
Nice
Nice
French Language
Nice radiates a relaxed atmosphere and has a very distinct culture, making it a perfect place to take your French language pupils at any time of year.
If you’re looking for more information or free advice, get in touch with one of our expert travel advisors today.
Normandy
Normandy
Normandy’s wealth of cultural landmarks and close proximity to the UK make it one of our most popular school trip destinations for students of all ages. Whether your focus is language, history or a broader learning experience, our team of school trip experts draw on decades of experience when offering guidance and recommendations for tours and places to visit, must-see attractions and popular accommodation choices.
Find more information about our school trips to Normandy here
Northern France
Northern France
Northern France is a fantastic school trip destination for a number of reasons. Here, beautiful countryside meets medieval villages, poignant wartime memorials and wonderful food making this an ideal location for secondary school pupils to explore. It’s not too far to travel from the UK either.
Find more information about our school trips to Northern France here
Paris
Paris
Paris’ reputation as a global centre of culture is much deserved, and a school trip to Paris is a fantastic option for a vast range of subject-linked tours. We can accommodate for primary schools and college students and plan tailor-made activities for your students to enjoy.
Paris Theme Parks
Paris Theme Parks
Paris is home to two of Europe’s most popular theme parks - Disneyland® Paris and Parc Astérix. Both are perfect for enhancing class interaction or relaxing between French language school trips.
Learn more about our school trips to Paris amusement parks here
WWI Battlefields
WWI Battlefields
Our WWI battlefield tours programme covers the events of World War One in considerable historical detail, particularly in the Somme region.
Find more information about our school trips to the WWI Battlefields here
Experience the culture of France school trips in our 2-minute video
Contact our French school trip experts
With NST, planning a school trip to France is simple. We take hundreds of primary school and secondary school groups to France every year. This means that our team has the skills and experience to ensure your trip itinerary is planned effectively and runs without a hitch.
Members of our team regularly visit Paris, Northern France, Normandy & the Loire Valley to assess the suitability of the area for school groups. Our team inspects everything from logistics to student-friendly accommodation; this ensures we provide the highest quality trips at all times.
Our French school trip experts will work closely with you to ensure your final itinerary meets your exact needs. Whether you're planning a secondary or primary school trip to France, we can help you to plan a fun activity-filled trip that's educational too!
Our NST representatives in France can assist with:
- Meeting your group on arrival
- Hotel check-in
- Providing advice on cultural points of interest
- Public transport support
- 24-hour emergency assistance
- Recommendations for evening activities
- Booking tours and excursions during your trip
- Itinerary planning
Planning your first school trip?
If you're planning your first school trip, our essential guide will take you through each step of the process.
- 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
Additional support, resources & information:
Tour planning service
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
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 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
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
Get live updates on your group's tour location
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
Your online school trip organiser - My Tour Manager
Save time and stay on track with your school trip admin with our online orgnaniser - 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
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.
Brexit & your school trip
Brexit & your school trip
How will Brexit affect my school trip?
Following the end of the transition period there are several changes that will affect groups travelling with us to the EU.
For more information on these changes, visit our dedicated Brexit page here.
If you're travelling with NST and have any specific questions. please contact your Educational Travel Advisor.
Why choose NST...
Here's why thousands of teachers choose NST each year...
- Unrivalled knowledge
Your dedicated tour co-ordinator will use their unrivalled local knowledge and expertise of France to create a tailor-made, curriculum-linked itinerary to meet your group’s exact needs.
- Making it easier for you
With our online school trip organiser, travel app, free classroom posters and trip launch resources to support your in-school promotion.
- Free group leader inspection visits
We offer a free inspection visit to your chosen destination to support your risk assessment planning.
- Value for money
We’re committed to bringing you the best possible value trips to help make every penny count.
- More than 50 years’ experience
With over 50 years’ experience, with NST you can rest assured that your group is in safe hands.
- Risk assessment guidance
Our risk assessment guidance will help you to manage group safety on your next educational trip.
- Peace of mind
Your group’s location can be followed with our trip tracking device - Locate My Trip - plus you’ll have 24/7 support from us whilst you’re away.
- Offsetting carbon emissions
For every trip taken, we'll plant a Maya nut tree in Peru to support reforestation, local communities & biodiversity. Plus, we'll offset an additional tonne of CO2 to guarantee carbon emission reductions.
Looking for protection on your next school trip?
Booking with a school travel company is the best way for you to protect parents’ money and give yourself peace of mind.
Don’t forget – if your school arranges transport, accommodation and other services directly, you’ll be liable under the Package Travel Regulations – meaning you’ll have all the responsibilities of a travel company, both legal and financial.
Financial protection from the moment you book
NST are fully bonded:
- ABTA
- ATOL
- IATA
Managing safety on school trips
For your protection, NST's independently audited Safety Management System covers:
- 24-hour emergency cover
- Audited accommodation & transport
- Excursions & school visit assessment
- Group leader preview visits to assist with risk assessment planning
We're LOtC Council’s Quality Badge assured
The Department for Education advises schools to always look for the LOtC Quality Badge when choosing a school travel provider.
Student groups are safe on school trips to France,
There is no need to worry when you book a french school tour with NST. With our safety management system you have 24-hour emergency cover on all of your trips incase anything goes wrong giving you peace of mind.
