The National Educational Visits Conference 2024
An inspiring day of learning and development for all those responsible for educational visits in schools
To request copies of photos from the National Educational Visits Conference 20204 please email marketing@evolveadvice.co.uk. Thank you to our conference Audio Visual sponsor, STC Expeditions.
Thank you to our headline sponsor, PGL, our media partner, School Travel Organiser, and all the sponsors and exhibitors for their support.
About the conference
A must attend event for EVCs and school/curriculum leaders!
We know that the role of the EVC can be isolating. We’re working to raise the profile of this crucial role and provide the targeted support you need to fulfil your responsibilities and deliver safe and memorable educational visits for all your students. The National Educational Visits Conference is designed with you in mind, be inspired by our speakers and leave with practical ideas that you can implement in school.
Giving back
Did you know that the National Educational Visits Conference also funds grants to schools? Any surplus from the conference is given back to schools in the form of Get Out! Grants to support your trips and visits.
Hosted by
This years conference was once again hosted by Louise Beale. Louise is a TV reporter and presenter who you can currently see on Channel 5 News.
With nearly two decades of experience in journalism Louise has covered a broad range of stories, working for ITN, Sky News and Bloomberg Television including the London 2012 Olympic Games, the European Debt crisis, Brexit, Covid and a number of royal weddings and babies. She also hosted her own show on Bloomberg Television in London. Her career started in radio at ITN where she could be heard reading the news on Classic FM, Magic FM and LBC.
Louise is also an experienced media and presentation trainer who uses her background in journalism to help her clients communicate with impact. She combines both sides of her career in her podcast - The Send - where she talks to other reporters about how they present under pressure when on big breaking news stories.
Key Note Speakers
Rhys Jones
We were delighted to welcome the inspirational Rhys Jones as Keynote Speaker at this year’s conference.
Rhys is an inspirational speaker, expedition guide and world record breaking mountaineer. He reached the summit of Mount Everest on his 20th birthday, having climbed the highest mountain on every continent; known as the Seven Summits Challenge.
He has since guided private groups all across the globe, and now runs Campfire Wild Adventures, providing Epic Bushcraft Camps for schools in the U.K.
Rhys was the youngest person to reach the seven summits, at the age of 20.
Greig City Academy
What an honour to host students from the Scaramouche Sailing Team of Greig City Academy for our school keynote presentation.
Students Samiya and Jessye, along with Head of Sixth Form and Sailing Leader, Jon Holt, showed us the real power of educational visits when they described the incredible experiences they’ve had as part of this inner city London school’s sailing team. With hard work and determination, these students and their team mates have achieved amazing things and opened up new opportunities for their future lives.
If you would like to support the students, please consider donating to their sailing fund, here.
Samiya champions girls involvement in sailing at Greig City Academy
Our Speakers
We were joined by a great selection of speakers from across the outdoor learning sector and beyond, including:
BE INSPIRED: Conference Programme
Attendees were spoilt for choice at this year’s conference. The sessions included workshops, speakers and panel discussions, all with plenty of opportunity to ask questions and interact with our guest speakers. Attendees selected from a choice of sessions to create their own personalised programme on the day, allowing them to really focus on the areas they’re most interested in.
Our Supporters
Official Media Partner
School Travel Organiser Magazine is supporting the National Educational Visits Conference as official media partner. Learn more about the magazine and subscribe, here.
Information for attendees
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Speaker presentations and resources related to their workshops are now available in the conference app. Visit the programme section and click on the workshop to view its documents and resources.
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Congratulations to the attendees who won prizes in the prize draw on the day. We informed prize winners on the day and have contacted them directly via email to arrange for them to access their prize.
Prizes:
ipad. Winner: Katy Tuppen, Bowden House School
One year's subscription for one school to EVOLVE visits, clubs, sports or pay (T&Cs apply - see the app). Winner: Sarah Busby, Broadwater School.
A separate prize draw for one place on the EVOLVE Advice/PGL Beyond immersive EVC training course in France was managed by PGL Beyond. Please contact PGL Beyond for more information about this.
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Yes, we will be uploading photos from the day to a site where you can download them. We will alert you via email and in the app when this is available.
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You can download the CrowdComms app from app stores, simply enter the code 'conferenceapp' when prompted. You'll need to use the email address you registered with when booking the conference.
PLEASE NOTE: access to the app is only available to conference delegates. Visit our webpage https://www.evolveadvice.co.uk/conferenceapp for more information.
