Cadbury World Birmingham
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Linden Road Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1JR
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What we offer on a school trip
Discover the origins of the cocoa bean amidst trees and waterfalls in the Aztec Jungle.
Learn the history behind the creation of the Cadbury factory and Bournville village by the Cadbury brothers.
Explore how Cadbury manufacture popular products and 100 years of innovative advertising and packaging design.
Watch our chocolatiers work their magic as they reveal the ingredients and making of chocolate.
Enjoy the magical Cadabra ride and an adventurous journey in our 4D cinema experience!
Expand your class' knowledge with a one hour curriculum-linked educational talk or workshop to complement your self-guided tour, featuring interactive and engaging examples to support your topics, presented in our themed education rooms.
Covid-19 Safety Information:
Welcoming You Back Safely
We’re delighted to be able to welcome school groups back to Cadbury World from Monday 19th October.
The health and safety of our guests and employees is our number one priority and with this in mind, we have introduced a number of changes to how we operate Cadbury World. Our team have created a detailed plan in line with new safety requirements; from enhanced cleaning regimes to reduced capacity and social distancing measures, all to keep everyone safe whilst they enjoy our chocolatey world.
Booking your visit: All school bookings must be made in advance by calling our reservations team on 0121 393 6004. Or visit the Cadbury World website.
Face coverings: In line with government guidance, face coverings are required for all visitors aged 11+ when indoors at Cadbury World. Face coverings are not required for children aged 10 or under, or for people with certain health conditions as detailed on the government website.
Educational Talks: Social bubbles will have exclusive use of the education classrooms if they have booked a session with us. These will be cleaned and sanitised in between groups. Social distancing will be maintained by our team member and your group.
Showing symptoms: We politely request that if any of your pupils are suffering from any of the symptoms relating to Covid-19, that you don’t visit Cadbury World.
Social distancing: To enable schools to enjoy Cadbury World in their bubble, the number of available admission times have been reduced to provide space for social distancing between bubble groups.
Temperature checks: On arrival all guests and employees will have their temperatures checked with out thermal imaging scanner before entering Cadbury World. If a member of your group have a temperature of 37.8 degrees Celsius or more, no-one within their bubble will be able to enter Cadbury World. With this in mind, we are encouraging all temperatures to be checked before setting off to avoid a wasted journey.
Coach parking: On arrival, please pull up to coach arrivals to unload your coach and head straight to the main reception for your temperature checks. Once everyone has alighted, your coach can make use of our free coach park in the lower parking area. Groups should rejoin their coach at coach departures, please queue with social distancing in mind if other groups are departing at the same time.
The Cadbury World team: Our team have been trained to assist you with staying safe while you are having fun at Cadbury World. In addition, they will all be temperature checked daily when they arrive, they will be wearing face coverings and sometimes visors where appropriate, and they will be regularly washing and sanitising their hands. Team members will also be on hand in all areas to assist guests with maintaining social distancing requirements.
Lunch at Cadbury World: School groups are welcome to bring packed lunches to eat during their visit. To enable your bubble to maintain social distancing requirements, we are offering the opportunity to book a space in one of our marquees for your group to use for 45 minutes. If you would like to take advantage of this, a designated time will be included in your itinerary. Each lunch space will be cleaned and sanitised in between each group.
Cleaning and sanitising: Cleaning and sanitisation regimes have been increased in all areas of Cadbury World. We have also installed hand sanitiser stations in all zones and in both our education facilities and will support all our school visitors to use them frequently.
What makes us a great choice for education?
With 29 years’ experience and more than 2,000 school groups attending each year, Cadbury World offers a unique experience that gives fascinating insight into the rich heritage of the nation's favourite chocolate brand.
We offer 16 different educational talks suitable from key stage 1 up to key stage 5 including the history of chocolate, Design and Technology, Ancient Mayan Civilizations, Marketing, Science, ICT and Geography. Plus, Marketing and Design & Technology workshops.
Accreditation and Awards
In early 2009, Cadbury World confirmed its’ reputation as one of the best educational visits in the U.K. by being accredited with the ‘Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge.
What is typically included on our school trips?
Your visit will take around 4.5 hours. This includes an educational talk or workshop (optional), entrance into Cadbury World, our fantastic 4D cinema show and the fascinating Bournville Experience Museum. In addition to this, we also have the World’s Biggest Cadbury Shop where there are treats suitable for all budgets!
Additional educational talks have been specifically designed for key stages 1-5, so you can mix and match topics or cover specific points.
KS1 & 2 Bean to Bar - Originality of raw materials (supports the IPC chocolate topic).
KS1 & 2 The Maya (Ancient Mayan Civilization) - The great city of Chichen Itza, Maya Gods and their fascinating counting system.
KS1 & 2 Aztecs - The rise and fall of Montezuma and the importance of cocoa beans to Aztec society.
KS1 & 2 Design & Technology - New Product Development, including packaging design.
KS1 & 2 Victorians - Case study of George Cadbury as a famous Victorian.
KS1 & 2 Rainforests - Flora, fauna and creatures of the Ghana rainforests.
KS3 & 4 Design and Food Technology – New product development, sources of ingredients, production methods, and quality control (sensory evaluation), food safety (HACCP).
KS3 & 4 Geography – Cadbury as a TNC, factors affecting ecosystems and urban development in an LIDC (in relation to cocoa growing in Ghana), cocoa life.
KS4 Science – Understand science in the workplace of Cadbury, including the functions of the science and technology department, the role of a sensory evaluator and health and safety in the workplace.
KS4 Leisure and Tourism Customer Service and Marketing – Overview of Cadbury World. Primary and secondary market research, the marketing mix and SWOT analysis. The importance of meeting the needs of customers and how to provide and monitor customer service.
KS4 Investigating Business – Business ownership, aims and objectives, functional departments, stakeholders and shareholders.
KS4 & KS5 Marketing – The role of marketing and market research, the 4P’s and their importance. Understand different marketing strategies in relation to Cadbury products, understand the USP.
KS2 and KS3 Design Technology Workshop – Gain an insight into the design process of Cadbury products by designing your own wrapper.
KS2 Poetry Workshop – Bring your poetry topic to life with an interactive curriculum linked workshop.
New KS4 iMedia – Discover how Cadbury utilises graphics and media in a range of different formats.
New KS3 & KS4 History – Discover the history of the Aztecs or gain a deeper understanding of the history of the Cadbury family and the exemplary working conditions and practices they pioneered.
New Marketing Workshop – Gain a unique insight into a how Cadbury utilises marketing planning tools & create a brand-new product & marketing proposal.
New Philosophy and Ethics – Explore the rich history and strong beliefs of founder John Cadbury & the importance of Quaker businesses to the improvement of workers lives.
Materials, Resources & Information Provided
Download our free online workbooks and resources here:
https://www.cadburyworld.co.uk/schools-and-groups/schools/resources
This includes our interactive Maya activity pack, factsheets on Cadbury and Bournville, and BTEC and GCSE workbooks. For teachers we also offer free preview visits.
Photography, Filming & Audio Restrictions
Photography and videoing is permitted throughout Cadbury World.
Risk Assessment Details
Cadbury World offers free teacher preview visits for 1 teacher and 1 guest. These are available on any day we are open and offers the teacher the opportunity to carry out their own risk assessment. Teacher preview visits must be pre-booked with our booking office on 0121 393 6004.
Education Officer Information
Our education team is headed up by Education and Heritage Centre Manager Colin Pitt.
To contact Colin or the team, email cwe@mdlz.com or call 0121 393 6004.
Pricing Information
Visit only – Child £8.50 / Adult £11.20
Including talk - Child £10.10 / Adult £11.20
Including workshop - Child £11.60 / Adult £11.20
+ £12.00 per school for our extended workshop package.
Clothing Requirements
The wearing of school uniform or casual clothes is at the discretion of the school.
First Aid Information
All security personnel and 1 in 4 front of house staff are trained first aiders. We also have a First Aid Room located in reception.
Available Facilities
We have two gifts shops, a restaurant, disabled toilets, a Changing Places facility and baby changing rooms. Situated at the rear of the main building is the children’s play area (suitable for up to 12 year olds), the Bournville Experience Museum, 4D Chocolate Adventure, and a marquee and picnic tables set aside for packed lunches.
Accessibility & Disabled Facilities
Cadbury World offers many accessibility features including a Changing Places facility, large print scripts for the visually impaired and BSL interpretation screens in a number of zones. For full details of our access facilities, please visit https://www.cadburyworld.co.
Opening Hours & Information
As opening times are seasonal and varied please refer to the Cadbury World website or select option 3 on our reservation line 0121 393 6004. During term time Cadbury World opens at 10am with last entry at 3pm.
See Link: http://www.cadburyworld.co.uk/planyourvisit/openingtimes
Testimonials
"I would also like to add how impressed I am with Cadbury's with how efficient and well organized the trip was, which was suggested by Cadbury's employees. I was exceptional happy with the talk and how the whole day went and got positive feedback from students."
"I was overwhelmed by how accommodating you were for us, and the kids had such a brilliant time! Thank you very much for being so willing to share your resources. I've been able to give the kids a quiz today to see how much they have remembered, and they really did take lots of the information in! I'm super chuffed!
