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.
What makes us a great choice for education?
With 28 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 19 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. We also offer students the chance to gain an insight into the design process of Cadbury chocolate bars with our NEW Design & Technology workshop.
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
KS1 & 2 Building a Village: Settlements - A comparison of life in Bournville, UK and Adjeikrom, Ghana
KS1 & 2 Chocolate Through The Ages - Explore how cocoa originated from ancient civilizations to Cadbury heritage
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 Marketing – Overview of Cadbury World, primary and secondary market research, the marketing mix and SWOT analysis
KS4 Leisure and Tourism Customer Service - Overview of Cadbury World, meeting the needs of customers and how to provide and monitor customer service
KS4 ICT – the role of ICT in Cadbury (design, production, monitoring and tracking), electronic communications, sharing information and cyber security, social media marketing
KS4 Investigating Business – Business ownership, aims and objectives, functional departments, stakeholders and shareholders
KS4 Business Studies Marketing – the role of marketing and market research, the 4P’s and their importance
KS5 Business Studies Marketing – understand different marketing strategies in relation to Cadbury products, understand the USP
KS5 People in Business – the role of human resources, recruitment and selection, motivation, training and development
NEW KS3 Design Technology Workshop – gain an insight into the design process of Cadbury products by designing your own wrapper.
NEW KS2 Poetry Workshop – bring your poetry topic to life with an interactive curriculum linked workshop.
Group Sizes Catered For
Cadbury World can accommodate thousands of visitors each day. For talks and workshops, the minimum group size is 25.
Materials, Resources & Information Provided
Download our free online workbooks and resources here: https://www.cadburyworld.co.uk/schools-and-groups/schools/resources, including 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 0844 880 7667.
Pricing Information
Visit only – child £8.25 / adult £10.85
Including talk or workshop child £9.80 / adult £10.85
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!
