NCS School Activity Centre Ideas

National Citizen Service ideas for schools

The National Citizen Service involves an immersive residential trip centred around exploring teamwork, project management and communication. The NCS consists of four phases; adventure, discover, social action and celebration, allowing students to gain more confidence and improve their problem-solving abilities! Students will be encouraged to spend 30-60 hours committed to a local community project, working alongside other students to improve our society and your local area, while making friends for life.

Activities include:

  • canoeing
  • abseiling
  • mountaineering
  • scavenger hunts

Students will experience personal and social development while gaining a multitude of skills such as, leadership, creativity and listening, which will benefit them throughout the course of their lives!

A level school trip ideas

Many school trips are dedicated solely to primary and secondary level education, but what about A level students? There are a vast majority of trips that would benefit A level students, while allowing them the independence to explore and have fun while learning. Whether you’re studying sciences, arts, languages, etc, there is a trip for every A level student, dedicated to your specific subject choice!

  • theatre trips; perfect for drama, dance, music and English students
  • day trips to the Houses of Parliament; brilliant for politics and media students
  • residential nature stays; biology students can thrive in this outdoor environment
  • Natural history museum; for those history lovers, enjoy a trip to the past

Also, residential trips are brilliant for A level education as they allow for students to immerse themselves in a new area, meet new people and discover their passions while learning outside of the classroom! A level education can be exhausting and so residential trips give students the chance to take a break from the stress of the classroom and enjoy their learning from afar!

NCS School Activity Centre Ideas

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Flip Out Indoor Adventure Park Leeds

Flip Out Indoor Adventure Park Leeds is the world’s biggest indoor trampoline and adventure park, where students of all ages can discover the ultimate indoor play

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Beetle Bank Open Farm York

Beetle Bank Open Farm York provide school and educational students with many onsite activities to learn all about animal welfare and  the daily running of

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Minstead Study Centre Hampshire

Minstead Study Centre Hampshire is often chosen as a location for school visits that are focused on sustainability and environmental understanding. The Centre exists to

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DeanField Outdoor Centre Gloucestershire

The DeanField Outdoor Centre Gloucestershire, offers school groups ages 8 and upwards enrichment residential adventure activity stays. With experienced instructor lead activities such as archery,

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The Horstead Activity Centre Norfolk

With nearly 60 years of experience, the Horstead Activity Centre Norfolk has established itself as a provider of the highest quality residential and day experiences

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Clip‘n Climb Crawley

Looking for a unique and exciting way to strengthen your school groups? Clip ‘n Climb Crawley offers a unique teambuilding experience that combines fun with

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Oxygen Active Play Derby

With more than 80 interconnected trampolines and innovative zones, including a mega airbag, Oxygen ActivePlay in Derby provides school pupils with fun-packed school trip activities

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Oxygen Active Play The O2

Experience two floors of thrilling fun at Oxygen Activeplay! With 9 epic zones—from trampolines and dodgeball courts to mega airbags, foam pits, and reaction walls—there’s

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Oxygen Active Play Acton

Oxygen Activeplay is the UK’s favourite indoor trampoline & activity park. With 13 activity parks around the UK, Oxygen offers trampolines, climbing walls, high ropes,

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Oxygen Active Play Croydon

Oxygen Activplay in Croydon offers a school trip experience that goes beyond just bouncing. A perfect fun environment for your pupils to learn fitness and

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Oxygen Active Play Wilmslow

Oxygen Active Play Wilmslow has over 60 trampolines, an Interactive multi-sports arena, 6 climbing walls and a soft play area, and creates the best day

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Oxygen Active Play Boost Leicester

Trampolining, Foam Pits and Dodgeball are just three of the exciting activities at Oxygen Activeplay Boost Leicester. Here, you can provide your students with a

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Oxygen Active Play RedKangoroo Notthingham

Oxygen Active Play Redkangaroo in Notthingham is the perfect destination for educational visits, offering a fun, high-energy environment where movement meets learning. It also offers

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Oxygen Active Play Rayleigh

Oxygen Rayleigh has interconnected trampolines, a giant airbag, climbing walls, an interactive sports pitch and a mega inflatable. Reward your school groups with a memorable

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Oxygen Active Play Romford

Oxygen Active play Romford provides an active and healthy fun way to celebrate whilst bringing students together and creating lasting memories! Whether your students are

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Oxygen Active Play York

Oxygen is more than just trampolines. Oxygen Activeplay in York offers educational groups day trip fun and active physical and mental  challenges that goes beyond

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Ninja Warrior UK Adventure Park Leeds

The obstacle courses in Ninja Warrior Adventure Park Leeds encourage problem-solving, determination, and perseverance key life skills that complement classroom learning. This indoor adventure park

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Foxlease Park Residential Centre Hampshire

Foxlease Park Residential Centre in Hampshire offers affordable and brilliant outdoor adventure residential stays. With three indoor accommodation buildings for self catered or catered stays

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Dounans Outdoor Education Centre Scotland

Dounans Outdoor Education Centre offers inspiring, fun and educational outdoor learning programmes to school groups. Whether you’re looking for an activity-packed day or more  adventure

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FunParx Indoor Adventure Centre Dundee

FunParx Indoor Adventure Centre Dundee hosts an amazing combination of Ninja Courses, Inflatable Zone, Super Slides, multi-storey Soft Play and Retro Gaming Arcade for all

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Action Watersports Kent

Action Watersports Kent is the South East’s premier watersports centre. If you are looking to build confidence and fitness of your pupils, while having a

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Red Rock Outdoor Residential Centre Exmouth

Red Rock outdoor residential centre Exmouth offers multi activity residential adventure experiences including water sports with overnight village camping accommodation providing a perfect place for

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Lake District White Water Rafting

Lake District White Water Rafting provides a fantastic adventure day out with your students. Offering a unique experience in the Lake District with the chance

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Dorset Adventure Park

Dorset Adventure Park spans over 18 acres, featuring two beautiful lakes, a thrilling Mud Trail, and an exciting Waterpark, all set against a backdrop of

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Aqua Park Rutland

Aqua Park Rutland is set around the beautiful Rutland Water and covering 4,200 acres of open countryside, offering everything from walking and cycling to watersports.

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Aqua Park Lakeside West Thurrock

Aqua Park Lakeside is located beside Lakeside Shopping Centre and includes over 30 inflatable obstacles, from giant slides to monkey bars and balance beams.  The

Laser Station Xsite Braehead Glasgow

Experience the thrill of laser tag at Laser Station Xsite in Braehead with your students which is the ultimate indoor adventure destination for fun-seekers. A

Poole Park Activity Centre Dorset

Poole Park Activity Centre in Dorset offers an extensive range of courses and both water and land activities for students of all ages. From sail

Buddens Residential Centre Dorset

Buddens Centre in Dorset is an amazing residential and day trip experience for primary and secondary school pupils. Buddens offers school groups the chance to

Buddens Activity Centre Dorset

Buddens Activity Centre Dorset is located in the heart of the historic and beautiful Isle of Purbeck and Jurassic Coast, with 96 acres of varied

Stubbers Residential Centre Essex

Stubbers Residential Centre Essex provides your school group or educational visit with endless outdoor adventure activities and residential accommodation. Only minutes away from the M25

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Up at the O2 London

Up at the O2 London is a breathtaking and exciting new attraction, mixing an exhilarating active outdoor challenge with a completely unique perspective on the

TopJump Inflatable Park Sheffield

TopJump Inflatable Park Sheffield is an indoor attraction is for school kids of all ages and is home to a two-lane assault course, climbing walls,

Mendip Activity Centre Somerset

Mendip Activity Centre Somerset is an outstanding outdoor activity centre in a wonderful countryside setting, offering exciting, fun filled school enrichment and team building activity

Pier Pressure Escape Rooms Brighton

Have an immersive experience in Pier Pressure Escape Rooms Brighton. Enter a world of fun and challenges to get your students brain buzzing. Present your

iSurf Watersports Isle of Wight

iSurf Watersports Isle of Wight is committed to encourage more young people to get involved in surf and SUP activities on the Isle of Wight.

Calshot Activities Centre Southampton

Calshot Activities Centre Southampton provides a unique setting for adventure enrichment school trip experiences, where students can enjoy a wide range of adventurous activities to

Lakeside YMCA Windermere

Lakeside YMCA is hidden within 100 acres of private woodland along the south western shores of Lake Windermere. It is one of the largest outdoor

Conway Centres Tattenhall

The Tattenhall Conway Centre provides educational groups with residential school trip experiences that are not only focussed on the arts but also on outdoor enrichment

Conway Centres Delamere Cheshire

Conway Centre Delamere Cheshire is located in the heart of Delamere Forest. The Forest environment allows for activities such as orienteering, den building, survival skills,

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The Towers Active Learning Centres Conwy

The Towers Active Learning Centre is located in Snowdonia National Park Wales, perfect for a residential outdoor adventure enrichment learning residential were you will explore

Conway Centres Burwardsley

At The Burwardsley Conway Centre, there is a replica Iron Age Roundhouse. Here, pupils can learn about the culture, art, and farming from this fascinating

Conway Centres Anglesey Wales

The Conway Centre Anglesey is ideally located within 169 acres of National Trust Parkland, providing educational groups with active enrichment school residential activity experiences in

Rock UK Carroty Wood Kent

Experience a taste of adventure with over 20 challenging outdoor activities at Carroty Wood in Kent which offers loads of fun -from canoeing to a

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Cuffley Active Learning Centre Hertfordshire

A residential school trip adventure enrichment learning experience at Cuffley in Hertfordshire, will include superb accommodation, outdoor adventurous activities, and a dedicated refectory providing educational

The Fun Centre Gwynedd

We are an indoor play centre situated inside a 160 year old church, we have been open since July 2000 running a successful business. We

Willows Activity Farm St Albans Hertfordshire

Willows Activity Farm Hertfordshire offers curriculum-linked activities for Early Years Learning to KS1. Pupils will discover farmyard animals, enjoy endless fun activities through demonstrations, interactive

Clip’n Climb Bristol

Clip n Climb Bristol is a fantastic experience that balances fun with learning, physical exercise & dexterity coupled with cognitive learning & team work. The

ZAPspace Trampoline Park London

ZAPspace Trampoline Park East London is Stratford’s only Freestyle Jump Trampoline Park, giving you unlimited access to our 3 storey trampoline park for a full

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BeWILDerwood Norfolk

BeWILDerwood Norfolk provides primary school groups with outdoor pursuits and adventure activities. Pupils will enjoy enchanting story telling activities and hands on arts and crafts

Maes y Lade Outdoors

A beautifully-converted Welsh hill farm at the foot of the Black Mountains, in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Part of Essex Outdoors, it has been

Woburn Safari Park Bedfordshire

Woburn Safari Park Bedfordshire offers exciting educational enrichment day trips for students of all ages, with over 1000 wild animals in over 300 acres of

LEGOLAND Windsor Resort ®

LEGOLAND Windsor Resort theme park offers bespoke National Curriculum based LEGO® Workshops for ages 3 to Post-16.  Lead by our fully trained dedicated Education Team,

Hangloose Adventure Bluewater

Hangloose Adventure Bluewater provides educational groups with an adrenaline packed school trip enrichment experience that will teach students core skills whilst also letting them enjoy

Butser Ancient Farm Hampshire

Butser Ancient Farm Hampshire is a world leading museum for experimental archaeology education, bringing the past to life through hands on reconstructions of prehistoric, Romano-British,

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Lost Earth Adventures Peak District

At Lost Earth Adventures Peak District we’re experienced outdoor education specialists, providing residential and day trip activities to a huge range of intrepid student adventurers,

GO Paintball London

GO Paintball London provides school students with a fully fun immersive Forest Paintball learning experience , students will gain confidence, improve communication skills and achieve

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Wight Karting Isle of Wight

Wight Karting, Isle of Wight, is where young people build confidence, enjoy adrenaline-fueled motor sport and gain driving skills that serve them for life. Wight

GO Laser Tag London

GO Laser Tag London is a new premier forest fully immersive laser tag active learning experience, Your in safe hands with experienced instructors looking after

We The Curious Science Centre

We The Curious Science Centre Bristol is all about asking questions and testing things out, with two floors full of interactive exhibits, new experience Project

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Lee Valley VeloPark London

Here at Lee Valley VeloPark, we offer physically challenging school trip experiences, where your students will have the opportunity to cycle in the London 2012

Hilltop Outdoor Centre Norfolk

Independent Family run Hilltop Outdoor Centre Norfolk is set in 31 acres of beautiful woodlands on the north Norfolk coast with 2 distinct centres on

3 primary school students going down a big slide all together

BeWILDerwood Cheshire

BeWILDerwood Cheshire is a huge outdoor woodland adventure park full of imagination and active play. No matter how teeny or tall you are, explorers can

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Paultons Theme Park Hampshire

Paultons Theme Park Hampshire is home to 70 rides and attractions, and set in over 140 acres of beautiful gardens, Paultons is the ideal venue

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Willen Lake Day Trips Milton Keynes

Located within the vibrant and colourful city of Milton Keynes, Willen Lake adventure activity centre provides educational groups with safe, fun, and memorable school trip

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Lost Earth Adventures Yorkshire

We’re experienced outdoor education specialists, providing residential and day trip activities to a huge range of intrepid student adventurers, from small to large schools and

Wellington Country Park Berkshire

With a miniature railway, various farm animals, an adventure playground, and even a pirate ship, Wellington Country Park offers the perfect School Trip destination for

The Hive Environmental Centre Essex

The Hive Environmental Centre Essex provides students of all ages with environmental education interlinked to the National Curriculum to support classroom-based learning through practical real-word

Laser Station Hull

Laser Station Hull is the ultimate futuristic adrenaline pumping laser quest adventure to be enjoyed by students & school groups of all ages. The massive

Surbiton Raceway Surrey

Surbiton Raceway is a go kart track that allows youngsters to improve their team work skills. As a family run business, we specialise in the

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Gulliver’s Kingdom Resort Derbyshire

Gulliver’s Kingdom Resort Derbyshire offers fun and engaging school trips, where students can take part in educational workshops and also enjoy themselves within the theme

Leicester Outdoor Pursuit Centre

Leicester Outdoor Pursuit Centre is one of the Midlands most popular Outdoor Activity & Education Centres, specialising in day trips for groups of 2-200 students

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Wild Pines Park Lincolnshire

Wild Pines Park is an award winning activity centre Lincolnshire is situated in a 9-acre woodland in Market Rasen, programmes are designed for your school’s

Absolute Travel School Tour Operator

Absolute Travel and Tours is one of the leading specialist school and group tour operators in the United Kingdom organising sports tours, adventure holidays, ski

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Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm Bristol

Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm Bristol, Somerset offers students everything they need for an educational enriched, fun-packed, animal welfare school trip experience. With over 100 different

Hangloose Adventure Eden

Here at Hangloose Adventure, students searching for adventurous activities will find their perfect outdoor school trip destination. Pupils will have the opportunity to challenge themselves

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