An A to Z of French Faux Amis
One of the great things about the French is that lots of words have the same roots, meaning that there are many likenesses between the languages e.g. accident, intelligence, situation. That said,...
Getting a taste for Montpellier
Last week I was lucky enough to take three teachers on a familiarisation trip to Montpellier to get a taste of what this beautiful city has to offer language students. At Rayburn Tours we know that...
4×4 rides, boat journeys, gelato, pizza and more on Invicta Grammar School’s Tour to Italy
Earlier this summer 40 eager staff and students from Invicta Grammar School journeyed to Italy’s stunning Sorrento and Sicily on their geographical adventure. The budding geographers had a trip to...
5 things history teachers should be doing this summer
History Tours Development Manager at Rayburn Tours, Paula Kitching, gives her top five recommendations for enjoying the summer holidays. It’s been an interesting 12 months – and the...
Top 5 things teachers really do in the summer holidays!
The summer holidays are upon us! For the lucky ones they will have already arrived…perhaps even a few weeks ago. As the school bells rings up and down the UK and beyond for the last time marking...
Witness Iceland’s wonders for yourself
Turn back the clock to February last year and 40 eager students from Bury Church of England High School were full of excitement and anticipation, about to embark on their adventure of a lifetime to...
10 Things Every Geographer Should Know About Earthquakes
We asked our Geography Tours Development Manager and lover of all things geographical, Cath Rule, to put together ’10 Things Every Geographer Should Know About Earthquakes’. She thinks the list...
Top 10 Icelandic Natural Wonders
Located at the juncture of the North Atlantic and Arctic, Iceland is brimming with geographical wonders in their wildest forms. This unique country’s spectacular scenery and diverse natural...
The Battle of the Somme, 1st July – 19th November 1916
1st July marks the anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. We’ve compiled the key facts and figures from the bloody battle, considering the events leading up to it, those who...
5 reasons every Geography student should experience outdoor learning
1. A fresh outlook Excite your students about people, places and the environment. Taking your budding geographers to unfamiliar environments challenges their existing thinking and provides them with...
British International School of Chicago in Iceland
The British International School of Chicago (BISC) enjoyed an exhilarating first day, despite arriving a little jet lagged this morning. We were soon off to a cracking start, viewing Reykjavik from...
D Day – 72 years and the events of D Day are no less impressive
The day something will happen If you say D Day to most adults over the age of 25 only one thing will come to mind – the events of 6 June 1944. On that day Britain and her Allies launched the...