Holocaust Memorial Day
27 January, Holocaust Memorial Day. It marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration and Death Camp, where Auschwitz I and Auschwitz-Birkenau (II) were sites of mass murder....
Top 10 phrases for your international trip
You’ve booked your international trip. You’ve got your students, itinerary, tickets, passports and bags packed… but there’s something you’ve forgotten! With the excitement of planning an...
Sandwell Academy announced as the second Golden Ticket Winner… Could you be the third?!
This year Rayburn Tours reached the big 5-0 and we’ve been marking this fantastic milestone by rewarding some of our valued customers. As a way of saying ‘thank you’, we’re presenting three...
Saints Peter & Paul Catholic High School
It’s been a great few days in Iceland this December with Saints Peter & Paul Catholic High School from Widnes. Despite the dark mornings we have been up and away early from Reykavik into...
Migrants and refugees: the history of human movement
From early summer, the stories of migrants have been regularly covered on the news and Europe, as a whole, is in debate about whether the rise in migrants arriving via the Mediterranean should be...
The changing face of education – learning beyond the classroom
Arriving at the leafy grounds of Gilwell Park Scout Activity Centre in London, Rayburn’s Nicky and I (Megan) were all set for the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom’s (CLOtC) 8th annual...
The 10 most unusual schools from around the world
You’d think most schools are generally the same – classrooms, study books, decontamination showers – wait, what? Yes, they come as standard at New Mexico’s underground Abo Elementary School...
Our journey continues… Washington DC, here we come!
While New York is ‘the enticing one’ with the incredible film and TV industry, I’m a history and politics geek and I’ve always wanted to go to DC. Well, now I had the chance to! After seeing...
Top 10 most common homework excuses
Teachers, we know you’re no strangers to a homework excuse or two. Monday arrives and so do the mix of elaborate speeches and simple one-liners for why last week’s homework hasn’t been...
Live from the USA! The Rayburn team take to the Big Apple
This year my employers at Rayburn Tours said, “Yes, we will get you and some of the team out to New York and Washington.” This seemed too good to be true… and to some degree it was! Myself and...
Top 10 most bizarre homework excuses
It’s Sunday night, you’ve got school tomorrow and it suddenly dawns on you – you’ve forgotten to do your homework! It’s too late to start it now… I mean, who wants to be falling asleep at...
Day 1 Start; “Stop giving me werther’s I’m not your grandad!” – Mr Blood
Day 1: We started at school in the hall to meet up at 8:55 where we dropped off our suitcases and split up into three groups to register in so we dont lose anyone on the way. Then after I...