Visits and Visitors

Enhancements to our curriculum are provided through a variety of different experiences and opportunities to enable children to further develop their learning, make progress, build their cultural capital and achieve success within the EYFS educational programmes and the Key Stage 1 and 2 curriculum.  

We use our school and local environments to provide opportunities to enhance our curriculum such as using our outdoor spaces for science learning, the local park for geography fieldwork, or local venues such as the Holst Museum for history learning as well as taking advantage of Cheltenham’s Literature and Science Festivals where possible.  

As children progress through our school, they also benefit from a range of visits further afield. This may be to museums, the seaside for geography fieldwork or the highlight of their time at Dunalley their residential experience in year 6. These are carefully planned to enhance our curriculum and provide a breadth of opportunity and experience.  

Our children also benefit from a range of visitors coming into school to share their passion and expertise. This may be through visiting authors, theatre groups and history workshops for example.

The following table provides an insight into the range of opportunities and experiences that our children embrace during their Dunalley journey.

Year Group Autumn Spring Summer
Reception Birdland Pittville Park
Year 1 Holst Museum -
Christmas in Holst's Victorina House
Signs of Spring walk in the park - Science  Seaside and Pittville Park  - geography fieldwork 
Year 2

Great Fire of London – Those history people  

 

Visit to War Memorial at St Paul’s Church 

Nature in Art 
Year 3 Cirencester Corinium Museum - history  Cheltenham – geography fieldwork 
Year 4

Samba drumming workshop 

Swimming at Leisure@ 

The Wilson art gallery and museum - Cheltenham – English 

Swimming at Leisure@ 

Anglo-Saxons and Vikings – Those history people 
Year 5 SkillzoneGloucester - PSHE  Ashmolean Museum – OxfordGreeks - History 
Year 6 Call of the Wild - Residential  Swindon Railway Museum – WW2 experience - History 

We are extremely grateful for the voluntary financial contributions that our families and PTFA make to sustain these experiences. 

View our gallery to see difference they make to our children.

Positive Play Partners

06 Dec 2024

Our PPP children are relishing supporting our OPAL play initiative, ensuring children have role models to help resolve issues and have happy...

Winter Coats - Does your child need one?

02 Dec 2024

We have warm, winter coats for children of families struggling with the cost of living.
Please contact us for more details.

Dunalley Pantry

20 Nov 2024

We would like to remind our families about Dunalley Pantry.
Set up to help families who are struggling with the cost of living crisis.

Coffee, Cake, Cheese & Wine - Thank you

18 Nov 2024

Thank you for joining us to discuss the work of Jonathan Haidt and his book The Anxious Generation, more information can be found HERE.

Donations for OPAL

25 Oct 2024

If you are thinking of having a pre-Christmas sort out please keep OPAL in mind for the usual donations.

OPAL Stay & Play

27 Sep 2024

We would like to invite all of our families to join us for an OPAL Stay & Play on Saturday 5th October from 10am - 12pm.

Free Uniform

01 Sep 2024

We have lots of unclaimed uniform items here at school, should you need anything for your child(ren) please pop along and see us.

Back to School

08 Aug 2024

We are looking forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday 4th September

Dunalley Pantry

31 Jul 2024

Our Dunalley Pantry will be open during the school holidays.
9am to 10.30am on Thursdays 1st, 8th & 29th August


Helping where we can.

Exceptional Learners

22 Jul 2024

Thank you to all of our children for their hard work and perseverance this year. Visitors to our school always comment on our focused learners.