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.

Lions at Large

10 Apr 2025

Our final design has been created by school Mum, Noush Duroe-Richards, Thank you Noush!

Supporting the Little Princess Trust

04 Apr 2025

Flossie Masters, a thoughtful and compassionate Year 5 pupil, has selflessly cut 11 inches off her hair to support the Little Princess Trust....

Dunalley Pantry

02 Apr 2025

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

Lions at Large - Cub Lion Design

31 Mar 2025

Our final design has been created by school Mum, Noush Duroe-Richards by  amalgamating our favourite entries and the themes that arose throughout...

Winter Coats - Does your child need one?

03 Jan 2025

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

Celebrating Exceptional Learners

20 Dec 2024

We have enjoyed celebrating children from across the school who have consistently demonstrated outstanding behaviour and attitudes to learning. 

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...

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.