Each of our teaching departments offers a number of local trips and conferences to enhance your enjoyment and understanding of the subject.  Examples include:

Art and Design

• Three different London Galleries
• Kew Gardens, Richmond
• The Beaulieu Motor Museum, New Forest

Business and ICT

• University of Chichester
• Bank of England
• Subject conferences

English and Critical Thinking

• Theatre trips
• BBC Question Time
• Hampshire Debating Competition

Humanities

• Various practical field trips
• The Old Bailey
• Houses of Parliament
• Subject conferences

Media and Film Studies

• Imax Cinema, London
• National Film Theatre, London
• Local Cinemas
• Guest Speakers

Performing Arts

• Live dance performances
• Live theatre performances
• Workshops with professional actor (Ravi James)

PE / Sport

• Hampshire Mountain Centre (Wales)
• Hampshire Leagues and national sports competitions
• University Sports Science laboratories

Science

• Mary Rose, Portsmouth
• University of Southampton
• Natural History Museum
• Various practical field trips
• Royal Society of Chemistry, London

Social Science

• Police and Law courts
• Monkey World
• Subject conferences

In addition, you might choose to join one of our residential trips...

Over the past couple of years these have included:

• Brecon Beacons (PE/Sport)
• France and Germany (Languages)
• Iceland (Travel and Tourism)
• Italy (Geography, History, Law, Politics)
• Los Angeles & Hollywood (Media Studies, Film Studies)
• New York (Media Studies, Film Studies, Performing Arts)
• New York (Geography, History, Law, Politics)
• Paris (Business Studies)
• Poland/Auschwitz (History)

In 2011 the College is planning the following trips...

Question Time, BBC Studios - January 13th
Portsmouth University Year 12 Lectures - January 26th
Politics students to Portsmouth University for lectures - January
British Film Institute - February 9th
LA / Hollywood Trip - February 26th to March 4th
Humanities Visit to Italy, Rome & Sorrento - March
Visiting the main historical sites in Rome, including the Vatican and the Catacombs. In Sorrento we will be visiting Mount Vesuvius, Sulfatara and Herculanium.
AS Geography trip to Boscastle & Eden Project in Cornwall - April
Aim is to investigate river processes, flood risk management and the re-vitalisation of Cornwall through attractions such as the Eden Project.
Religious Studies visit to places of Worship in London - April
London Central Mosque and Hindu Temple in Neasden.

Please note that nearly all trips have a financial cost to students/parents.  The amount will be stated in an initial information and consent letter sent to parents.