Insurance

Comprehensive School Trip Insurance with Market-Leading £10M Public Liability For quotes from 1st April 2025 Arctic Education are now please to be able to offer travel insurance as part of a school booking. At Arctic Education, we understand that safety and financial protection are essential when planning a school trip. That’s why we offer comprehensive… Read more »

School Travel Trends 2023-2024

As School travel has finally recovered from Covid restrictions we look at the school travel trends 2023-2024. School travel is back in a big way and many schools are looking to balance their offerings of new and exciting destinations with being able to offer quality learning and keep things affordable with a cost of living… Read more »

School Trips 2024 and a “New Normal”

School trips 2024 are now in high gear for booking as schools are getting back to a new normal after Covid-19. Schools are picking up that protection from ABTA and ATOL agents are important from a financial perspective. If looking for a school trip for 2024 the important things to consider are: Where? With demand… Read more »

School Trips after Coronavirus

Due to the impact of Coronavirus on school trips we have compiled a guide to ensuring your money is safe for future bookings. ATOL: It is a requirement to offer ATOL protection for any UK company who sells packages including flights and another element, such as accommodation.  Booking with  an ATOL protected package will ensure… Read more »

Coronavirus – School Travel Update

Due to the ongoing situation with the outbreak of the respiratory infection Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) we request that all our travellers read and follow this guidance on preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory viruses such as Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This avice is particularly relevant for our school groups travelling from China and other infected… Read more »

Iceland Volcanos – A Fact of Life

In Iceland Volcanic activity is a fact of life and the local people have learned to live with both the drawbacks – and the many considerable advantages of its fierce magma, such as utilising the geothermal energy from the dramatic natural environment Iceland is one of the most active volcanically active areas on Earth. Iceland… Read more »

Arctic Education LOtC & EPA Approved!

We are delighted to announce that Arctic Education are now approved by the Expedition Providers Association (EPA) and have been awarded the Learning Outside the Clasroom Quality badge (LOtC) for overseas expeditions. The EPA has become recognised within the wider industry, and was at the forefront of helping to create BS8848 (British Standard for adventurous… Read more »

Iceland – Useful Information

Official Name: Iceland Flag: Blue with a red cross outlined in white. The colours are symbolic for Iceland – red is for the volcano fires, white for the snow and glaciers and blue for the skies above. Size: 103,000 KM Squared (40,000 sq. miles) – This means Iceland is slight bigger than Portugan and Hungary… Read more »

Iceland; land of darkness and light

Iceland is the land of darkness and of light. It’s positioning just beneath the Arctic Circle ensures the summer days are long, with almost 24hours of sunlight. Contrast this with the winter months, the winter in Iceland is dark with barely any sunlight at all. On a clear and dark night out of the city… Read more »

Sólheimajökull Glacier, Iceland

Sólheimajökull Glacier, Iceland Sólheimajökull is an outlet glacier of the mighty icecap of Mýrdalsjökull on the South Coast of Iceland. It is one of the most easily accessible glaciers to reach from Reykjavík, just 158 kilometres (98 miles) away. The constantly changing face of Sólheimajökull glacier will reveal to you the power of nature in… Read more »