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International Links

At The Whitby High School, we have always promoted and valued a broad curriculum offer to enrich the learning experience of students, and our international offer is at the forefront of this. Traveling to different countries allows students to gain a broader perspective on global issues, cultures, and traditions. It also helps develop their intercultural understanding and empathy towards people from diverse backgrounds. Additionally, international trips allow students to experience new languages, cuisines, and ways of life, which can broaden their horizons and foster personal growth. International trips can also provide students with the chance to apply their classroom learning to real-world situations, enhancing their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Our international links programme offers students a variety of excursions in Key Stages 3, 4, and 5. The Whitby High School also offers trips both in Europe and beyond. Students from the Whitby High School have visited Germany, France, Iceland, South Africa, Austria, the USA and Cambodia in recent years and a new fantastic opportunity to Kenya is also planned. Our links with several partner schools in multiple countries offer us the ability to provide our students with an international links offer that is unmatched in the area.  We have also used funding from the Turing Scheme to help fund recent trips overseas and there are funding opportunities available to our students through the Chairman’s Trust in Cheshire West. 

Our International links offer as well as our wider curriculum also allows our students to:

  • gain a better appreciation of other cultures and what is happening in the wider world
  • promote better communication and literacy by allowing our students to write to students abroad
  • understand that decisions and actions taken individually and locally have a genuine impact in a foreign country
  • celebrate the rich and diverse heritage represented both in our school and in local and national communities and value and respect different cultures
  • develop links with schools in other countries
  • work on agreed projects with fellow students and colleagues in other schools and host students and colleagues in own our school to work on projects 
  • welcome to our school teachers and students from other countries

Pupil Premium

In order to better include all students at the Whitby High School, all school trips will now offer a discount of one third for any PP students. If you are the parent or carer of a PP student, please ensure that you have the correct cost for the trip. School trips will either have one overarching letter containing both prices or two separate letters with the PP discount on one letter and the full price on the other. If you are in doubt as to the price, please contact the trip lead whose name will be on the bottom of the initial trip letter.

Diversity Pledges

International trips offer students a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in different cultures, broadening their perspectives and fostering understanding. By experiencing diverse lifestyles, traditions, and languages, students can develop a deeper appreciation for global diversity, which aligns with the Whitby High School’s Diversity Pledge. These experiences help students build empathy, challenge biases, and promote inclusivity, ensuring they contribute meaningfully to creating a more accepting and open-minded school community. Such trips encourage students to celebrate differences, foster global connections, and enhance their personal growth. By participating in the school’s international trips, students will complete many of the school’s diversity pledges, which can be found below.

International Visits Calendar

If you are unsure, which trips we offer and when they will depart, please have a look the International visits calendar below which outlines our offers to all of our year groups. Dates are attached where a trip has been launched to students. Prices are quoted where a current trip is running. However, these are subject to change for future trips.

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