The Château du Baffy in Normandy is perfectly located for a range of excursions. Possible subject links can be found across Key Stage 2, 3 and 4 in a variety of subject areas, from language and culture through to history, geography, art and more!

PRIMARY SCHOOL

PSHE

• Building self-confidence
• Working with others
• Promoting understanding of different cultures
• Preparing pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life

Language

• Listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding
• Engage in conversations
• Ask and answer questions
• Develop accurate pronunciation and intonation
• Broaden their vocabulary and develop their ability to understand new words

Design and Technology / Cooking and Nutrition

• Understand and apply the principles of a healthy and varied diet
• Know where and how a variety of ingredients are grown, reared, caught and processed

Art and Design

• To create sketch books to record their observations
• To improve their mastery of art and design techniques

History

• A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils chronological knowledge beyond 1066

SECONDARY SCHOOL

PSHE

• Managing transition
• Team work and leadership skills
• Promoting understanding of different cultures
• Learning about different business environments

Language

• Develop and use a wide-ranging and deepening vocabulary
• Listen to a variety of forms of spoken language to obtain information and respond appropriately
• Initiate and develop conversations, coping with unfamiliar language and unexpected responses, making use of important social conventions such as formal modes of address
• Speak coherently and confidently, with increasingly accurate pronunciation and intonation

History

• History – D-Day and history as part of ‘the Second World War and the wartime leadership of Winston Churchill’
• Norman Conquest
• Christendom, the importance of religion

Geography

• Management for tourism
• Physical geography i.e. coastal features
• Farming and rural study
• Urban study
• Tourism management (castle, markets etc.)

RS

• Observe and understand varied examples of religions
• Understand the challenges of commitment to a community of faith or belief

Food Technology

• Design: use research and exploration, such as the study of different cultures
• Make: select from and use a wider, more complex range of materials, components and ingredients
• Evaluate: analyse the work of past and present professionals

Art & Design

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of sources in historical and contemporary contexts, societies and cultures that inform their creative intentions
• Develop and apply relevant skills to communicate personal ideas, meanings and response
• Reflect critically and record their reflective analysis
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding through practical application of skills to realise personal intentions
• Understand how sources inspire the development of ideas

You can view how different itineraries relate to areas of the curriculum on our learning links pages found on each tour.