Study Tours

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ACS United Kingdom (UK) Study Tour 2025

Who is it for?

The Study Tour is designed for school Principals, Deputy Principals, Heads of School and Directors of teaching and learning.

International Cultural Experience

To incorporate a cultural immersion experience not generally available in the immediate professional context.

Networking & Sharing

To meet new people in new settings who do things in different ways, which can challenge current frameworks and impact future professional and personal practice.

Impact Your School

Through intimate sessions with school leaders and key staff, experience education from a different perspective. Be exposed to unique organisational structures, hear about the challenges facing New Zealand schools and how they are being overcome.

Reflect, Recharge, Experience & Reinvigorate

The Study Tour allows leaders time to reflect and recharge. Providing insightful experience that broaden perspectives and reinvigorate the passion for education and organisational development.

Travel Booking & Cost

All travel and booking arrangements are made through the ACS travel agent to ensure you end up in the right place at the right time. Please contact Dr Lynne Doneley for more details about costs and travel. ldoneley@christianschools.org.au

2025 United Kingdom Study Tour Itinerary

Date	Activity	Details
Monday 5th & Tuesday 6th May	Alpha Leadership Conference	Royal Albert Hall London LC25 — Leadership Conference Experience the home of Alpha, be inspired by global leadership speakers at the LC2025 at Royal Albert Hall to set the scene and launch the study tour.
Wednesday 7th May	Start of Study Tour Meeting and Orientation in York 12:30pm	The Grand York York’s Luxury 5-Star Hotel & Spa in York \| The Grand, York (thegrandyork.co.uk)
Thursday 8th May	Visit Emmanuel College, Consett Road Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE11 0AN United Kingdom	Emmanuel College was founded in 1990 as Tyneside’s City Technology College (CTC) and opened with just 150 Year 7 students.
Thursday 8th May	Dinner with Jonathon and Julie Winch at their home in Newcastle	Jonathon has been Principal of Emmanuel College Gateshead and also Executive Principal of the Emmanuel Schools Trust. He and Julie were keynote speakers at the 2012 ACS Leadership Summit held at Palmer Coolum Resort. Jonathon currently serves as Executive Director of Westminster Seminary. For those not familiar with Jonathon, a talk he gave on Christian education last year can be accessed here Christian Education \| Jonathan Winch (youtube.com). ACS also has a number of his resources available from his time with us in 2012.
Friday 9th May	Bede Academy, Sixth Avenue, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2SY.	Bede Academy is Emmanuel Schools Foundation’s first 3-18 school and opened in September 2009 with Nursery, Primary and Secondary provision across two sites in Blyth on the Northumberland coast. Home – Bede Academy
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th May	Free time – delegates are free to travel to London, Oxford or other places of interest
Morning Monday 12th May	Visit to St Edward’s School (Teddies)	St Edward’s School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school) in Oxford, England. It is known informally as ‘Teddies’. The School – St Edward’s School (stedwardsoxford.org)
Afternoon Monday 12th May	Visit to Kingham Hill	Kingham Hill is beautifully situated in the heart of the Cotswolds, near Oxford, Cheltenham and Stratford-Upon-Avon. Most of the buildings were constructed by local craftsmen during the 20 years following the foundation of the school in 1886. Kingham Hill School \| Independent School For Day and Boarding Pupils
Tuesday 13th May	Visit to Berkhamsted Overton House	Berkhamsted School is one of Britain’s leading independent schools, with over 470 years of history and tradition. It is a Day and Boarding school offering both single sex (from age 11 – 16) and co-educational teaching for boys and girls aged 3 – 18. About \| Berkhamsted School Richard and his wife Debbie were keynote speakers at our ACS 2013 Leadership Summit where he spoke on the topic of “Delivering the Goods” based on examining the text of Jonah 1-4.
Wednesday 14th May	Visit to Monkton Combe Monkton Combe, Bath	Monkton School, just a mile from the World Heritage City of Bath, is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 2-18 focussing on Christian ethos, excellent exam results and strong pastoral care. Monkton sets standards for life; giving young people the qualities of character they need to become trusted employees, inspiring leaders, valued friends and loving parents.
Morning Thursday 15th May	Visit to Cranleigh	“Cranleigh aims to educate children in a truly holistic sense, providing every opportunity for pupils to discover and nurture their talents and passions. We want every pupil in our care to flourish. Above all, we want Cranleighans to go out into the world as Thinking, Being, Giving individuals” (Our Ethos – Cranleigh School)
Afternoon Thursday 15th May	Visit to King Edwards School Witley	“King Edward’s creates a foundation for life both here and now and for the future. Our timeless education reaches far beyond the exciting and challenging academic curriculum and the broad range of opportunities in all areas of school life – sporting, artistic, social and cultural. We aim to inspire a love of independent learning, a wealth of lasting friendships, Christian values and hopeful vision”. Head’s Welcome \| Co-educational School, Surrey \| King Edward’s Witley (kesw.org)
Morning Friday 16th May	Visit to Holy Trinity Pewley Down School Guildford (C of E primary state school under Diocese of Guildford)	“At Holy Trinity Pewley Down, we are inspired by Jesus’ words, “I have come that you may have life – life in all its fullness,” (John 10 v10). As a Church of England school, we hope that our life together brings these words to life in the Guildford community that we serve”. Pewley Down Infant School Semaphore Road, Guildford GU1 3PT
Afternoon Friday 16th May	Visit to Worth School, Paddockhurst Road, Turners Hill, Crawley, West Sussex	“An education with heart and soul, which is what we aspire to at Worth, equips young people to see the value of things, to exercise good judgement and enjoy the fruits of imagination throughout their lives. Lived out at school, our values encourage pupils to be ambitious, to strive for academic success and to develop a love of learning.” About Us \| about us Independent School Sussex \| Worth School
Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th May	End of Study Tour