TCBC exists to help teachers provide a whole world of memorable learning outside of the classroom. We have years of experience planning inspiring, fun and educational tours.
Our story
We are a family business combining a strong educational and travel background together with vast experience of planning and leading school tours.
We began life as Russian City Breaks in 2005, unintentionally but happily focussing on the niche market of organising educational school tours to Russia. Suitably impressed, teachers then requested other destinations of us and this success eventually led to our rebranding. TCBC School Tours was born from our registered name - The City Break Company.
Year on year we continue to grow steadily and confidently, with more and more schools choosing TCBC. We are a market leader in customised educational school tours and are known for the bespoke nature of our trips.
Your customer experience with us is paramount. We believe it is important you know who you are working with and who is responsible for organising your tour. We therefore make every effort to visit schools and meet the teachers who place their trust in TCBC.
We want to work together with you for many years to come and will do all we can to ensure you and your students enjoy the trip of a lifetime with us. We look forward to organising your next school trip!
Meet our team
Our dedicated team is on hand to offer help and advice at every stage. Here you can get to know us a little better...
Our Clients
Hundreds of schools from all over the world have entrusted us with their tours. It doesn’t matter where your school is located - we can organise your trip. We'll be happy to provide you with references and feedback from teachers who have run similar school trips.
Our Guides
In our opinion, the most important element of your trip is your guide. We spend a lot of time allocating guides and deciding who should work with which group. Our local guides are definitely a big asset of ours and are sure to make your tour a big success.
TCBC Educational Advisor
School tours are first and foremost educational experiences. It's important that your tour meets your learning objectives and relates to your curriculum. TCBC School Tours works closely with our Educational Advisor, Stephanie Pinder, to provide you with detailed and relevant curriculum links.
TCBC have been simply the best organised, knowledgeable and effective tour company I've travelled with in 20 years. I would recommend them wholeheartedly to any teacher considering a foreign visit.
Stephanie is perfectly placed to help TCBC with the educational content of our tours. A history and government and politics teacher for 13 years with masters in Education and Public History for museums and galleries, Stephanie is passionate about teaching, travel and writing. She has previously worked with BBC History magazine, the National Gallery, and the United States Navy Museum. She completed her bachelor’s degree at Oxford and Princeton.
Even better, in her capacity as a teacher, Stephanie has led a number of tours with TCBC over the years, acting as Group Leader on trips to Berlin, Washington DC and Moscow and St Petersburg.
Stephanie advises and guides TCBC on the curriculum, on the relevance of our tours to the courses being taught and regularly keeps on top of changes to syllabuses. She enjoys creating bespoke plans matching schools with the best activities and attractions, often suggesting new and interesting visits that crop up from her research.