school children have missed out on a lot over the course of the pandemic. but, as well as classroom teaching, residential trips have also been off the cards. charities say these stays away from home are vital, especially for disadvantaged children. 0ur reporter ellie price spent the day on a farm welcoming back london pupils, who haven't left the city in over a year. my lockdown was quite boring. nothing fun, just in the house doing online and sleeping. if you are going to sleep at five and waking up at eight to go to school, sometimes i wouldn't even wake up in time and i'd have to miss a whole school day. it was not very ideal. it was kind of stressful, . because i couldn't see my friends and i couldn't go to school that much. - and that's why these young people are here, at jamie's farm in the sussex countryside, for a week—long trip. it is the first of its kind allowed in ia months. the 12 students, aged between 11 and ia, go to the compass school in the london borough of southwark.