Schools

About our events

Plan your next school trip, join us online wherever you are, or learn without leaving your classroom. 

Join us in London, Leeds or online for workshops, interactive sessions, self-guided visits, and teacher CPDs to inspire you and your students. 

What's on

  1. A person, seen from behind, wearing a white shirt, headphones and hair in a bun. They are looking at a blue patterned image
    Years 10–13
    Free

    Sounds Familiar? Online

    Uncover ways of analysing speech, accent and dialect by diving into oral history collections from the National Sound Archive through this online workshop.
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  2. Two schoolboys wearing shcool uniform and holding iPads stand together. They are both looking at their screens, their expressions are amused and interested
    Years 4 – 6 and Years 7 – 13
    Free

    Windrush Voices

    This session explores the arrival of the Empire Windrush in Essex in 1948 and the wider social and historical context of this moment.
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  3. A group of 6 schoolgirls of varying heights but all dressed in school uniform have gathered around an exhibition display case to look inside of it.
    Years 3 – 6 and Years 7 – 13
    Free

    Self-guided school visits

    These flexible visits enable you to lead your group to explore our public spaces and Treasures Gallery.

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  4. A student wearing glasses, with long brown hair, looking into the distance and smiling. There are other students in the background in a classroom-style environment.
    Years 12 – 13
    Free

    Develop your Writing

    Become more confident in academic writing.

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  5. A young girl making a small book in one of our school workshops
    Years 3 – 6 and Years 7 – 13
    Free

    Making Artists’ Books

    Learners will make their own artists' books in this hands-on workshop.
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  6. A school age child in a wearing headphones against a red background
    Years 4 – 6
    Free

    Listen Up! Dive into Sound

    Hear recordings from our sound archive, from environmental sounds and speeches.

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  7. Two primary school students use a tablet to look at and take a photo of an artwork on the wall in a gallery space. Other students can be seen in the background.
    Years 5 – 6
    Free

    Eco Explorers: Sustainability in Action!

    Students will explore the Library’s rich collections whilst using creativity and collaboration to reflect on the meaning of sustainability.

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