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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. 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 7–13Free

    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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  2. Two students in school uniform sat at a desk. They are looking at each other and smiling, the student on the left has placed a hand on a piece of paper on the desk
    Years 3 – 6 and Years 7 – 13Free

    Write Here

    Students will explore the Library and our Treasures gallery to gain inspiration in this creative writing workshop.
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  3. A school age student wearing a shirt and a beige cardigan stands in front of an exhibition display case and gazes into it
    Years 10 – 13Free

    Exploring Black British Literature

    Explore the rich history of Black writing and literature in Britain.
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  4. A group of 6 students in blue school jumpers and blue plaid skirts stand around a desk. 3 are looking down at the desk, the other 3 students are looking up at a red funnel which is suspended above them
    Years 10 – 13Free

    Sounds Familiar?

    Uncover ways of analysing speech, accent and dialect by diving into oral history collections from the National Sound Archive.
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  5. School age students leaning over a map, two of them are reaching into the middle of the map to point out a location
    Years 3 – 6Free

    Voyage into Maps

    Students will explore maps on display in our Treasures Gallery, thinking critically about their many uses and styles.
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  6. Three school age students wearing school uniforms with long hair, worn loose, are looking at a display of stamps
    Years 12 – 13Free

    Research Matters Secondary

    Empower your students to conduct independent research in this hands-on workshop.
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  7. Two young students seated at a desk. They are both writing on a worksheets. They are both wearing blue school polo shirts, the child on the right is also wearing a maroon zip up fleece
    Years 5 – 6Free

    Research Matters Primary

    Start developing your class's research skills in this session touching on information literacy, observation, analysis and more.
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  8. A line of four wooden booths with screen inside the booth. A school age child wearing school uniform is sat with their back to camera on a high stool at each of the booths. All children a wearing headphones.
    Years 4 – 6Free

    Listen Up! Sound Lab

    Students use a range of techniques to create, collect, amplify, mix, layer and record sound in this hands-on session.
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  9. A group of school students in uniform, the child in the centre of the image has raised her hand to answer a question, there is a pink tint to the photo
    Years 1 – 2Free

    Once Upon a Time: Make a Story

    Students will create a new story as a class, developing their literacy and language skills through imaginative play.
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  10. Three uniformed schoolchildren look with interest at something, their faces are lit by a pink light
    Years 1 – 2Free

    Once Upon a Time: Tell a Story

    Students take a well-known story and develop storytelling skills through performance, strengthening their literacy and language skills.
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  11. 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 – 13Free

    Develop your Writing

    Become more confident in academic writing.

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  12. Two school boys, one in a blue polo shirt, the other in a red jumper, lean over an exhibition display case and to look inside of it. Their expressions show interest in what they are looking at.
    Years 3 – 6 and Years 7 – 13Free

    Making Artists’ Books

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

    Listen Up! Dive into Sound

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

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