Our Learning & Education service offers a huge variety of curriculum-based, facilitated workshops for school pupils of all ages as well as school trips, sleepovers, teacher training and bespoke projects.
To discuss how we can help you, call the Schools Programmes team on 0115 876 1420 or email schools.programmes@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.
Did you know? You are able to arrange a dedicated schools only exhibition slot between 10 – 11 am for the Titus: T. rex is King exhibition.
Our learning & education team have a range of family workshops that are open to all children keen to learn about dinosaurs and palaeontology. During the summer holidays, the family sessions include Become a Dinosaur, Become a Palaeontolgist and Become a Palaeo-artist.
Use science to create your own dinosaur art work with Palaeoartist Jed Taylor and Learning Programmes (Science) Officer Sue Mallender Session length: 1 hour session Aimed at: 6 + year olds Requirement: Maximum of 2 adults per family group (adult supervision required). When: 27 October 2021 Timings: 13.00-14.00 pm 14.15-15.15 pm Where: Learning studio […]
Find out how real palaeontologists find fossils, go on a dig and see if you can find some yourself. With Learning Programmes (Science) Officer Sue Mallender Session Length: 1 hour session Aimed at: 5-8 year olds Requirement: Maximum of 2 adults per family group – (supervision required). Date: Tuesday 26th October 2021 Times: 13.00 – […]
Work with Theatre Maker, Matt Miller and artist Rosny Hayward to become a dinosaur! Decide on your character, practice your roar and your gait and create marvellous masks and headdresses to help you transform. Session length: 1 hour session Aimed at: 5-8 year olds Requirement: Maximum of 2 adults per family group (adult supervision […]
From Art & Design to History and Nature, choose from a wide range of curriculum-linked workshops designed to help you and your school make the most of Wollaton Hall & Deer Park. All charges are based on a minimum of 20 pupils. For schools visiting with fewer numbers, please contact us.
History: Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age In this session: Discover how Stone Age people lived in this exciting hands on session Using original artefacts see how Stone Age people hunted and fed themselves, made shelters and used their surroundings to sustain them Have a go at your own piece […]
Come learn about Mary Anning and her fossils....
Come learn about change in living things over time....
Titus: T. rex is King Exhibition
Bring your school group for a great learning experience, exploring Wollaton Hall, from its Elizabethan rooms to its Natural History Museum, or our great outdoors. Following a warm welcome, you’ll have access to our site for the day as well as a base for your bags and coats, a space to eat your lunch and a tour for just £5 per pupil.
Access Artefacts is the handling collection for Nottingham Museums and contains objects covering a range of themes, including social history, archaeology, geology, industrial history and the natural sciences.
We’re pleased to say we have the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) Quality Badge, recommended by the Department for Education.
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