Trainee Teacher Day

For more than 50 years, we’ve been an inspiring destination for school trips for both primary and secondary school students.

Now, we want to bring that same excitement to teacher training courses.

Our Trainee Teacher Day gives trainee teachers an onsite, hands-on understanding of what makes a school trip both educational and unforgettable.

They’ll hear from our expert Learning Team who’ll guide them through the basics and support them on their journey towards becoming trained teachers.

Through interactive workshops, on-gallery exploration and real-world demonstrations, they’ll gain valuable insights into designing and leading educational school trips.

What to expect

• Dedicated training area: A reserved space to use during the day.
• Expert-led facilitation: An experienced member of our Learning Team will guide the day and answer questions.
• School trip essentials briefing: A beginner’s guide to school trips presented in our dedicated lecture theatre.
• Hands-on experiences: Explore tactile, handling objects and specimens from our learning programmes.
• Show and workshop taster: Experience one of our school shows or workshops.
• Resource exploration: A chance to try out our learning resources and find out more about our learning programmes.
• Gallery activity toolkit: An exploration of on-gallery activities to help trainees plan their own gallery experiences for their class.
• Free time to explore: Time to explore our galleries.

Other information

There’s a minimum attendance requirement to run the event, which means if not enough people book on, we’ll have to cancel. We’ll notify you two weeks in advance if we need to cancel.

Independent and non-institution group applicants may be accommodated.

Unfortunately, individuals under the age of 17, including dependants, can’t attend this event.