School visits - Museum of the Home
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Terms and conditions for school group visits
Terms and conditions for school group visits
Bring your school group to the museum and discover what home means to you. We offer facilitated creative workshops and self-guided visits for early years, primary, secondary and college groups of up to 30 students with accompanying adults.
Please get in touch with us at
schools@museumofthehome.org.uk
to discuss SEND group visits.
Our offer
Early years and primary school workshops
Help students gain a deeper understanding of home through creative workshops with issue-based themes and links to the National Curriculum.
Book now
Book now
Early years and primary school workshops
Secondary school and college workshops
Help students gain a deeper understanding of home through discussions, sketching and art workshops, with links to the National Curriculum.
Book now
Book now
Secondary school and college workshops
Self-led school visits
We invite school groups of up to 30 students with accompanying adults to book self-led visits.
Book now
Book now
Self-led school visits
Costs
Workshops are:
Free
for non-fee paying schools under two miles from the museum. Cancellation fees apply
£135 + VAT
for non-fee paying schools over two miles from the museum.
£185 + VAT
for fee paying schools.
Self-led visits are
free to all schools
.
All school visits must be booked in advance. Workshop bookings require at least two weeks’ advance booking. To cancel or change your workshop, please let us know as soon as possible at schools@museumofthehome.org.uk.
Workshops cancelled within two weeks of the workshop date will incur the full cost of the workshop. Schools eligible for free workshops will be subject to a £135 charge. Please see
our terms and conditions
.
Getting here and access
Our main entrance is opposite Hoxton Station, with stepped and ramped access. You can also enter via the Kingsland Road Gardens. We are fully accessible.
There are three accessible toilets, two on the lower ground floor and one on the ground floor. Our toilets at reception are gendered. The toilets near the Learning Pavilion are not gendered.
If you have booked a self-led visit and are looking for a space to gather, we suggest our main reception, lawns or the Lunch Room. If you would like a quiet space, please email bookings@museumofthehome.org.uk and we will do our best to accommodate your request.
Safeguarding
Accompanying adults are responsible for supervising students including during workshops, and should remain with their students at all times.
We expect the following ratios of accompanying adults:
EYFS / KS1
1 adult to 6 pupils
KS2
1 adult to 8 pupils
KS3/4
1 adult to 10 pupils
Post 16
1 adult to 15 pupils
For any further information or a copy of our safeguarding policy, please email schools@museumofthehome.org.uk.
Eating and storage
Please let us know in your online booking if you would like a lunch space and we will do our best to accommodate your request. If you have booked a workshop with us your class can eat in the workshop space.
For self-led visits you can eat in either the Lunch Room or on our lawns. The Lunch Room is unstaffed and accommodates approximately 30 students. Please ensure you clean up after your group and use the bins provided. This space cannot be booked, and you may have to share it with other groups.
During workshops we will store your bags in the workshop space.For self-led visits we have space to store bags for the duration of your visit, and some free lockers in reception. Please speak to a member of the Visitor Experience Team upon arrival.
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Plan your visit
We are free to visit, open Tuesday–Sunday and on Bank Holidays. Find out more and prepare for your visit.
Find out more
Plan your visit
Accessibility
Prepare for your visit with information about our access facilities.
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Accessibility
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Home
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Plan your visit
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School visits
Our offer
Costs
Getting here
Safeguarding
Eating and storage
Terms and conditions for school group visits
Terms and conditions for school group visits
Bring your school group to the museum and discover what home means to you. We offer facilitated creative workshops and self-guided visits for early years, primary, secondary and college groups of up to 30 students with accompanying adults.
Please get in touch with us at
schools@museumofthehome.org.uk
to discuss SEND group visits.
Our offer
Early years and primary school workshops
Help students gain a deeper understanding of home through creative workshops with issue-based themes and links to the National Curriculum.
Book now
Book now
Early years and primary school workshops
Secondary school and college workshops
Help students gain a deeper understanding of home through discussions, sketching and art workshops, with links to the National Curriculum.
Book now
Book now
Secondary school and college workshops
Self-led school visits
We invite school groups of up to 30 students with accompanying adults to book self-led visits.
Book now
Book now
Self-led school visits
Costs
Workshops are:
Free
for non-fee paying schools under two miles from the museum. Cancellation fees apply
£135 + VAT
for non-fee paying schools over two miles from the museum.
£185 + VAT
for fee paying schools.
Self-led visits are
free to all schools
.
All school visits must be booked in advance. Workshop bookings require at least two weeks’ advance booking. To cancel or change your workshop, please let us know as soon as possible at schools@museumofthehome.org.uk.
Workshops cancelled within two weeks of the workshop date will incur the full cost of the workshop. Schools eligible for free workshops will be subject to a £135 charge. Please see
our terms and conditions
.
Getting here and access
Our main entrance is opposite Hoxton Station, with stepped and ramped access. You can also enter via the Kingsland Road Gardens. We are fully accessible.
There are three accessible toilets, two on the lower ground floor and one on the ground floor. Our toilets at reception are gendered. The toilets near the Learning Pavilion are not gendered.
If you have booked a self-led visit and are looking for a space to gather, we suggest our main reception, lawns or the Lunch Room. If you would like a quiet space, please email bookings@museumofthehome.org.uk and we will do our best to accommodate your request.
Safeguarding
Accompanying adults are responsible for supervising students including during workshops, and should remain with their students at all times.
We expect the following ratios of accompanying adults:
EYFS / KS1
1 adult to 6 pupils
KS2
1 adult to 8 pupils
KS3/4
1 adult to 10 pupils
Post 16
1 adult to 15 pupils
For any further information or a copy of our safeguarding policy, please email schools@museumofthehome.org.uk.
Eating and storage
Please let us know in your online booking if you would like a lunch space and we will do our best to accommodate your request. If you have booked a workshop with us your class can eat in the workshop space.
For self-led visits you can eat in either the Lunch Room or on our lawns. The Lunch Room is unstaffed and accommodates approximately 30 students. Please ensure you clean up after your group and use the bins provided. This space cannot be booked, and you may have to share it with other groups.
During workshops we will store your bags in the workshop space.For self-led visits we have space to store bags for the duration of your visit, and some free lockers in reception. Please speak to a member of the Visitor Experience Team upon arrival.
Prepare for your visit
Plan your visit
We are free to visit, open Tuesday–Sunday and on Bank Holidays. Find out more and prepare for your visit.
Find out more
Plan your visit
Accessibility
Prepare for your visit with information about our access facilities.
Find out more
Accessibility
Keep in touch
Sign up to our monthly e-newsletter for the latest news, events and exhibitions.
Subscribe now