All teachers need to know about onsite school sessions at the National Maritime Museum and the Queen's House. Browse our list of sessions below and find tips and practical information for planning your visit in our secondary schools and post 16 guide. Download Secondary schools guide_2023-24.pdf pdf, 2.47 MB Book an onsite session You are also welcome to make a self-guided visit to our sites. Please see our self-guided school visits page for more information. Onsite Secondary and Post 16 sessions 2023-24 Expand each title for more information Diversity, Art and Citizenship Location: Queens House Key Stage: KS3 Curriculum links: Art - use techniques to record observations, as a basis for exploring ideas English- Communicate and present ideas effectively through creative writing and spoken word History- Analysing historical sources and Broaden understanding of Black British History and Britain’s Colonial History Citizenship - discuss and express views on topical issues and events Session times: Tuesdays 10.15-11.45 / 12.30 - 14.00 Capacity: 30 pupils per session Price: FREE Discover how contemporary Black artists such as Kehinde Wiley and Yinka Shonibare CBE convey important messages about diversity and citizenship in their work. Analyse famous artworks up close and make comparisons between historical and contemporary pieces around themes of equality and representation. Develop responses to the artworks through interactive tasks and collaborate together on a creative outcome. Pupils will: analyze famous artworks. Discuss how leading contemporary artists are exploring issues of diversity and citizenship. communicate and present ideas effectively through practical creative tasks. Broaden understanding of Black British history. Transatlantic Enslavement Enquiry Day Location: National Maritime Museum Key Stage: KS3 Curriculum links: History, Citizenship Session times: Tuesdays 10.00- 14.00 Capacity: 60 pupils per session Price: FREE How did Transatlantic Enslavement impact on peoples identities? What were the impacts of the trade itself and resistance to it? This enquiry day supports students to use a range of primary and secondary sources and museum handling collections to explore the history of the transatlantic slave trade, its impact around the Atlantic and ongoing legacies of enslavement. Students will: develop historical enquiry skills in the unique context of the Museum handle replica objects, investigate rare manuscripts and examine historic artefacts in our ‘Atlantic Worlds’ gallery reflect upon the significance of this history and the legacies in the present day. Spanish Armada Enquiry Day Location: National Maritime Museum Key Stage: KS3, KS4 and Post 16 Curriculum links: History Session times: Tuesdays 10.00- 14.00 Capacity: 60 pupils per session Price: FREE How did England defeat the Spanish Armada? Are there other explanations for its failure? This enquiry day supports students to delve into the Museum’s unique collections and archives to question why the Spanish Armada failed and if the English actually won. KS3 students will investigate the myths behind the Armada and use these to question whether England actually did defeat Spain. GCSE students will seek to evaluate why the Armada failed with reference to key themes highlighted in their course specification and use different forms of evidence, including the ‘Armada Portrait’, Spanish court documents and handling objects, to acquire multiple perspectives on the Armada and ultimately explain its failure and legacies. Students will: develop historical enquiry skills using primary and secondary sources including original archives and artefacts have the opportunity to get up-close to the iconic ‘Armada Portrait’ of Queen Elizabeth I and explore the ‘Tudor and Stuart Seafarers’ gallery debate and discuss the evidence they gather with their fellow classmates East India Company and Empire Enquiry Day Location: National Maritime Museum Key Stage: KS3, KS4 and Post 16 Curriculum links: History Session times: Tuesdays 10.00- 14.00 Capacity: 60 pupils per session Price: FREE How were people’s lives shaped by the East India Company? Explore this history through handling objects and investigating unique collections to consider India and the East India Company, the consequences for individuals, communities and cultures in Europe and Asia, as well as contemporary legacies. Students will: use enquiry and critical thinking skills to ask how and why the East India Company expanded from trade to imperial control consider the consequences of the British Empire for individuals, communities and cultures in Europe and Asia analyse museum archives, artefacts and gallery content as part of their research process Migration Enquiry Day Location: National Maritime Museum/Queens House Key Stage: KS4 (But also available to KS3 on request) Curriculum links: History, Citizenship Session times: Tuesdays 10.00- 14.00 Capacity: 60 pupils per session Price: FREE How have the global connections of the British Isles by sea shaped and created migration? This session is designed to support students studying Migration as part of their GCSE History Course and will include the chance to investigate archival materials and objects relating to different migrant communities over 1000 years. Students will: use enquiry and critical thinking skills to ask how maritime migration and movement has shaped Britain and how Britain has responded to different migrant groups consider the consequences of migration and movement for individuals and communities analyze museum archives, artefacts and gallery content as part of their research process A Level History Enquiry Days Location: National Maritime Museum Key Stage: Post 16 Curriculum links: History Session times: Fridays 10.00- 14.00 Capacity: 60 pupils per session Price: FREE These sessions are a chance to work with a member of our learning team and consider A level topics and units by investigating handling collections, original archival materials and museum collections. Sessions can be adapted to meet specific specification needs. Previous sessions have included: The early growth of the British Empire The Navy and Conflict in British society Technology at Sea that changed the world Anglo Dutch Conflict and Mercantilism The Spanish Armada and the Sea in Elizabethan England Contact learning@rmg.co.uk directly if you are interested in discussing a topic. Other onsite and digital school sessions School sessions See our schools offer at the Royal Observatory, Cutty Sark, National Maritime Museum, Queen’s House and Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre National Maritime Museum and Queen's House Onsite Primary School Sessions 2023-24 Interactive hands-on sessions to support learning in History, Art, Literacy and more Cutty Sark Onsite School Sessions 2023-24 Interactive tours and cross-curricular sessions aboard our Victorian clipper ship Onsite SEND School Sessions and Resources 2023-24 Inspiring cross-curricular experiences to support language and communication and social and career skills development Digital Schools Workshops 2021-22 Can't get to Greenwich? Let us bring our collections and activities to you virtually Resources and trails Find fantastic school resources for all ages, key stages and subjects. Download our gallery trails to use in the Museum. Schools resources – National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark and Queen's House From the National Maritime Museum, Queen's House, Cutty Sark and Prince Phillip Maritime Collections Centre. Gallery Trails Download our gallery trails to support discussion and ideas development in the Museum. Printed trails are also available for groups to pick up on arrival. Please ask our bookings team to arrange this.