Schools

Trips for schools are a key focus of our Learning programme.

We offer a wide range of activities to support teaching art in primary school and welcome visits from secondary school groups.

Our activities and resources combine understanding and making skills, which support learning across the curriculum.

Students might visit an exhibition, walk the Art Trail, or see an artist at work in their studio. Making activities take place in our specialist Education Studio, which is next door to our professional studios in the Victorian Kitchen Garden.

Can’t make it to the Harley Foundation? Check our Creative Activities page for downloadable resources to use in the classroom.

GROUP VISITS

If you are looking for ideas for trips for schools, we offer a range of options to inspire your students.

Whether you want to focus on a particular historical period, artistic theme, or just enjoy visiting an art gallery, have a look at our workshops below to see what might suit you. Still not sure which to pick? Give our friendly Education team a ring and we can talk you through your options.

We can also develop a visit especially for your group – whether primary, secondary, HE or FE level. This could include exhibition tours, workshops, sessions with our Studio Artists or a focus on a particular artwork. Tailor-made school trips are subject to availability.

Contact us by emailing education@harleyfoundation.org.uk to discuss your requirements.

SCHOOLS BURSARY

To support local schools with increasing prices, we offer 4 bursaries of up to £300 each term to cover travel costs. To claim this bursary, you must be from a state school within the postcodes: S20, S21, S25, S26, S43, S44, S80, S81, NG17, NG18, NG19, NG20, NG21, NG22, DN22. The trip you book must take place within the same academic year.

Please note, each school can claim a maximum of one bursary per academic year, and the fee for the workshop will still apply.

Contact us by emailing education@harleyfoundation.org.uk for more details and terms and conditions.

Trips for schools - A group of school children outside the museum for The Portland Collection
Trips for schools - A boy in a blue jumper taking a photograph of an artwork in the gallery.

LIFT OFF: THE HARLEY ART FRAMEWORK

Lift Off is a free resource designed to support teaching art in primary school, developed in partnership with Educational Consultants Brochocka Baynes. This downloadable pack provides developmental guidelines and art lesson ideas across the 3 to 11 age range.

SCHOOL WORKSHOPS

Encounter Art

Full day or half day, Tuesdays – Fridays

For children in KS1 & KS2 with curriculum links to Art.

Work with an Artist

Tuesdays – Fridays during term time

For children in KS1 – KS5 with curriculum links to Art.

Clay Creatures Workshop

Half day, Tuesdays – Fridays

For children in KS1 with curriculum links to Art.

Tudor Heraldry Fabric Printing Workshop

Full day or half day, Tuesdays – Fridays

For children in KS1 & KS2 with curriculum links to Art & History, looking at heraldry and symbolism used in the Tudor and Stuart era.

The English Civil War in Local Context

Half day, Tuesdays.

For children in KS3 with curriculum links to History.