Secondary schools
Why visit the Great North Museum: Hancock with a secondary school group?
Bringing secondary school groups to The Great North Museum: Hancock is a great opportunity to build cultural capital, extend your curriculum and showcase different career options. Our collections link particularly to History and Science, but also provide a rich environment for observational drawing for Art and Design. We are keen to work with you on a visit that suits: from an enrichment day for all of Year 7, to a sixth-form workshop debating a complex question like whether we should display mummified people.
“Staff were massively knowledgeable of the museum and the KS3 curriculum and adapted and accommodated for our needs expertly” - Secondary School teacher
“The timetable suggested worked fantastically. The workshops were fantastic and thoroughly enjoyed by staff and students. We would love to come again!” - Secondary School teacher
When Can We Visit?
We typically book up quickly for workshops, enrichment days and special events, but have plenty of availability for self-led visits.
Visits for up to 90 students:
- Special events have variable booking lead times - see the individual event information for booking opening dates.
- For self-led visits and those including a workshop:
- We open bookings in May half-term for the Autumn term
- We open bookings in October half-term for the Spring term
- We open bookings in February half-term for the Summer term
- Self-led visits can involve any of the following: time in the galleries; booking a gallery explorer kit; having a lunch space; booking a planetarium show - have a look in the relevant section below to see what we can offer. Our expert team will be happy to help you to put a brilliant visit together.
Visits for 90+ students:
Enrichment days are now bookable throughout the year - to July 2027.
