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Find out how Palaces and great works of art can inspire learning

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Bring the curriculum to life with a visit to one of our inspiring sites in London, Windsor and Edinburgh – combining history and art in the unique setting of our working royal residences.

We offer a rich programme of interactive workshops, tours, learning activities and resources for nursery, primary and secondary pupils.

We are looking forward to welcoming you back and have redesigned our sessions to ensure your groups safety.

We can also bring our sites into your classroom with an interactive video call.  Themed sessions explore the history of our sites and the Royal Collection.

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Royal Collection Learning at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace hold the Sandford Award for Heritage Education, which recognises quality and excellence in education services at heritage and cultural sites in the UK and Ireland.

LONDON SCHOOL SESSIONS
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Royal Mews Calling - Online Workshops for Schools
  • The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace
  • 3 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2023
  • Key stage 1, Key stage 2
  • Citizenship, History
  • British values, Buckingham Palace, Coronation, Events beyond living memory, Famous people, Kings and Queens, Materials and their uses, Monarchy, The Queen
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large crowds line the mall which is decorated with flags and Buckingham Palace can be seen in the background
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A Platinum Jubilee at the Royal Mews
  • The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace
  • 1 Feb 2022 - 30 Nov 2022
  • Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3
  • Art & Design, Citizenship, English, History
  • British values, Buckingham Palace, Changes within living memory, Chronology, Coronation, Events beyond living memory, Famous people, Kings and Queens, Lives of significant individuals, Monarchy, Significant historical events, The Queen, Transport
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British Values: Modern Day Monarchy
  • The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace
  • 1 Feb 2022 - 30 Nov 2022
  • Key stage 2
  • Citizenship, History
  • British values, Buckingham Palace, Coronation, Monarchy, Political power in Britain, The Queen
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Pupils visit the Gold State Coach at the Royal Mews
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Exploring the Royal Mews
  • The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace
  • 1 Feb 2022 - 30 Nov 2022
  • Key stage 1, Key stage 2
  • Art & Design, English, History
  • British values, Buckingham Palace, Kings and Queens, Materials and their uses, Symbolism, The Queen, Transport
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The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh in the Gold State Coach, 1953
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65 Years: The Coronation at the Royal Mews
  • The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace
  • 7 Sep 2020 - 26 Nov 2021
  • Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3
  • Art & Design, Citizenship, English, History
  • Coronation, Events beyond living memory, Famous people, Kings and Queens, Monarchy, Symbolism, The Queen
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EDINBURGH SCHOOL SESSIONS

Children with handling objects
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Mary, Queen of Scots: power, palace and plots
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • 15 Aug 2022 - 29 Jun 2023
  • First Level, Second Level
  • Social Studies
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Queen at the Ceremony of the Keys 2021. Walking in a blue dress between tartan clad pipers
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Platinum Jubilee at the Palace
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • 6 Jan 2022 - 20 Jun 2022
  • Second Level, Third and Fourth Level
  • Citizenship, Expressive Arts, History
  • The Queen
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School in Great Gallery
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Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • 15 Aug 2022 - 29 Jun 2023
  • Second Level
  • Social Studies
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Holyrood’s herbal hospital
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • 15 Aug 2022 - 19 Jun 2023
  • Second Level
  • Expressive Arts, Religious Education, Social Studies
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Class outside Palace
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Tudors and Stuarts
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • 15 Aug 2022 - 29 Jun 2023
  • Second Level
  • Social Studies
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Children in Great Gallery
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Victorian life – from the Street to the Palace
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • 15 Aug 2022 - 29 Jun 2023
  • First Level, Second Level
  • English, Social Studies
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School in Great Gallery
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The Holyrood Story: 1128 to now
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • 15 Aug 2022 - 29 Jun 2023
  • Second Level, Third and Fourth Level
  • Social Studies
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Image of pupils inside the Palace of Holyroodhouse
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My first visit to the Palace
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • 15 Aug 2022 - 29 Jun 2023
  • Early Level
  • English, Expressive Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies
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Palace of Holyroodhouse
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Virtual Holyrood: online workshops for schools
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • 15 Aug 2022 - 29 Jun 2023
  • First Level, Second Level, Third and Fourth Level
  • Social Studies
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WINDSOR SCHOOL SESSIONS
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Our Platinum Queen
  • Windsor Castle
  • 19 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3
  • Citizenship, History
  • British values, Castles, Changes within living memory, Chronology, Coronation, Events beyond living memory, Famous people, Kings and Queens, Lives of significant individuals, Monarchy, The Queen
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Self Guided Visit to Windsor Castle
  • Windsor Castle
  • 19 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
  • Art & Design, English Literature, Geography, History, Science, Travel & Tourism
  • Armour, Art History, Castles, Homes, Kings and Queens, Knights, Learning from paintings, Lives of significant individuals, My First Visit, Norman Conquest, Places of worship, Queen Victoria, The Queen, The Victorians, Tudors
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Knights wanted: apply here!
  • Windsor Castle
  • 19 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
  • Citizenship, English, History, Science
  • Armour, Castles, Feudalism, Knights, Local history study beyond 1066, Magna Carta, Medieval Britain, Norman Conquest, Significant individuals in the past, Symbolism
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All about castles
  • Windsor Castle
  • 19 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
  • Geography, History
  • Castles, Creative writing, Events beyond living memory, Feudalism, Historical Interpretation, Kings and Queens, Knights, Local history study beyond 1066, Magna Carta, Materials and their uses, Medieval Britain, Norman Conquest
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Windsor Castle Calling - Online Workshops
  • Windsor Castle
  • 10 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
  • History
  • Armour, Castles, Knights, Norman Conquest, Queen Victoria, The Queen
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Windsor Lite - When Windsor comes to your school
  • Windsor Castle
  • 5 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Early Years Foundation Stage, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
  • Armour, Art History, British values, Castles, Coronation, Feudalism, Kings and Queens, Knights, Literacy, Local history study beyond 1066, Medieval Britain, Norman Conquest, Queen Victoria, Significant historical events, Significant individuals in the past, Storytelling, The Queen
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A Royal Home
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A Royal Home
  • Windsor Castle
  • 19 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Early Years Foundation Stage, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
  • English, Geography, History
  • Famous people, Homes, Kings and Queens, Monarchy, Queen Victoria, Significant individuals in the past, The Victorians
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St George's Chapel Tours
  • Windsor Castle
  • 26 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
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Explore and Draw
  • Windsor Castle
  • 19 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Key stage 1, Key stage 2
  • Art & Design, History
  • Events beyond living memory, Local history study beyond 1066
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After 1066, what happened next?
  • Windsor Castle
  • 19 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Key stage 3
  • Design & Technology, History
  • Architects & Designers, British values, Castles, Events beyond living memory, Feudalism, Historical Interpretation, Kings and Queens, Knights, Lives of significant individuals, Local history study beyond 1066, Magna Carta, Medieval Britain, Monarchy, Norman Conquest, People and places in your locality, Political power in Britain, Significant historical events, The changing power of monarchs
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Windsor Castle: History around us
  • Windsor Castle
  • 19 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Key stage 4
  • History
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'A' Level Sessions at Windsor Castle
  • Windsor Castle
  • 19 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Key stage 5
  • Art & Design, English Language, History
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The changing power of monarchs
  • Windsor Castle
  • 19 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Key stage 2
  • English, History
  • Kings and Queens, Lives of significant individuals, Political power in Britain, Significant individuals in the past, The changing power of monarchs
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The Fire at Windsor Castle......... Sensory Session
  • Windsor Castle
  • 19 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Early Years Foundation Stage
  • English, History
  • Changes within living memory, Communication language and literacy, People and places in your locality, Significant historical events
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Once Upon a Castle
  • Windsor Castle
  • 26 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Early Years Foundation Stage
  • Communication language and literacy, My First Visit, Storytelling
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Creative Writing Workshops
  • Windsor Castle
  • 19 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3
  • English Language, English Literature, History
  • Communication language and literacy, Composition, Creative writing, Knights, Lives of significant individuals, Local history study beyond 1066, The Victorians
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Queen Victoria: Dear Diary...
  • Windsor Castle
  • 19 Sep 2022 - 21 Jul 2023
  • Key stage 1, Key stage 2
  • Citizenship, English, History
  • Composition, Events beyond living memory, Literacy, Lives of significant individuals, Political power in Britain, Queen Victoria
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School resources

Explore the history of our sites and discover the Royal Collection from your classroom. We have a range of interactive games, resources and craft activities to support curriculum topics and inspire imaginations.
Science and Art with Leonardo da Vinci

From anatomical drawings to botanical illustrations, maps to mechanical engineering plans, pictographs to artistic...

The Round Tower, Windsor Castle
All about castles

There is a lot to learn about castles through the ages using Windsor Castle as an example

Close crop of portrait of Mary Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots lived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse during some of the most dramatic years of her life. These...
Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria is associated with Britain's age of industrial expansion, economic progress and, especially, empire

A group of children look closely at a painting by Vermeer with their teacher
Decoding Art

Discover how artists use hidden clues and symbols to tell stories without words.

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School resources for the 2022 Platinum Jubilee

To help your school celebrate this important moment in history, a number of linked resources and activities have been created for you that can be accessed by the four themed sections below.

The Queen at the Ceremony of the Keys 2021
School Resources for the Platinum Jubilee, 2022

Discover a selection of school resources to celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022.

Black and white Diamond Jubilee portrait of Queen Victoria
What is a Jubilee?

Royal Jubilees are an occasion to celebrate the life and reign of a monarch, and are significant events which are...
Who is our Queen?

The Queen has ruled for longer than any other Monarch in British history, becoming a much loved and respected figure...

detail of buckingham palace and union jack flags
Be a part of history and celebrate!

How can you celebrate the Platinum Jubilee? Here are some ideas.
What is the role of our Queen?

The Sovereign acts as a focus for national identity, unity and pride; gives a sense of stability and continuity;...

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Official Royal Residences

The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.