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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 range of interactive workshops, tours, learning activities and resources for nursery, primary and secondary pupils. Subscribe to our school e-mail updates for the latest news and details of upcoming school sessions.

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.

School sessions

Explore our rich programme of interactive workshops, tours and learning activities for nursery, primary and secondary pupils.
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Windsor Castle Calling - Virtual Outreach to Schools
  • Windsor Castle
  • 2 Mar 2020 - 23 Jul 2021
  • 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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Who is The Queen?
  • Windsor Castle
  • 1 Jun 2020 - 23 Jul 2021
  • Key stage 1
  • Citizenship, English, History
  • Changes within living memory, Coronation, Lives of significant individuals, The Queen
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British Values: Modern Day Monarchy
  • The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace
  • 2 Sep 2019 - 31 Jul 2020
  • Key stage 2
  • History, Citizenship
  • The Queen, British values, Buckingham Palace, Coronation, Monarchy, Political power in Britain
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Queen Victoria's Palace
  • Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • 5 Aug 2019 - 26 Jun 2020
  • Key stage 2, Second Level
  • The Queen, The Victorians, Chronology, Events beyond living memory, Kings and Queens, Lives of significant individuals, Monarchy, People and places in your locality, Queen Victoria, Significant historical events, Significant individuals in the past, Toys
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Learning to look at Portraits
  • The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
  • 18 Nov 2019 - 1 May 2020
  • Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
  • History, Art & Design
  • Learning from paintings, Art History, Composition, Drawing techniques, Political power in Britain, Portraits, Stuarts, Symbolism
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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.