Learner Levels

Education

Learner Levels

We tailor your whole visit to suit the learning level of your group, from Early Years Foundation Stage to 16+.

This means that your time in the Science Centre will be arranged to prioritise the areas and activities that are most relevant to you, and you can select from over 100 curriculum-linked workshops to find one that is most suitable for your group's learner level and topic of interest.

We also offer bespoke Continued Professional Development (CPD) sessions for educators and engaging adult workshops - perfect for team building.

Early Years Foundation Stage

Early Years Foundation Stage groups and Reception classes will love exploring Life. Our special Playful Science workshops have been developed just for them, and the Young Explorers' Zone is the perfect place for them to learn and explore.

Primary Schools

For primaries, we offer workshops to cover all parts of the science curriculum at every stage from Reception to the top of KS2. Science Centre visits are tailored to suit your group, with plenty of opportunitites for practical, hands-on collaboration and experimentation in our interactive zones. Under-7's will enjoy a visit to our Young Explorers' Zone, and our Science Expainers will tailor the content in our Science Theatre shows to suit a younger audience.

Secondary Schools

In our workshops for secondary schools, we focus on providing specific expertise and equipment required to facilitate deep learning in areas teachers find most difficult to deliver. We'll arrange your Science Centre visit to prioritise the most relevant activities, and tailor Science Theatre content to suit an older audience.

16+

For groups at AS and A2 level or above, we focus on providing specific expertise and equipment required to facilitate deep learning in areas educators find most difficult to deliver. We work with university academics to ensure that the scientific grounding is at the cutting edge, providing valuable learning experiences for educators and students.

You may also choose to visit the Science Centre to see our current exhibition, spend time in our interactive zones and see a planetarium show.

Adult

We offer a range of engaging, educational workshops especially for adults, from fun team-building activities to introductions to DNA and genetics. We also offer Continued Professional Development sessions in maths and science subjects in which we adopt a child-centred, practical and creative approach to equip teachers with ideas and tools that can be implemented in the classroom immediately.

Browse our workshops

Early Years Foundation

Early Years Foundation Key Stage 1 Lower Key Stage 2 Upper Key Stage 2 Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 16+ Adult

Early Years Foundation Stage

Playful science sessions for very young groups. These include free time in our Young Explorers' Zone, a fully interactive play environment designed to introduce the concepts of reducing, reusing and recycling through fun, self-directed role play activities.

Key Stage 1

Over 20 different workshops to choose from on topics ranging from water, plants and animal adaptation to stars and planets, fossils and forces.

Lower Key Stage 2

Over 30 curriculum-linked workshops to choose from on topics ranging from animal adaptation, micro-organisms and maths to astronomy, materials and fossils.

Upper Key Stage 2

Over 50 curriculum-linked workshops to choose from on topics ranging from micro-organisms, maths and astronomy to animal adaptation, coding and forces.

Key Stage 3

Over 60 curriculum-linked workshops for Key Stage 3 students on topics ranging from DNA, micro-organisms and chromosomes to comets, rocketry, maths and coding.

Key Stage 4

Over 50 curriculum-linked workshops for Key Stage 4 students on topics ranging from DNA, organic food and chemical engineering to coding, cells and bacterial evolution.

16+

Over 40 curriculum-linked workshops to choose from, including in-depth PCR and DNA investigations using high end laboratory equipment.

Adult

A range of engaging, topical workshops including long-standing favourites like Science of Cocktails and Botany of Gin - perfect for team building sessions.

We also offer Continued Professional Development (CPD) sessions for STEM educators with practical tips to improve teaching practices.