Special Educational Needs
Brooklands Museum supports learning outside the classroom through a range of workshops, tours, activity days and resources that will inspire and engage pupils of all ages.
General Admission price per pupil is £5, carers free
Prices for individual workshops quoted below are in addition to the General Admission price.
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Museum Explorer
Research our collections whilst using one of our activity resources specially developed to engage students in real life applications of the learning Curriculum. Indoors & outdoors.
Cost: Included in General Admission price (see top of page).
Curriculum links: Science, Design & Technology, History & English. Suitable for all ages.
Guided Tours
Journeys: by Air
Discover the history of aviation and the changes in technology and design with our guided tour of the aviation exhibits. Walkthrough the fastest passenger plane ever to be built – the Concorde! Primarily outdoors.
Cost: £1.50 per pupil (in addition to General Admission price, see top of page). 45 children per session.
Duration: 45mins
KS1 curriculum links: Science, History and Design & Technology. Suitable for ages 5–8.
Journeys: On Land
Explore the history and development of land transport including our bicycle, motorbike and car exhibits, and walk on the original Brooklands racetrack. Learn about Formula 1 racing, and discover the changes to motorcar materials over time. Indoors and outdoors.
Cost: £1.50 per pupil (in addition to General Admission price, see top of page). 45 children per session
Duration: 45mins
KS1 curriculum links: Science, History and Design & Technology. Suitable for ages 5–8.
It’s an Ingenious World
A guided tour visit that will develop your pupils’ knowledge of engineering through case studies of objects within the Museum collection. Indoors & outdoors.
Cost: £1.50 per pupil (in addition to General Admission price, see top of page).
Duration: 1hr 30min (with an optional short break)
KS4 Curriculum links: History, Science, Information & Communications Technology, English, Art & Design, Design & Technology. Suitable for ages 14–18.
Workshops
Mini Mechanics
Become a mechanic and learn different car parts before building your own small model racing car with pre-prepared craft materials. Primarily indoors.
Cost: £1.50 per pupil (in addition to General Admission price, see top of page). 15 children per session.
Duration: 30mins
KS1 Curriculum links: Science, Engineering and Design & Technology. Suitable for ages 4–8.
Loopy Gliders
Build and test your own paper glider and learn about the main principles of flight in this fun cross-curricular workshop. Indoors & outdoors.
Cost: £1.50 per pupil (in addition to General Admission price, see top of page). 20 children per session.
Duration: 30mins
KS1 Curriculum links: Science, Maths and Design & Technology. Suitable for ages 5–10.
Peg Racers
Build and test your own peg cars on our model ‘Test Hill’ and learn about key forces in motorsport during this fun cross-curricular workshop. Primarily indoors.
Cost: £1.50 per pupil (in addition to General Admission price, see top of page). 20 children per session.
Duration: 30mins
KS1 curriculum links: Science, Maths and Design & Technology. Suitable for ages 5–10.
Downhill Racers
Learn about aerodynamics and build a car from re-usable materials in teams before racing it down Test Hill. Primarily outdoors; involves teamwork and interaction between small groups of students.
Cost: £1.50 per pupil (in addition to General Admission price, see top of page). 30 children per session.
Duration: 40mins
KS2 curriculum links: Science, Design & Technology. Suitable for ages 8–12.