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Planning toolkit

This consists of three key elements to ensure a successful and meaningful outing with young children.

  • The role of adults

    • Information and supporting documents to enable organisers to plan and prepare thoroughly for an outing. Includes checklists and documentation to adapt for differing individual needs whilst keeping everyone involved informed.

  • Where to visit?

    • Deciding where to go and why are probably the most important decisions to make. Advice, along with links to other websites, to help you make that all-important decision.

  • Preparing children for the outing

    • Help to promote positive attitudes towards learning in the Museum and Gallery environment. Includes activities and worksheets to prepare the children for a visit to a Museum or Gallery.

Material to support the Curriculum

Divided into age related sections information, activities and worksheets which support the National Curriculum 2000, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) Schemes of Work and the Early Learning Goals.

Literacy, Numeracy and ICT skills will be developed implicitly through other curriculum areas rather than taught directly.

  • Key Stage 1

    • Aimed at children in Year 1 (age 5-6) and Year 2 (age 6-7) in Primary Schools to help reinforce and consolidate their work.

  • Foundation stage

    • Aimed at the children in Nursery (age 3-4) and Reception (age 4-5) classes in schools and in other Early Years settings such as playgroups, local authority nurseries, pre-schools, nursery centres and with childminders.