Browse Kew's education sessions

Explore our hands-on education sessions, designed for inquiry-based learning. Curriculum-linked and covering Science, Maths, English, Geography, and Art.

Sessions by Key Stage

About our education sessions

Experienced teachers

Our sessions are led by fully DBS-checked Kew Teachers with extensive knowledge and experience. 

Groups and Gardens

Sessions take place across different areas of the Gardens, giving pupils hands-on opportunities to explore the natural world. We teach in small groups of 15 to ensure high-quality learning. 

We cater for different ages, abilities, learning needs, and some languages, please provide details when booking. Programme locations may vary depending on activity in the Gardens. 

Sessions schedule

Our education sessions timings are fixed and run from 10.30am to 2.20pm (except KS5). We will create an itinerary for you based on the availability of our Kew teachers. 

Pre and post visit resources

Our free resources are curriculum-linked and designed to support your education session at Kew Gardens.

Pre and post visit resources - Primary

Resources to support your pupils' learning before and after an education session at Kew.

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Pre and post visit resources - Secondary

Excite and inspire your secondary school pupils with plant and fungal science.

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Kew's approach to learning

Our approach

Through our education sessions your pupils can enjoy active participation, questioning and inquiry-based learning. We aim to inspire a sense of achievement, provide enjoyment and foster curiosity for the natural world, and an understanding and knowledge of the importance of the world's plants and fungi, upon which all our lives depend.

For younger pupils (EYFS/KS1/KS2) we use play, exploration, active learning, and celebrating achievement to stimulate their learning and development.

For older pupils (KS3/4/5) we offer the opportunity to work scientifically in areas that are difficult or impossible to recreate in the school environment. And our teachers use current relevant Kew projects (local and global) to illustrate key concepts.

Progression

Many of our sessions are designed to enable learning progression in key topics through the pupils' school life. For example, KS2 Plant hunters expands knowledge and experience gained in KS1 Plant hunters.

Assessment

We assess the pupils' progress through the following methods:

  • peer discussion
  • open-ended questioning
  • shared experiences
  • predictions
  • investigating results
  • plenaries
  • Logo of the 'Learning outside the classroom quality badge'

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Endeavour

Endeavour has everything teachers need to deliver inspiring lessons about plant science and the environment. It’s packed with free innovative curriculum-aligned activities for pupils of all ages.

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