Secondary schools
Westminster Abbey is a fascinating and valuable teaching resource. Whether you visit in person or join us online for a virtual classroom session, your pupils are guaranteed to discover something interesting and memorable no matter what subject you are studying. Our experienced Learning Officers bring learning to life as you explore over a thousand years of faith and history.
Special events for secondary
Remembrance Live
Remember Remembrance differently this year, live from Westminster Abbey. Join us online to explore how stories of conflict, memory and meaning are woven into this important site of national remembrance.
Date: Tuesday 10th November at 10:30am and 1:30pm
Links: Remembrance, RE, History
Suitable for: KS2 and lower KS3
Duration: Approximately 45 minutes
Cost: Free (booking required)
History Masterclass: Henry VII
Inspire your A level History students with a curriculum-focused study day. Hear Tudor historian Nathen Amin’s lecture on Henry VII’s consolidation of power and use of propaganda, as well as exploring the Abbey’s Tudor treasures on a guided tour.
Date: Tuesday 19th January 2027
Links: History
Suitable for: KS5
Duration: 60 minutes, plus optional 60 minute tour
Cost: £10 per student (maximum of 15 students per school). 1 adult per group free of charge, £10 per additional adult.
Sixth Form Question Time
Give your students the chance to debate with distinguished speakers and have their voices heard in the heart of Parliament Square at our annual Sixth Form Question Time.
Date: Tuesday 9th February 2027 at 1:00pm
Links: Politics, Citizenship
Suitable for: KS5
Duration: 90 minutes
Cost in-person: £7 per student (maximum of 15 students per school). Bursary available.
Cost online: £15 per link
Canons in conversation
Join two priests from Westminster Abbey for a thought-provoking conversation as they explore your pre-submitted questions on faith, belief, ethics and the philosophy of religion linked to GCSE and A level Religious Studies.
Date: From 15th April 2027
Links: Religious Studies
Suitable for: KS4 and KS5
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes
Cost: Free (booking required)
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