Bursaries Available!

Coventry Transport Museum

School Trips

Bursaries Available! West Midlands

Why book Coventry Transport Museum for School Trips and Educational Visits?

school trip at Coventry Transport Museum

Current School Trip Offer

Using funding from the Arts Council and the Department for Education, we are working to increase the number of primary schools taking part in high quality educational visits to museums in Coventry.

By encouraging schools to get pupils out of the classroom and into museums, together we will spark young people’s curiosity and encourage a lifelong passion for culture and learning.
Pay just £200 when booking two museum-led sessions (£170 when booking a museum-led session with a teacher-led session) and your class will enjoy:

Two education sessions at Coventry museums. These can take place at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry Transport Museum or a combination of both on the same day.
Travel bursary of up to £250*, to subsidise transport costs for visits to the museums. Please note, the bursary is only available for schools with more than 20% of school population pupil premium rates.
FREE use of a lunch space
Each session must consist of the same pupils.
* While funding lasts | Learning sessions must take place before the end of March 2025

valid until: March 2025

Teacher Checklist

Bursaries or Funded Places Available

What activities are available during group visits?

We offer a range of workshops to suit different key stages, varying in style to suit different ages, abilities and topics. All workshops ca be adapted to suit the needs of SEN pupils.

During you visit to Coventry Transport Museum, you can choose from any of the following facilitated workshops:
- Boneshaker storytelling (EYFS, KS1)
- Victorian Cycles (KS1 & KS2)
- Blackout, Rationing and Evacuee Experience (KS2)
- Need for Speed (KS2 & 3)
- Manufacturing (KS3 &4)

We also have a range of teacher-led activities, where your group will be given a brief introduction by the museum team, at which point you will be given a host of activities to use as you journey around the museum with your pupils:
- WheelIe Wicked (KS1)
- Transport Timeline (KS2)
- Design and Technology Quiz (KS3)
- Key Stage 3 Quiz

Which Curriculum Subjects do you cater for?

Industrial

Transportation

You can expect your day to be a highly interactive hands-on, multi-sensory experience, focusing on the Coventry Transport Museums collection of British vehicles on the planet and tells the story of a city which changed the world through transport.

Your pupils will enjoy a creative learning environment in which they can develop transferable skills such as critical thinking, communication and problem-solving.

Starting in our amazing Land Speed Exhibition, home to the fastest car in the world, pupils will learn more about the science behind speed, including air resistance and friction. Then, back in our dedicated learning space, pupils can develop working models to explore these principles. This session also enables pupils to experience the land speed record, on our 4D simulator*.

Victorian

Industrial Revolution

Our Victorian Cycles workshop explores real cycles, by combining History with STEM
subjects. Students will learn how cycles came to be made in Coventry, and then find out how they changed into cycles that we would recognise today. Through a carousel of 4 practical activities, supported by school and museum staff, students will investigate materials, create cycle frame models, and examine cycles up close. Students will then use their newly found understanding to explain why cycles changed in appearance so quickly in the Victorian Era.

World War

Technological developments Women in wartime Air Raids Blitz and Battle of Britain The Home Front Rationing Evacuation

In this workshop, pupils will use STEM skills to investigate life during World War 2, and will learn more about the blackout, rationing, and evacuees from a Coventry perspective. This session includes the walk through Blitz Experience exhibition and uses vehicles on display, other primary and secondary sources and practical activities to deepen their understanding.
Teacher notes:
• This session is an ideal part of a KS2 local history study exploring the Second World War. It can also be adapted for Year 2 pupils who have sufficient prior knowledge, supporting their studies of significant historical events in the local area or changes within living memory.

Local History

Learn about bicycles, through our interactive story about the ‘boneshaker’ bicycle. This interactive, and fun, session is based on the first bicycle produced in Coventry, and its pioneer Mr Rowley Turner.

Pupils will join in with the storytelling, through object handling, action songs, and dressing up.

What size groups do you cater for?

Each session has a maximum capacity of 32 pupils per group. We can host two classes per day (up to 64 children) for facilitated workshops. For teacher-led or self-led visits, we can host up to 120 students onsite per day.

Do you offer on-site classroom facilities?

Yes, Facilitated workshops take place in our classroom spaces, with a blend of visiting gallery spaces depending on the workshops. A lunch room is also available, which is free to use as part of a booked facilitated workshop, or a cost of £50 when part of a self-led visit.

Is there first aid on site?

Yes, we have multiple first aid trained members of staff, with a minimum of one first aider onsite during all operating hours.

Do you cater for visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)?

Yes. Our museum and the workshops we lead are all suited to SEN. We have an adaptable approach to our delivery, and staff have received thorough awareness training on meeting the needs of those with SEN. Please note, it is always best to make contact with your bookings team to discuss your visit so we can offer you the best experience.

Anything else?

We also have a virtual schools offer, enabling us to bring our activities direct to your school through online media.

The virtual offer will further enhance your onsite learning and support pre and post visit activities.

Who are Coventry Transport Museum?

Coventry Transport Museum is managed by the Culture Coventry charitable trust.

Culture Coventry manages Coventry’s accredited museums: The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry Transport Museum and the Lunt Roman Fort. Additionally, Culture Coventry recently restored and now manages the Grade 1 listed Old Grammar School and is also responsible for Coventry’s archives and local studies through the Coventry Archives at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum.