Educators
Learning Team
Welcome to the National Railway Museum Learning team.
The Learning Department is one of the largest museum learning departments in the country and provides a varied experience to approximately 50,000 learners every year!
Whether you are looking for an opportunity to help deliver the National Curriculum, a day to celebrate the end of term or a visit with an ‘Out of School’ group, we can guarantee you that your group will have an inspiring, educational and enjoyable experience.
Our stunning collection provides endless opportunities to study machines that changed the world, to learn about the people who built, worked and travelled on the railways and to experiment via interactive exhibits throughout the Museum.
We offer activities for young and old: from Early Years visitors enjoying pre-booked story sack sessions or dressing up as Victorian children, from Secondary School pupils building bridges to finding out more about how the NRM ticks using our Leisure and Tourism web resource, it’s all here.
We also have a range of subject-specific and cross-curricular programmes for KS1-2. From Track Safety to the Stephensons, the science and history behind the railways to Live Theatre, we have lots of things to educate and inspire you and your group in fun and interactive ways.
We don’t stop there… the world’s largest railway museum has lots more to offer. Find out about Queen Victoria’s Carriage and how it has been conserved or follow our World War II trails around the Museum. Write and post your own postcard in our Mail by Rail exhibit or investigate the railways of Japan on the Shinkansen, our very own Japanese Bullet Train.
Pre-book our Study coach and Education ‘Lunch’ Coach and take advantage of our outdoor play and picnic areas, miniature railway and FREE coach parking (pre-booking required).
We also have a changing programme of special Learning Events including Platform 4 Theatre - celebrated short plays bringing history to life! These are suitable for KS2 - 3. With all this on offer (most of it FREE) what’s stopping you? The Learning Team and I look forward to seeing you soon at the National Railway Museum.
Annie Devitt
NRM Learning Manager