Home Educated groups at Tring

Home educated groups can use the Museum at Tring to supplement their learning, free of charge

Home Educated groups have access to the full range of educational activities at Tring.

Explore the Museum with activity sheets and self-guided tours, book one of our regular workshops or join us on our special Home Ed Days.

Home Ed Day - Wednesday 10 September

Join us on the 10 September for a bespoke Home Education Morning. We are running two workshops – KS1 Investigating minibeasts and KS2 Explore Pond health.

To support your time in the galleries, download and print our self-guided tours or gallery trails. We have clipboards and pencils which you can use.

In case of wet weather indoor sessions will be provided – KS1 Discovering Animals and KS2/3 Classification.

KS2: Explore: Pond Health, 10.30-11.15

This KS1 workshop is now fully booked and there are no more spaces available.

Investigate the Museum’s pond to find out just how healthy it is.

Develop scientific skills to survey pond creatures; identifying them, assessing their bioindicator score and the water visibility. Consider how humans can positively and negatively impact ponds and what we can do to help.

Curriculum links:

  • Lower KS2
    • Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways
    • Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment
    • Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things
    • Pupils should explore examples of human impact (both positive and negative) on environments, for example, the positive effects of nature reserves, ecologically
  • Upper KS2
    • Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms , plants and animals
    • Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics.
  • Scientific enquiry skills

KS1: Investigating Minibeasts, 11.30-12.15

Find, identify and record a range of local minibeasts. Compare the minibeasts found in different microhabitats.

This workshop is held outdoors and requires an adult to student ratio of 1:5. In the event of wet weather an alternative workshop will be offered, to be agreed when booking.

Curriculum links:

  • identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats
  • identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited
  • find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival
  • scientific enquiry skills

Booking guidance

To ensure there is space for other children we ask that children only attend one workshop. We ask that at least one adult is present with their children for supervision.

To book please call or email with the following details:

  • Name
  • Number of adults and children attending
  • Age of children
  • SEND
  • Workshop you’d like to attend
  • Email address
  • Phone number

We will send pre-visit information a week before your visit.

Tel: 020 79426177 or email: tring-bookings@nhm.ac.uk

How to book visits and workshops

For questions and bookings, please email or call us on +44 (0)20 7942 6177.

All of our workshops are available to book. Each workshop needs a minimum of 10 children and each child can attend one workshop. We recommend grouping children by age or working level so they can attend the most suitable workshop.

We ask for a few adults to volunteer as group leaders within the workshop and may ask for some adults and younger children to remain in the galleries due to the size of the room.

For workshops and general visits, we recommend booking at least six weeks in advance.

When booking please provide the following details:

  • Lead organiser and contact details
  • Number of children and number of children in each age group
  • Number of adults
  • Workshop
  • Arrival and departure time
  • Special or mobility needs