From early years to higher education

Kettle’s Yard offers a range of ways to inspire your students and enrich your teaching, including in-person and virtual visits, artist-led workshops and a range of online resources.

You can choose from a variety of different activities and types of visits to suit your needs.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings are set aside for schools, academies, colleges and universities. Self-led visits during regular opening hours can also be booked in advance.

Types of Visit

Self-led visit during regular opening hours:
FREE

Introductory tour and drawing activities:
FREE to all UK-based state schools*

Look / Make / Talk:
£75 per class for an interactive visit including drawing, discussion and practical activities*

Arts Award Discover in a morning:
£5/child including moderation

Artist-led workshop:
from £180 per class for a full morning including introductory tour, drawing activities and artist-led workshop*

*Please note, if your school charges a fee, e.g. private schools or language schools, we charge £75 for an introductory tour with drawing activities, £125 for Look / Make / Talk sessions and £230 for an artist-led workshop

Book your visit

It is essential to book any group visit in advance (including self-led groups). To do this please email schoolbookings@kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk

We will then get in touch to discuss your visit further and subsequently send a booking confirmation with final details.

Please note: submitting an enquiry does not guarantee your booking.

Schools Video – An Interactive Introduction to Kettle’s Yard

Our 55-minute-long schools video invites you to explore Kettle’s Yard through looking, talking and responding creatively. There are lots of moments for in-class or at home interaction. Find out more and watch the film here.

Learning Resources

We have a number of learning resources for teachers including artist and exhibition teachers’ packs and a virtual tour of the House.

Teachers’ Programme

Join our teacher’s mailing list by emailing learning@kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk to stay in the loop about upcoming events for teachers.

Artsmark

Our visits, artist-led workshops and teacher resources can all support Artsmark schools and academies in their schemes of work, curriculum designs and extra-curricular offers. Please get in touch with us to find out more.

Arts Award

We are an Arts Award centre and support schools to lead Arts Award at every level.

Get in touch with us on learning@kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk

Stay in Touch

To stay updated on all opportunities and events for schools and teachers at Kettle’s Yard, join our mailing list by emailing learning@kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk