Education Centre

The Education Centre

The Education Centre: available for schools with NC focused activities and a selection of guided trails, or for adult groups requiring specialist talks.

What does the Cathedral offer for Schools?

Preliminary visits for teachers can be arranged free of charge.

After a review of prices it has been necessary to adjust the charges for school visits to the Cathedral. After five years at the same price a small increase in charges is unavoidable, but adding 10 or 20 pence makes costing awkward. So the price per pupil is being increased to £1.50, BUT we will allow you one free place in every five booked – thus 15 children would include 3 free places, 59 would gain you 11 free places etc.

Tours and activities can be tailored to your requirements.
Education Centre available for on-site investigations and activities.

A sample programme for a day at the Cathedral:

10.00am Arrival and Welcome – guided tour of the building.

11.15am Activities in Education Centre and Cathedral with Education Officer

“Materials” and “Can buildings speak?”

Materials handling and ‘heads and tails’ matching exercise.
Go into Cathedral to ‘listen to the building’.
Candle and prayer in Apse Chapel.

12.30 pm Lunch in the Education Centre.

1.15pm ‘Hunt the Symbol’ and/or group time in the Cathedral.

2.15pm Depart

If you can’t come to us then we can bring a Cathedral ‘experience’ to you.

The Cathedral Roadshow!!

If you can’t come to the Cathedral, let the Cathedral come to you!

Book a visit from the Cathedral Education Officer

to bring the Cathedral into your school.

Slide show and talk

Models, pictures and artefacts

Group activities

£50 per class per half day

+ travel from Peterborough or Wellingborough (whichever is nearest to you.)

Tudor Day at Peterborough Cathedral

Young visitors’ comments:

“I loved our visit. I liked the golden eagle and the carvings” (KS1)

“My favourite part of the whole tour was when we got to sit in the choir stalls”

“Thank you! In the end I worked out the biggest cross is the whole Cathedral. My favourite bit was the concrete bodies.” (KS2)

“It felt amazing to be in such a stunning building” (KS3)

And a teacher:

“There has been lots of discussion and the class have produced some lovely artwork and poetry. Thanks to you and your team”

For all enquiries telephone - 01733 355300