Schools at Kew

Kew offers many learning opportunities for schools, students and teachers. School visit programmes cover all stages of education and CPD courses are designed for primary and secondary teachers.

School visits

Kew Gardens

Basic school visit (all ages)

Tours and workshops

Wakehurst

Browse our programmes

Tours and workshops

Did you know?

The bitter root of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) can be dried to make a substitute for coffee, a practice that was common during the rationing of the Second World War.

You love Kew school visits

“Seeing real scientists at work in the Millennium Seed Bank was fascinating for both the children and adults and I felt this was a really valuable part of the day”.

St Peter’s, Henfield, West Sussex, Year 5

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“We had a fantastic visit – activities were spot on and staff were excellent and dealt with the complexity of our pupils extremely well. A 5 star visit! Many thanks”.

SEN school, Croyden

Kew in your school

Find out more about Kew's outreach programme for schools and discover how Kew is helping to inspire students with science.

CPD by Kew

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) by Kew offers a selection of teacher, technician and support staff training programmes. Courses support the delivery of science, and other curriculum subjects, through exciting and engaging practical techniques.

Kew is developing a range of new courses for the CPD programme too. You can find out more about these by browsing the course list for primary and secondary teachers. Express your interest today.