A good idea, but I can understand your scepticism about whether it will work, Rosie.
I’m heartened by how often my grandchildren visit museums with my adult children. I’ll be interested to see what kind of cultural trips will be on offer through school as they get older. I certainly hope it’s not a thing of the past.
I love learning from other comments too - the Leeds museum! Thanks for another post that’s simultaneously idealistic and realistic about access to the arts.
It's incredible that many London museums are free, but for the rest of us, local museums are often unaffordable. Most run an annual ticket system which is around £12 for an adult and £9 per child - but these museums are not big enough to warrant multiple visits in a year, and those museums are nowhere near the standard of a London museum.
So it's a leap to take your kids to something they might find dull instead of treating them to a cinema trip for less money if you can only afford the one outing.
I did however take my daughter to dissect a heart at the Thackray medical museum in Leeds, supervised by very knowledgeable medical staff and great value at £6!
Many primary schools under Blair drew up a list of guaranteed experiences that usually included a trip to a museum, to the theatre and more. Goves curriculum and Ofsted reforms have made it much harder for schools to focus on experiences. But honestly blame Ofsted and their focus on remembering what has been taught and valuing recall over experience.
A national curriculum that doesn't include visiting museums and galleries belongd withr Gradgrind.
Yes. It never has however. All trips have to be carved out of the existing timetable.
A good idea, but I can understand your scepticism about whether it will work, Rosie.
I’m heartened by how often my grandchildren visit museums with my adult children. I’ll be interested to see what kind of cultural trips will be on offer through school as they get older. I certainly hope it’s not a thing of the past.
I love learning from other comments too - the Leeds museum! Thanks for another post that’s simultaneously idealistic and realistic about access to the arts.
Yes, more school trips!
It's incredible that many London museums are free, but for the rest of us, local museums are often unaffordable. Most run an annual ticket system which is around £12 for an adult and £9 per child - but these museums are not big enough to warrant multiple visits in a year, and those museums are nowhere near the standard of a London museum.
So it's a leap to take your kids to something they might find dull instead of treating them to a cinema trip for less money if you can only afford the one outing.
I did however take my daughter to dissect a heart at the Thackray medical museum in Leeds, supervised by very knowledgeable medical staff and great value at £6!
Many primary schools under Blair drew up a list of guaranteed experiences that usually included a trip to a museum, to the theatre and more. Goves curriculum and Ofsted reforms have made it much harder for schools to focus on experiences. But honestly blame Ofsted and their focus on remembering what has been taught and valuing recall over experience.