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Planning & booking school visits
Please book all Education visits - including self-hosted ones. You can download a booking form at the end of this page and email it museums@gov.gg or call 01481 226518.
If it is your first visit, please contact us and we will advise on the most suitable venue and services. If you are visiting from outside the Bailiwick (Guernsey, Herm, Sark or Alderney), please scroll down this page.
Guernsey Museums are:
Castle Cornet
Guernsey Museum at Candie
Fort Grey Shipwreck Museum
German Naval Signals HQ
Bringing your class to Guernsey Museums:
Cost
There is no entrance charge for pre-booked Bailiwick schools, charities, youth groups and organisations. There is a charge for non-Bailiwick groups.
All teaching staff - including teaching assistants - in Guernsey, Sark, Alderney and Herm can also visit the Museums for free for research visits to plan school trips/projects - please get in touch to arrange this.
Hosted sessions
We can host tours and interactive sessions on a wide variety of topics for different year groups. The topics include:
Art (usually at Candie)
Archaeology (usually at Candie)
Castles (at Castle Cornet with tour, these can also be arranged for all ages and in French if you have visiting exchange students)
Current exhibitions (we have a rolling programme of temporary exhibitions at Candie)
Homes Long Ago (at Candie)
Toys (at Candie)
Medieval Castle (at Castle Cornet with tour)
The Occupation (at Castle, with speakers who grew up during WW2)
Photography (at Candie)
Prehistory/Celts/Iron Age (normally at Candie, includes handling session)
Romans (normally at Castle in Maritime Museum, includes handling session)
Tudors (normally at Castle Cornet, includes a tour & handling session)
Victorians (normally Candie, can include a visit to the Priaulx Library & Victoria Tower)
Please note that we also respond to demand so get in touch if there's something specific we might be able to help with. Here are some more unusual requests we have catered for:
Fraud in Art
Africa
Museums & Art for Wellbeing
'How to Curate An Exhibition'
The length of the visit depends on class size, theme and age of the children. Please contact the Access & Learning Manager to discuss options.
Pre-visits
We strongly recommend that you carry out your own visits beforehand. You can familiarise yourself with the layout and plan questions, activities or worksheets, if you wish. It also gives you a chance to carry out your own risk assessments. Go here to see information about pre-visits and access to the museums for teaching staff.
Adult to student radios
We advise that you bring as many adults as you can, especially for smaller children. The minimum ratio of adults to children that we ask for is:
1:7 for Key Stage 1
1:8 for Key Stage 2
1:12 for Key Stage 3
Worksheets & trails
We have a variety of activity sheets and quizzes at each of our sites. You are also welcome to make your own. If you wish the Museum to supply clipboards and pencils, please arrange in advance.
Behaviour
Members of the school's teaching staff are expected to manage behaviour during all trips, including guided tours and handling sessions. Members of the Museum staff will intervene if they feel it is necessary.
Risk assessments
Generic risk assessments made by us are available on the venue pages within this section - but we strongly urge teachers to make their own.
Visiting other historic sites
Guernsey Museums manage over 70 historic sites (such as the Déhus Dolmen and Vale Castle) and they can inspire many learning opportunities. These venues do not need to be booked beforehand but if you let us know you are planning to go, we can ensure the place is tidy before you arrive.
Non-Bailiwick groups
If you are visiting from Jersey, France, England or further afield, there is a reduced entrance charge. Students are charged at the student rate. Accompanying adults are admitted free of charge, on the understanding that they must supervise the students (in small groups) for the duration of the visit.
