Learning for secondary students

Duration of tours: 1.5 hours | Cost: £4

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Christian Life and Worship

Explore how symbols help Christians to worship in the Abbey and live the Christian life. This tour looks at how symbolic objects, actions, words and images are used in baptism, marriage and funerals.

KS 3-5

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Abbey and Parliament

See where Parliament met in medieval times and explore the historical and contemporary links between the Abbey and the Houses of Parliament.

KS 3-5

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Religion in Public Life

Consider what Britain as a 'Christian country' means in the Coronation Church, where Benedictine values of hospitality, mutual respect and tolerance continue to contribute to contemporary society. Additional 'Meet a Priest' workshop recommended.

KS 4-5

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Pilgrimage

Why have people come to the Abbey as pilgrims for nearly a thousand years? Find out about the Shrine of St Edward, and consider what pilgrimage means to Christians and offers to all.

KS 3-4

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Religion and Science

Some of the greatest, and most controversial, scientists are buried or remembered at Westminster Abbey. This tour explores the relationship between science and religion in the past and today.

KS 3-5

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British Values

Democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, respect and tolerance: find out how Westminster Abbey underpins and upholds core British values.

KS 3-4

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Duration of tours: 1.5 hours | Cost: £4

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Gothic Abbey

Explore the differences between Medieval Gothic and Victorian Gothic on this architectural and literary tour.

KS 3-5

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Shakespeare

Faith, power and death: explore the cultural context of Shakespeare’s plays in Westminster Abbey and visit the graves and memorials of Tudor and Jacobean playwrights.

KS 3-5

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Duration of tours: 1.5 hours | Cost: £4

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Henry III: Piety and Patronage

What inspired Henry III to spend the nation's wealth on building Westminster Abbey? Professor David Carpenter (King’s College London) will deliver a lecture on Henry III and answer questions from students afterwards. Discover Henry's devotion to St Edward and visit the Chapter House, scene of Simon de Montfort's first parliament.

KS5

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Henry VII: Building a Legacy

Find out how Henry VII established and consolidated his dynasty with this detailed look at the Lady Chapel and the Shrine of St Edward. Tour includes rare access to Henry's tomb.

KS 4-5

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The Pre-Reformation Church, 1529*

Examine the state of the church in 1529. Explore themes such as church fabric and wealth, religious doctrine and practice, criticism of the monasteries and popular Catholicism within the context of Westminster Abbey, a Benedictine monastery until 1540.

KS 4-5

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Enquiring into Elizabeth*

Discover what sovereignty meant to Elizabeth I as you stand at the Coronation site and find out how her religious settlement affected Westminster Abbey.

KS 4-5

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* These sessions can be booked as part of a joint offer with The National Archives at Kew.

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Cost: £5 per student

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Icons

Join icon writer Reverend Regan O’Callaghan for a practical class exploring the tradition of icon writing. Using egg tempura, pigments and gold leaf, students will create a beautiful icon and learn about the symbolism of this ancient form of worship.

KS 3-5

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Meet a Priest

Put your questions on Christian teaching and moral, ethical and social issues to a member of the clergy. Can be combined with any RE tour of the Abbey.

KS 3-5

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Cost: £5 per student

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NEW: for the Armistice Centenary

Armistice and After: religion, peace and conflict for GCSE

5th November 2018. 10:15am-12:30pm or 12:45-3:00pm

Discover how Westminster Abbey remembers those who gave their lives in war and join experts to explore the issues posed by armed conflict for people of faith.

KS4

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NEW: History Master Class

Wednesday 13th February 2019, 10:00am-1:00pm

Medieval historian Professor David Carpenter gives a lecture and takes questions on Henry III to mark 750 years since the consecration
of the Abbey. Includes an Abbey tour.

KS5

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