Group teacher training
Find out more about our group teacher training days at Kew Gardens.
Develop your skills and improve your professional teaching skills with our specially curated Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses.
Kew Gardens transforms into an outdoor classroom that will equip you with exciting ways to inspire your pupils with science and nature.
Who can take part?
- Whole school groups
- Initial Teacher Training (ITT) colleges
Choose from a menu of modules to build a bespoke training day, or book one of our set packages designed specifically for Primary or Secondary schools.
Prices
- 1 – 20 attendees: £370
- 21 – 40 attendees: £585
41+ attendees: please contact us to discuss your booking
Day packages
Primary science
Learn how science capital can enhance your Primary teaching and take a subject masterclass of your choice.
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Secondary science
Explore how to bring inquiry-based science education and outdoor learning into you Secondary teaching.
Whole school
Get the whole school involved with sessions for staff and teachers.
Build your own teacher training day
Design a bespoke day for your group by choosing from a range of training modules.
What to expect
- Arrival: The Gardens open from 10am, and you are welcome to arrive from then. Sessions begin at 10:30am, so please make sure you arrive with enough time to meet your Kew teacher at the schools meeting point (to the left of the Botanical restaurant, opposite the Palm House) ready to start at 10:30am.
- Morning: Modules 1 & 2 (10.30am – 12.30pm)
- Lunch: Please bring a packed lunch. Alternatively, you can purchase food at one of our catering outlets.
- Afternoon: Modules 3 & 4 (1.30pm – 3.30pm). You are then free to explore the Gardens until closing time. Please note that closing time for the Gardens varies seasonally.
Find everything you need to plan your visit, including information on getting to Kew, risk assessments, and planning passes, on our practical information page.
Please note that the prices shown on the practical information page apply to pupil visits. Teacher training prices are available on this page.
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