Bedfordshire workshops for schools

Education Group offers several art workshops including our Christmas Bauble Workshop, African Mask Making Workshop and Ceramic Plate Workshop. Our African Mask Making Workshop focuses on the use of Adinkra symbols on a traditional Western African Dan style mask. Using [...]

Education Group’s Mask Making Workshop is a unique celebration of African art. Each child decorates their own wooden mask sculpted in the style of the Dan Tribe from Western Africa. Masks are painted with Adinkra symbols representing values such as [...]

Education Group’s Dance Workshop gives children the opportunity to work with one of our professional dancers for a day. Whether you would like a focus on International dance, choreography from a famous show or a historical style, Education Group’s professional [...]

Education Group is celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with our Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Plate Workshop. Each child paints their own ceramic plate based on the Official Emblem or in their own patriotic style. Many schools are using these workshops [...]

Education Group’s Drumming Workshop is a celebration of African and South American music and rhythm. Each child uses their own djembe or samba percussion to recreate rhythms and songs popular in Western Africa or South America. It is also aligned [...]

Education Group’s Music Workshop meets targets set out within Key Stages One and Two of the Music National Curriculum and sets the stage for children to create their own rhythmic compositions alongside professional classical musicians. Our Music Workshop activities also [...]

Education Group is proud to team up with Derek Redmond to offer an insight into the life and training of a truly world class individual. Derek held the British record for the 400 metres sprint and won gold medals in [...]

Education Group’s Forensic Science Workshop engages primary school students with the specific techniques of science in the real world. Developed by arguably the country’s leading forensic scientist, this workshop is specifically tailored to our younger investigators. The context of a [...]

Education Group’s Story Factory workshops captures the imagination of your children. Children are encouraged to develop characters culminating in dramatic performances delivered by the children. This is an extremely popular workshop during Anti Bullying Week or on World Book Day. [...]

Pupils will learn about the multitudes of Olympic events through creating huge Olympic artwork athletes or they could become actual animated Olympic Athletes. These huge artworks & animations are created with the assistance of Dean The Art Wizard, these are the [...]

  If your school is looking to hold an onsite team building day then The Problem Solving Company can help you to achieve this by providing the complete package. By using your school hall, sports hall, playground or field we [...]

The Problem Solving Company  has been visiting schools schools since 2007  providing  maths workshops  for Foundation stage through to KS3.  We aim for our activities to be participated in within small groups, to achieve maximum particpation levels.The activities are all hands [...]

The group’s dynamic eco-artists, led by Rebecca Huggett and Leo Caithness, are experienced and professional project leaders. With 15 years of educational experience as arts practitioners, they can work with teachers, festival organisers and community leaders to bring almost any [...]

‘We all really enjoyed it and felt relaxed to start the new year!’ – Hayeswood School Staff. Let us do the same for your school! Discount available for new customers NEW – Laughter Workshops! Experience new ways to laugh,de-stress and [...]

FINDING THE WILL works with children of all ages shaking up Shakespeare!  We lead interactive two hour workshops and week-long residencies in your school on six of Shakespeare's most well-loved plays: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, The [...]

Kiddy Cook’s Food In Schools Project is a hands-on unit of study that uses the theme of healthy eating to enrich the curriculum and develop thinking in a range of subjects We run cookery workshops for children aged 2 – [...]

The ‘Cool House’ presents a fun and inspiring approach to science and maths in the National Curriculum for Key Stages 1,2 & 3 PUPILS SHOWS AND WORKSHOPS The Cool Magic Science Show and Workshops! Inspire your pupils (and their teachers!) [...]

Kjartan Poskiit, author of the award-winning Murderous Maths series, demonstrates tricks, bizarre facts and curiosities from his books. Plenty of audience participation and follow-up resources for teachers are available. “A stand-up maths routine has children and teachers in fits of laughter… maths [...]

Writing and performing high quality poetry is a real and valuable skill well within reach of all children in our primary schools. Inviting a professional children˙s poet to work in school can be a fantastic opportunity for children and teachers [...]

Bio Dome is designed to explore science, biology, oceanography and geography in an interactive way. The Bio Dome visits schools and clubs, providing an additional science resource and presenting an immersivedome and mobile planetarium to children.   We provide an immersive digital [...]

Workshops Our workshops for primary schools specialise in a multi-disciplinary theatrical approach to Chinese arts. Using traditional Chinese artforms such as Beijing Opera, paper cutting, shadow puppetry and Chinese stories and Myths, these artforms and stories are introduced to the [...]

Drum Jam bring Fun and Energy to any school event! Using our team of expert Facilitators, together we will create rhythms and sing songs that will leave young people and teachers inspired and aware of their own ability to express [...]

Gribblybugs provide science talks exploring the incredible world of invertebrates. Our services range from a basic handling session to enhanced packages offering a more in depth look at key topics such as habitats, life cycles, food chains etc.

Meet Themistocles of Athens, Greek warrior, on his way to Mount Olympus to take part in the Ancient Olympic games. He will lead the children on an interactive journey to explore the game’s origins, development over the centuries and why [...]

‘We all really enjoyed it and felt relaxed to start the new year!’ – Hayeswood School Staff. Let us do the same for your school! Discount available for new customers NEW – Laughter Workshops! Experience new ways to laugh,de-stress and [...]

Schmedia provides bespoke workshop on journalism and media studies for school children from Year 6 and up. The workshops are fun, interactive and involve role-play. They are presented by a former BBC network news correspondent.

Joodoo Drums provide unforgettable interactive drumming workshops for school children of all ages in three main styles: African Drumming : Every child receives a Djembe and we learn traditional African rhythms Brazilian Samba : Each class is turned into a [...]

Our ‘Fun with Shakespeare’s Stories’ workshops will provide your students with an interactive, educational experience that will fire their imaginations. The enrichment workshops ‘help to develop speaking and listening and drama skills, and can be a great stimulus to a [...]

Zest Dance Workshops have been teaching in schools across the UK for 12 years. We offer exciting educational school dance workshops from Foundation to Key Stage Three and beyond. We teach all styles of dance to all ages and abilities [...]

“…excellent relevant performances…the variety of skills pupilswere required to use-excellent…better than expected, varied and packed activities…” Mrs Caton (Teacher Saddleworth High) Newfound Theatre has over 10 years experience within education. Working alongside partners such as Aim Higher, The Greater Challenge, [...]

For over 10 years, Paul Godding has been delivering his ever-popular workshops in schools throughout the UK using an excellent range of maths-related board games, card games and puzzles. Having also recently devised his own range of games, the students [...]

ADANTA uses dance and drumming workshops to engage young people from primary to secondary school age. We tailor the dance or drum workshop to meet the schools requirement or study theme. Please visit our website on www.adantadance.co.uk to book or [...]

    Learn To Be Fit & Healthy For Life! The Freddy Fit team are extremely proud of the positive impact the project has had on thousands of pupils up and down the country over the past ten years. Through a [...]

Percussion4U are providers of Samba Drumming Workshops, Samba Dancing Workshops, Cuban Salsa Dancing Workshops, Hand drumming Workshops and African Drumming Workshops for schools and colleges.

Pupils are asked to design and build simple stylised sculptures which represent Olympic events as 3D iconography for the 2012 summer games. An understanding of abstract works of art is desirable, as the workshop requires huge amounts of teamwork, cooperation, [...]

Science Dome is designed to explore science, geology and geography in an interactive way. The Science Dome visits schools and clubs, providing an additional science resource and presenting a different learning experience to children.   We provide a fully digital [...]

Give your pupils the opportunity to learn by interacting with live farm animals, we can even install a mini farm at your school! Our range of educational workshops are specifically designed to cover the following areas of the National Curriculum: [...]

With the London 2012 Olympic Games just around the corner, Ring Leaders is the perfect programme to captures pupil’s attention with a fun, interactive learning experience. It comprises of a number of different elements (modules) which makes the programme highly [...]

  The Mind Adrenaline Academy is dedicated to bringing innovative and educational workshops to all young people. Our aim is to encourage creative thinking and teach some of the fundamental skills required for a successful career.   Our workshops are [...]

Dinosaurs are a fascination for children.  Now you can bring the excitement of dinosaurs to your school.  Our dinosaur workshops feature selected exhibits from our museum in Hull in an interactive, hands-on experience. Please visit our web site for full [...]

An award-winning author of eighty books for children – from picture books to teenage novels – I offer a range of lively and fun-filled creative writing workshops on prose and poetry for all ages. Sharing techniques and strategies that have [...]

For 13 years, Cairo Comes To School has been providing Egyptian Music & Dance workshops. The session begins with 30min presentation of dance in Egypt (Ancient & Modern) followed by 30min workshops for each half of the class. The other [...]

Hands on Cross Curricular workshops for ALL Key Stages and abilities. Including Art, Drama, DT, Maths, Geography, History, Literacy, and Science in 2hrs! Offering catalyst support for teachers and giving pupils unforgettable experiences. We are in all 3 STEM directories [...]

Dean Is The Only Practitioner Within The UK Who Assists Pupils Design Healthy Eating Superheroes Or Create Junkfood Villains. Each Design Is Then Created Into Sculptures.  Your Pupils Will Then Create A Storyboard & Write About Their Very Own Superhero [...]

During our Olympic themed cooking workshop we'll explore the national dishes and foods of some of those countries participating, eat like an athlete and make an energy boosting smoothie.  

Fun, hands on animation workshops for students of all ages and abilites or teacher training days for building teams and discoveing the potential of bringing key areas of the curriculum to life using animation. We have all the equipment, materails [...]

  With a mission to 'Keep Kids Animated!' Theo Godley & Leo Altarelli founded Lunchbox Films in 2005. Combining their film and music skills Theo & Leo have been carrying out their unique animation and music workshops in schools and [...]

Uncle Brian presents – educational environmental magic Uncle Brian has long recognised the important link between childrens education and entertainment. Recycling the Magical Way ….. takes educational entertainment one step further. It was developed to help introduce environmental education and [...]

ActOne is a thriving company and charity providing inclusive dance and performance training.  We provide a range of workshops that span dance, drama, art and music and pioneer our unique approach nurturing diversity and individuality. We offer 4 types of workshops: [...]

  Dr Matt Pritchard is an award-winning magician, comedian and science communicator. His amazing performances both inspire and inform. He can be booked to bring exciting and educational science performances to your school or festival. “This show not only inspired, [...]

Are you looking to introduce that “wow” factor to your history topic? I will arrive in costume and bring a huge collection of stunning historical resources – both genuine and reproduction – along to your school and offer a hands [...]

Teacher Training     Opposite Leg are teacher training specialists, drawing directly from extensive classroom experience both primary and secondary.   We provide full and half day teacher training and staff development INSET courses, as well as one to one [...]

  A Circus Skills workshop is a great addition to any event,  whether it’s in one of our beautiful Circus tents or not..  Circus skills appeal to children AND adults.  A highly visual attraction and a chance for people of [...]

For 13 years, Cairo Comes To School has been providing Egyptian Music & Dance workshops. The session begins with 30min presentation of dance in Egypt (Ancient & Modern) followed by 30min workshops for each half of the class. The other [...]

  Bang On! have designed workshops for all ages which explore all aspects of unusual instrumentation, teach basic rhythms and show that music can be made from anything!  All workshops are preceded by a twenty-minute performance from Bang On! to [...]

For 13 years, Cairo Comes To School has been providing Egyptian Music & Dance workshops. The session begins with 30min presentation of dance in Egypt (Ancient & Modern) followed by 30min workshops for each half of the class. The other [...]

Tanzanian writer and multi-instrumentalist musician, Freddy Macha, hails from Kilimanjaro, highest mountain in Africa. Based in London he has been journalist and columnist in both Swahili and English languages for many decades. Recently his voice has been heard reading for BBC Radio 4 [...]

JUST GUMBOOTS INC. Gumboots Dancing–African Dancing–Gospel Initiation–Brazillian Percussions–Story Teller Our Workshops will: Raise Fitness Awareness Contribute to the Cultural Baggage and Brake racial barriers Boost Self-confidence and Inspire to reach greater heights Elevate and fortify a great team spirit Perfect [...]

Make a clay head of the Queen!  This project is suitable for Year 3 and upwards.

Brilliant interactive and practical art workshops featuring the world’s greatest artists such as Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet, Dali, Warhol etc. Imagine a great artist running a workshop for your children!

Educational Healthy Workshops | Fun Fitness Sessions | Alcohol and Drugs Awareness | Online 7 Day Healthy Challenge/Quiz A-life provides hands-on healthy living workshops, fitness sessions and alcohol and drugs awareness sessions that encourage and educate children to develop healthy [...]

Singtastic Science workshops are delivered by award-winning songwriter/educator David Haines. David is nothing if not flexible and will design his visits to match your individual aims and objectives. Despite the workshop title, they don't even have to be science-based! Below [...]

Richard Latham  has been a drummer and percussionist for many years. He has spent time studying African drumming techniques and further developed his professional skills by undergoing specialist djembe and sabar tuition in West Africa, in particular Gambia and Burkina [...]

Echange Theatre Workshops offers workshops for primary and secondary school. We can easily adapt them to your needs. Our workshops are fun and very educational at the same time. Here is what we offer in more details: French for Kids [...]

‘In a nutshell’ for busy teachers and education staff… Lee delivers the following fun, multimedia and dynamic presentation/workshop to your young people to help them achieve even more… ‘How you can be the best you can be…’ a.k.a “How To Be Sick [...]

Earthsong’s multicultural music workshops are a captivating and informative way to discover music from all over the world via unique interactive lessons for all age ranges and abilities. From mouth bows of the Kalahari to moth-cocoon shakers, to giant Japanese [...]

Hands on Cross Curricular workshops for ALL Key Stages and abilities. Including Art, Drama, DT, Maths, Geography, History, Literacy, and Science in 2hrs! Offering catalyst support for teachers and giving pupils unforgettable experiences. We are in all 3 STEM directories [...]

Hands on Science runs fun and memorable but educational workshops. Your children do the investigation guided and supported by us. Rocket Building, CSI, Firework Science, Mars Lander and Elastic Racers are just a few of over 80 exciting workshops your children could be enjoying [...]

Archery4all is exactly that. We supply introductory sessions for schools, youth groups, corporate or private events. In addition we are able to support schools in the formation of an after school club. Sessions can be held indoors or outdoors. We [...]

I am able, as an experienced Art teacher and now, as a professional Printmaker to create collagraph / relief printing classes covering, whole school, whole year, selective year group and / or teacher creative inset days. All students, whatever their [...]

Activ8 Theatre offers a range of exciting drama services. Schools, colleges and drama clubs in London and the South East can find a real variety of workshops to inspire and motivate students. Whether you are looking for a workshop for drama students wanting to hone [...]

Let˙s get your children talking!! Activities for children, staff and parents in your setting that promote language and communication for all children. Michael Jones provides inspirational training in your setting while the children are there! Michael will visit you and [...]

It’s on rare occasions that students have the opportunity to work with genuine stained glass and when they do, they are fascinated by it.  The glass is imported and some of it is from renovated panels dating back to Victorian [...]

The Primary Works has been referred to as a leading science enhancement company for primary schools. Offering exciting, creative and challenging science workshops for keys stages 1 and 2, TPW regularly takes rebookings from schools to develop the science of [...]

MAGIC WORKSHOPS & SHOWS By Steve Drury – Professional magician, mentalist and hypnotist Magic Workshops Brochure BASIC OVERVIEW Following an ice-breaking baffling demonstration, open discussions will cover magic, magicians, secrecy and the golden rules of magic.  Each attendee will be [...]

The music: Steel drum music is most commonly associated with the Caribbean and this is the genre that is mostly taught. The steel pan is a versatile instrument however, and fits well with a variety of other styles including classical, [...]

Mitel Purohit is an experienced Indian percussion workshop leader in London schools, and currently one the most sought after Indian percussionists in the UK. The tabla is a popular Indian percussion instrument used in Hindustani classical music and in popular [...]

Kidz4Mation specialises in raising children’s confidence and improve their behaviour and attainment at school. If your school is looking to hold an onsite confidence boosting day, Kidz4Mation’s highly skilled instructors will visit your school to provide an hour long assembly session [...]

Variety of Stop-motion Animation workshops for all ages and abilities. From one-hour taster sessions to week-long workshops. All equipment and materials provided, you would just need to provide a workspace and the students.

Medieval Life comes alive in the classroom. Meet our archer who will show the skill of the longbow ( can arrange for participants to shoot if required)or our barber surgeon who will explain medieval medicine in all its gory detail. [...]

Comic, author, poet Ian Billings’ literacy workshops and stand-up comedy shows address key objectives for KS2 Literacy. Ian presents LITERARY WORKSHOPS about creating character, action and narrative to convey story, themes, emotions and ideas – Using dramatic techniques to explore [...]

The Maths Outreach team from the University of Liverpool provide a range of workshops for pupils of all ages. These include the Liverpool Maths Society’s FunMaths Roadshow, The Dragon Quiz, GCSE Revision Days, and workshops ranging from Maths in Art [...]

HG Education works with LEGO Mindstorms and teaches control technology from years 1 through 9. Children typically work in groups of 2 or 3 solving simple but real life problems. We can work with any year group either in single [...]

Children love to get hands on with clay, it's so tactile!   The tricky bit is what to make with it?  That's where I can help!   I have been running clay workshops in schools for the last ten years [...]

Professional didgeridoo player and author of the best-selling range of tuition materials ‘How to Play the Didgeridoo’. Jonny can engage, educate, entertain and inspire all ages and abilities through workshops, presentations, demonstrations and performances using elements from Aboriginal Australian culture [...]

Kaya run Interactive Drumming, Culture, Craft and Arts Workshops for Education, Team Building and Therapy. Tailored to suit your group or organisation our workshops are beneficial to anyone and everyone – no matter what your age or ability.

Specially designed with the Olympics in mind, this proposal can be shaped to fit your class, school or special needs students. Please download the PDF file which is a example of a previous proposal.

A brand new specially commissioned show to celebrate the countdown to the 2012 Olympic Games. Fusing maths, comedy, science, and sport  into a 60 minute fun-packed performance. The  show has recently been awarded an official London 2012 Inspire  Mark.   Find out the [...]

  Shakespeare on Film  Illustrated Lectures and Seminars – Bespoke content, tailored to teacher’s specifications. – Ideal for GCSE, AS/A2 and International Baccalaureate Diploma. – Delivered by a leading expert in this field. Since 2000, Daniel Rosenthal has given hundreds [...]

Dinosaur Dome is designed to explore science, geology and geography in an interactive way through an immersive dome and mobile planetarium. The Dome visits schools and clubs, providing an additional science resource and presenting a different learning experience to children. [...]

Boost your pupils' confidence in French! Theatre VO offers tailored workshops for all levels, including GCSE or AS/A Level French students. Workshops can be a one-off session or a series of sessions. By arrangement with the French teacher they can [...]

For more detailed  information please see the attached PDF information pack which includes CRB, insurance, pricing and risk assesments as well as outlines of all the workshops available. Squire Theatre was founded in order to introduce students of all ages [...]

skip-hop are an exciting, fresh and passionate company, who have rebranded skipping to make it appealing to the masses. skip-hop have taken over schools and their playgrounds all over the country with a whole new concept of mixing traditional skipping [...]

MAGICAL WORLD MUSIC EXPERIENCES For all children and teachers from Reception to Year 6; Choose from the Caribbean, South America, Mexico, Spain, China, Africa, Japan, India, Native America and more. Start the day with a spectacular World Music Show for [...]

Beeja means ‘seed’ in Hindi. It also carries with it a sense of transformation and the start of life. In keeping with its name, the company Beeja aims to generate new ideas, new understanding and fresh creative forms. Its work [...]

An interactive drawing workshop for all ages covering every aspect of the animation design process. The purpose is to develop the students drawing skills by creating characters using shape and structure along with composition and perspective.

The Model Rocket shop has been in business for over 12 years supplying model rockets and providing workshops to schools. We supply everything needed for your class, year group or entire school to build, launch and recover model rockets SAFELY [...]

‘We all really enjoyed it and felt relaxed to start the new year!’ - Hayeswood School Staff.  Let us do the same for your school!  Discount available for new customers! NEW – Laughter Workshops!   Experience new ways to laugh,de-stress and feel amazing! I [...]

  The 25th. Bomb Disposal . Co. Royal Engineers L.H.G. The Group was formed on May 8th 2004 as a non combatant group, to portray the lesser known story on the home front of the Bomb Disposal Companies of the [...]

Green Up Your Act Education teaches the meaning of sustainability through workshops using a balance of discussion, practical activities and out of class learning. The project˙s main objectives are to enable children to become aware of their own carbon footprint. [...]

With over 10 years of experience and working all over the UK Bezerkaz Circus provide high quality circus skills workshops for young people of all ages and abilities. We offer a wide range of exciting activities:  Standard workshops include juggling, [...]

During visit, the Soldier will arrive, as he did nearly 2,000 years ago, wearing his full armour and carrying his marching pack (impedimenta)when his legion invaded Britain in 43 A.D. All equipment worn, shown and demonstrated is copied from actual [...]

Learn By Design offers educational workshops in the following areas: STEM, Science, Numeracy and the Environment Enterprise, Key Skills and Gifted and Talented PSHE and Sport Our PSHE workshops consist of a range of interactive sessions which can be delivered [...]

MakeBelieve Arts is a theatre and education company offering innovative, high quality theatre and education programmes to develop the creative potential of children aged 0-15. Moving from theatre in education to theatre and education, we work with children, their teachers and [...]

    BE PART OF THE PHENOMENOM! 0121 240 9363 TUNES TIMES TABLES is an amazing programme of music, performance rhyme and dance that everyone loves.  It is energetic, fun and it works.  For children and adults.  They remember. They [...]

Dean Is The Only Practitioner Within The UK Who Creates Large Scale Time-Lapse Artworks/Sculptures Or Amazing Animations Similar To Art Attack Seen On CITV. Dean offers many creative opportunities for schools especially developing literacy skills using art & design. During the [...]

  The BIG Sing aims to provide music services to help schools give their students a variety of musical experiences. We aim to provide flexible teaching and training for teachers, students, whole classes and year groups – that means that [...]

Olympic Drama:  a day of five fantastic drama workshops that celebrate the Olympics past and present. Available for primary schools across the UK – suitable for KS1 and KS2. Workshops include: visit the original Olympics; host an Olympic bid; bring [...]

Former teacher and professional actor David Hall brings inspiring workshops and shows to your school. The Great Fire Project involves an encounter with Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn in the very midst of the Great Conflagration and asks the question [...]

Gerry provides entertaining shows and workshops in Maths and Science. Working with teachers to choose the most useful curriculum areas, he uses Magic,.Puzzles, Novelty and fun to enthuse and educate.Age range is 3 to 13.  Maths can include  number, money, fractions, [...]

Jim can provide workshops as a one off or several in succession throughout  a school day. These can be combined with a performance for the whole class or a whole school assembley where he can showcase some of his many [...]

Arts On The Move offers fantastic drama workshops exploring a range of subjects – from maths to mini beasts, and slapstick to Shakespeare! The Whole School Drama Day is a fabulous dramatic experience for your whole school. A short drama [...]