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Planning your School Visit

We love welcoming schools into the Cathedral and offer visits for all key stages across a range of subject areas such as History, RS, English and PHSE as well as faith based trip and pilgrimages. 
 

From September 2025 visits to the Cathedral will cost £5.00 per student for a half day (10am-12pm with 2 learning sessions) or £7.50 per student for a full day (10am-2pm with 3 learning sessions and use of our classroom for lunch). You can book a self-guided visit for your group for £3.50 per student (half day). A 10% discount will be available for visits booked for September or January.

You'll be able to find more information about the learning sessions we offer as well as the discounts that might be available for your school visit in our new Learning brochures in the "Useful Documents" section below. Click here to see a sensory map , pre-visit videos  and Ely Cathedral PECS Board pictures to prepare for the day of your visit.

Please contact us at learning@elycathedral.org for more information and to book. We look forward to welcoming you and your students!

If you aren’t able to come to us, then we are very happy to come to you! We can offer on-line lessons as well as roadshows to your school. Most of our sessions are available as roadshows and our on-line sessions are included on this page. Please contact us at learning@elycathedral.org for further information and booking.

Useful Documents

Primary Learning at Ely Cathedral

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Lady Chapel and Mary

Secondary Learning at Ely Cathedral

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An Introduction to Ely Cathedral

Use this document for pre-learning with your group to find out some basic facts about Ely Cathedral.

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Cathedral Building Risk Assessment

We have carried out our own risk assessment for children and schools. This does not replace your own, but may be useful to you when you are writing yours.

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Cathedral Centre Risk Assessment

We often use the Cathedral Centre for activities during school visits and for lunch. We have carried out our own risk assessment on the building which might be useful for you when you write your own for your visit to us.

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Cathedral Centre Sensory Room Risk Assessment

Our small Sensory Room is available for children with additional needs during your visit.

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Outdoor Activities Risk Assessment

Some of our activities, such as medicine sessions, take place outside. We have carried out our own risk assessment for these activities which might be useful when you are writing your own.

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Council for Learning Outside the Classroom

We are delighted to be members of the CLOtC and also to be Quality Badge holders. Being members of the CLOtC gives us access to up to date CPD and a wide range of resources that help us to ensure we are offering relevant, up to date and engaging learning activities. We are extremely proud of our most recent assessment which provided the following feedback:

Ely Cathedral continues to offer a very thorough learning experience to visiting parties, and it is clear from the supporting evidence shared that the range of activities and sessions deployed are innovative and extremely diverse. There are some examples of best practice in place, especially adaptations for visitors with sensory needs. The duty of care towards visitors is taken very seriously, and safeguarding protocols are extremely robust.

To help with your planning, you can access our certificate below:

LOtC Quality Badge

We are delighted to have had our LOtC Quality Badge renewed in 2025.

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GCSE Religious Studies Revision Days

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GCSE History Site Study

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