Planning your School Visit
We love welcoming schools into the Cathedral.
We offer visits for all key stages focused on History and Religious Studies as well as faith based trip and pilgrimages. Many of our activities are cross curricular and provide fantastic links between subjects such as Maths, English, PHSE and STEM.
Just ask us if you would like us to make any suggestions to best suit your school and students. We can also provide resources for self-guided visits, in school use, pre and post-visit learning - just ask for more information when you book.
Visits to the Cathedral 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 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! . Please contact us at learning@elycathedral.org for further information and booking.
Useful Documents
You can find details of all our workshops in the documents below.
Workshops for Schools
An Introduction to Ely Cathedral
Use this document for pre-learning with your group to find out some basic facts about Ely Cathedral.
DownloadCathedral 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.
DownloadKey Stages One and Two
Find out more about our Primary School workshops
Primary Religious Studies and HistoryCathedral 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.
DownloadKey Stage Three
Find out more about our Key Stage Three Religious Studies and History workshops
KS3 Religious Studies and HistoryKey Stage Four
Find out more about our Key Stage Four Religious Studies and History workshops.
KS4 Religious Studies and HistoryCathedral Centre Sensory Room Risk Assessment
Our small Sensory Room is available for children with additional needs during your visit.
DownloadOutdoor 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.
DownloadCouncil for Learning Outside the Classroom
Learning Support at Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral is a welcoming and inclusive space for everyone. Find out about how we can support your students during your visit.
Learning SupportWe 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:
To help with your planning, you can access our certificate below:
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