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Whichever books you’re reading with your class, our school sessions will take you behind-the-scenes to discover Roald Dahl’s writing process...

Bring the magic of the Roald Dahl Museum’s Sandford Award-winning schools programme to your class. Whether you opt to visit the Museum in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire — or visit virtually from your classroom — your students will gain skills and confidence in literacy whilst learning about the creative processes of the world’s number one storyteller.

Suitable for years 2 to 8, these sessions are invaluable in developing children’s positive attitudes to reading and writing, as well as supporting you in teaching your pupils to draft, edit and evaluate.

We are now taking bookings for the 2024/2025 academic year. To find out more, please take a look at our booking page.

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SEND programme
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“It’s easy to say ‘use your imagination’ but this has given me the tools to do that”

School teacher , Onsite session

Sandford Award winning

Our learning programme is recognised by the Sandford Awards, for excellence in heritage education. "Testament to our unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional and immersive educational experiences."

School Travel Organiser Awards

We were thrilled to win the 'Best Museum Visit' award 2023 in the School Travel Organiser Awards. Here's our Learning Team holding the award in front of our Wonka gates.

Gallery

Two children in green school uniform in a museum gallery. One has headphones on her head and is holding them The other child is looking up towards her friend.
A group of excited primary school children gather round an adult school session leader. They are in a museum gallery with lots of colourful graphics on the wall. The session leader is handing something out to the children.
Two primary school children look up at a touch screen mounted on a wall. They are both looking and the screen and smiling. One girl has her finger on the screen.
A photo of a smiling boy. He's in green school uniform and stood against a height chart that features the heights of Roald Dahl characters. He is holing his right hand on top of his head to measure himself.
Six children stand facing the camera. They have all been trying on some fancy dress costumes and have various garments over their school uniform. One has a witches hat, one has a blue dress, one looks like a police woman, other are wearing interesting hats.
Seven primary school children are standing in a group around an old petrol pump. The bright red pumps have 'Supershell' written on the top. The kids are in school uniform and looking at the camera smiling. It's a nice, sunny day.
A happy group of school kids are posing in a museum gallery They are standing in a group and looking at the camera. Some are holing their thumbs up, or in a peace sign. There are big smiles all round.
A school session leader faces the camera. In front of her are a group of primary school children sat in chairs. They have their backs to the cameras and they all have different, colourful hats on. They are engrossed in what the adult is saying.
The primary school aged boys sit around a table in a white room. They are working together and looking at some paper on the desk. It's yellow and has writing on in, in fact it's a piece of archive material from the Roald Dahl Museum. They are smiling and enjoying their activity.

The Amanda Conquy Travel Bursary

Many schools need to hire coaches or pay train fares to visit the Museum. While this is not a problem for some schools, we are aware that it prevents others from visiting us who may not be able to afford these costs. Our Travel Bursary scheme is set up to identify schools which might be most in need of financial support.

Travel Bursary

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81-83 High Street,
Great Missenden,
Buckinghamshire, HP16 0AL

01494 892192
hello@roalddahlmuseum.org
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