Schools at the Roman Baths

A school group standing beside the Great Bath with a costumed character

We offer a range of teaching sessions focused on Roman daily life, with opportunities to handle Roman objects from the museum’s collection and investigate historical sources.

Our sessions are delivered from the Roman Baths, directly linking teaching with the archaeological site and its collections. Click below to explore our in-house sessions, all linked closely to the National Curriculum and exam criteria.

Explore our Learning Hub to find out about the Roman Baths and try out a range of activities.

Visit our events calendar for details on our upcoming Home Education sessions.

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Early Years

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Key Stage 3 & 4

GCSE & A Level

Teacher Testimonials

The staff were AMAZING! So knowledgeable, enthusiastic, patient, flexible and welcoming. We have two wheelchair users and the staff planned the day so that the rest of the children wouldn't be waiting around for the lifts and there was a raised digging opportunity so that the wheelchair users could explore the artefacts too! Brilliant (PSJ 16.10.24)

Our sessions in the Clore Centre were fabulous, being able to actually have a go at excavating, searching and matching and attempting to build and test meant the children were really invested in what they learnt […] investigating real artefacts, just topped it all off perfectly. (Winsley 06.12.24)

They learnt how archaeologists learn from their discoveries. The staff were full of enthusiasm, the timings just right and the activities engaging - seriously: don't change a thing about the sessions. (King’s Gate 18.11.24)

Free School Visits

Free visits and learning sessions are available to UK schools, where 30% or more of pupils receive free school meals.

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Discover our virtual learning sessions so that you don’t miss out on any of the fun you would have visiting the Roman Baths.

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Teacher Testimonials

Children learnt some Roman phrases they have been saying ever since coming back to school. For a lot of the children this was the first time they had been on a train, and the first time they had been to a city other than Bristol, so excitement levels were through the roof. Staff were super patient, friendly and understanding with the children. Thank you for helping to create a memorable day! (Evergreen – FSM 26.11.24)

The experience of being immersed in history in this way is something which we just can't teach. We aim to offer extensive opportunities to all our children, especially those who lack cultural capital because of their different backgrounds....ALL of them have today been speaking with fondness and nostalgia about the disgusting facts they learned in the workshop...Being able to say to them that the wall they can actually touch was built by an actual Roman blew many of their minds. Wonderful - thank you so much. (Blackhorse 12.12.24)

Roman Baths Clore Learning Centre

In the Roman Baths Clore Learning Centre, school groups can take advantage of a range of new interactive learning sessions. Children can dress as Romans, handle original artefacts, investigate Roman building technology and find out about the inscriptions the Romans left behind. They also have the chance to try archaeology, excavating replica Roman objects in an underground ‘investigation zone’. After this, children walk in an underground tunnel amongst in-situ Roman remains to enter the Roman Baths through a Roman doorway!

Clore Learning Centre

International Students

We have activities for international students studying English. We worked with Languages United, a local language school, to create activities to do before, during and after a visit.

Students with an intermediate level of English will benefit most from the Resource pack for International Students.

In addition, we offer hand-held audioguides in twelve languages at no extra charge and leaflets are available in over 30 languages at the reception desk.

For groups of international students visiting the Roman Baths, there are some extra guidelines to take into account.

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