Students from Oak Lodge School show you what a visit to the RAF Museum could look like.
Relaxed Mondays
We are once again offering our ‘Relaxed Mondays‘ (one per half term) which are just for SEN schools. The dates for 2025/26 are:
Autumn term – 13 October 2025 and 24 November 2025
Spring term – 2 February 2026 and 2 March 2026
Summer term – 11 May 2026 and 29 June 2026
Workshops
A multi-sensory story about Ray Holmes, a Second World War pilot. Explore a range of sights, textures, smells and sounds, and try on RAF uniforms at the end. Suitable for all groups including PMLD students.
Hands-on History: Second World War
Immerse your students in the Second World War by exploring a range of fascinating objects, listening to 1940s music and experiencing an air raid. As a finishing touch, try on RAF uniforms for a great class photo. Suitable for MLD and SLD students.
Ever wondered how aircraft fly and just how we can survive up high? Through experiments and demonstrations, find out about the physics of flight and the science behind aviation in this interactive workshop. Suitable for MLD and SLD students.
All our SEN sessions:
– Are suitable for a maximum of 10 pupils
– Run for up to 45 minutes
– Run Monday – Friday, 10.30am, 11.30am and 12.30pm
– Cost £40 per session
Cancellation fees may apply – please see our FAQ page for details
We can also offer adapted versions of most of our wide range of workshops – take a look at our school activity programmes (Primary programme and Secondary programme).
To book any of our workshops, please complete our booking form.
Resources
You may wish to prepare your students for a visit to the Museum using this visual story. You may also wish to use this visual timetable for your visit.
There is also a sound trail available which you can access using a mobile phone or tablet. The trail encourages users to listen to a sound and then locate the object in the exhibitions.
Click here for an example itinerary of a day at the RAF Museum.
Sensory Stories to use in school
We have created some Sensory Stories for use in schools, all with a Royal Air Force Museum link. You can choose from:
Aircraft factory – find out what was involved in building aircraft during the First World War
Noor Inayat Khan – the true story of a brave Muslim woman working undercover in occupied France during the Second World War
Trevor Edwards – the story of a fast jet pilot
Windrush – roughly one third of the Windrush’s passengers were RAF personnel returning from leave or veterans re-joining the service.
SEN Discovery Box
Our specially created SEN handling box (complete with activity suggestions) features a range of exciting real and replica artefacts for your students to explore at school.
Please contact us for more information: learning-london@rafmuseum.org
The RAF Museum London has been shortlisted for best provision for SEND.
The children had a positive and successful experience away from school which builds their confidence and self esteem. They all gained knowledge in the workshop which they talked about when they returned to school and we intend to repeat a couple of the experiments that we can do in school.