Your pupils will experience 42 masterpieces from 29 iconic artists, each reimagined beyond belief, through cutting-edge technology. Frameless is an award-winning multi-sensory experience. This exciting, engaging new way of experiencing art is transformative. The use of technology to reimagine art at Frameless will leave your class speechless.

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What We Offer Visiting Schools:

Our Learning Team has developed a dedicated programme for school visits, which includes differentiated teacher resources and risk assessments to help you get the most from the experience. We offer three types of school visits:

Flexi Tours: You can independently lead your class through a journey of 90 minutes of hypnotic visuals and a dazzling score.

Guided Tours: Classes are supported by a dedicated Learning Assistant, guiding you through the galleries, prompting discussion, and encouraging creative play in response to the content. These take place on specific dates throughout the year when the galleries are closed to the public.

Relaxed Sessions: Specifically for SEND groups, where we adjust the volume and lighting in the galleries and build a sensory room with a dark tent, and offer additional SEN resources. BSL and Audio Described Tours are also available.

Why Choose Us for an Educational Visit:

As a multisensory, award-winning gallery, Frameless uses cutting edge technology to create an incredibly cross-curricular learning experience, which both excites and engages pupils, and helps to break down barriers to learning.

Our education programme has been designed to make planning and organising school trips as easy as possible for teaching staff. For example, we provide differentiated teaching resources tailored for the various Key Stages, and we can provide a detailed risk assessment. Teachers can also book a complimentary pre-visit, to plan their trip in advance. We have a range of resources for pupils with special educational needs, such as ear defenders, dark glasses, and easy read/visual guides and we have disabled access ensuring that your visit is accessible for all pupils.

Subjects and Topics Covered:

Subjects: Fine Art, Art and Design, History of Art, Music, Photography, Design and Technology, Computer Science, Information Technology.

Topics: Surrealism, Impressionism, Neo Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Baroque Art, Romantic Art, Abstract Art, Contemporary Art and Audio Visual.

Accreditation and Awards:

Showcase any relevant educational accreditation or awards received by your attraction.

Winner of 13 awards since opening, including ‘Best Parks & Attractions’ (Mondo Awards, 2023) and ‘Most Immersive Attraction & Experience’ (RLI Awards, 2023).

Group Sizes Catered For:

Flexi Tours: Maximum group size is 30 with a 1:10 staff ratio.

Guided Tours: Minimum group size 20, there is no maximum, but this is subject to availability, also with a 1:10 staff ratio.

Itineraries, Resources, and Workshops:

We provided differentiated teaching resources tailored for Key Stages 2-5 and we can provide a detailed risk assessment. Teachers can also book a complimentary pre-visit, for risk assessing their trip in advance. We have a range of resources for pupils with special educational needs, such as ear defenders, dark glasses, Makaton cards and scribble pads, and we can provide easy-read and visual guides for SEN pupils in advance.

Risk Assessment:

Most of our school tours take place when the venue is closed to the public, and all the front of house and Learning and Access team are trained in safeguarding. We can provide a risk assessment for each gallery and once your school group arrives the Programme Manager will brief staff on fire and safeguarding protocol.

Education Department Information:

Contact schools@frameless.com for more information or to book a tour.

Our Learning and Access Team are experienced in working with school children and the Learning and Access Programme Manager is a fully qualified teacher, with over twelve years of experience of working with and in schools.

Pricing Information:

Flexi Tours: £6pp

Guided Tours: £8pp with one free per ten purchased.

Relaxed Tours: £8pp with two free per ten purchased.

Facilities:

On Guided tours pupils can store their belongings securely in Blank Canvas, our dedicated educational breakout space, and teaching staff can use our cloakroom free of charge. We have a water tap that pupils use, but we ask that they bring their own bottle (please note that food and drink is not allowed in the galleries). During guided sessions pupils can use the Café Bar and Blank Canvas to eat packed lunches.

Accessibility and Disabled Facilities:

We have accessible toilets and lifts to all floors. There are QR codes outside each gallery that provide Audio Described and BSL introductions to the content and themes. We can also provide wheelchairs, ear defenders, fidget toys, scribble pads and dark glasses to visitors. We use Sign Live tablets to support our deaf and hard of hearing visitors. Easy-read and visual guides can also be sent to teaching staff in advance.

Opening Hours:

Flexi tours take place between 9.00am -11.00 am on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays during term time.

Guided tours will take place on the following dates and schools book an afternoon or a morning slot:

Monday 16th October 10:00am – 12.00pm; 12:30pm – 2.30pm

Tuesday 12th December 10:00am – 12.00pm; 12:30pm – 2.30pm

Wednesday 31st January 10:00am – 12:00pm; 12:30pm – 2:30pm

Wednesday 27th March 10:00am – 12.00pm; 12:30pm – 2.30pm

Relaxed tours will take place on the following dates and schools book an afternoon or a morning slot:

Monday 13th November (inc BSL and AD) 10.30am – 11.45am; 12.30pm – 1.45pm

Tuesday 27th February (inc BSL and AD) 10.30am – 11.45am; 12.30pm – 1.45pm