Students in the enlightenment gallery

Ages 14–16
(Key Stage 4)  

Key information

Ages 14–16 (KS4)

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The British Museum's collection spans more than two million years of human history and culture, all under one roof.

These sessions are designed to help students engage with the collection and explore concepts in societies around the world.

Our unique KS4 sessions have been designed in collaboration with teachers to support both GCSE and personal development. They're delivered by a team of professional educators and artists, who work with our collections from around the world, to encourage students to use objects as evidence and inspiration to underpin formal learning and their growth into young adults.

Our ages 14–16 (KS4) learning programme includes:  

The new Energy Centre Programme, part of the Museum's Masterplan, will support our path to net zero and requires major infrastructure work. As a result, there will therefore be changes to our schools offer.

School sessions

  • Students in a gallery talk for the Parthenon

    Gallery session: The Parthenon

    With curriculum links to Classical Civilisations and History, explore ancient Greece society and culture. For ages 14–16 (KS4).
  • Students in the Enlightenment Gallery

    Gallery session: Art

    Combine critical thinking, discussion, making and drawing activities. For ages 11–18 (KS3, KS4 and KS5).

Student resources

  • Image showing the obverse and reverse of a silver coin, minted in Carthage, modern day Tunisia. On one side the ruler and the other a lion with a tree in the background and faint inscription on the edge.

    African kingdoms timeline

    Explore the history of African kingdoms with themes around power, wealth, influence, identity, creativity, innovation and collaboration.
  • A curator in a green shirt holds the receiver of a orange telephone to her ear. A speech bubble coming from the curator is full of Egyptian hieroglyphs and some ombre red and yellow text reads: The History Hotline

    Videos for Young Learners

    Our YouTube channel includes a playlist of short videos for young learners looking at different historical periods, themes and objects.

Teacher resources

  • Image showing the obverse and reverse of a silver coin, minted in Carthage, modern day Tunisia. On one side the ruler and the other a lion with a tree in the background and faint inscription on the edge.

    African kingdoms timeline

    Explore the history of African kingdoms with themes around power, wealth, influence, identity, creativity, innovation and collaboration.
  • Three young people of colour sit with the poet Jenny Mitchell in the Prints and Drawings study room looking at art

    The power of poetry

    Whether you're a teacher, parent or someone looking for ways to explore the history of colonialism with young people, poetry may be the key.

Schools offer update

We have some exciting changes happening that support our path to net zero as part of the Museum's Masterplan. This will mean some reductions in public programmes, including facilitated school programmes, in-person school group visits and lunch and locker capacity at the Museum whilst key infrastructure work is carried out. 

The Museum recognises that this reduction in capacity may lead to some disappointment for schools and students, however, the Museum's learning team are working hard to bring new programming opportunities for schools later in the year. 

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