Fleet Air Arm Museum School Programme

To make your school booking, please complete the booking request form here.

UK school visits are required to be booked at least 7 days in advance.

To qualify for a UK school rate, a group must consist of a minimum of 12 paying persons

All school tickets are valid for one day only

An indoor eating area is available for groups with packed lunches and can be pre-booked along with the rest of your visit. During the summer months groups are invited to use the large grassed area at the front of the museum where they may eat packed lunches. Primary pupils may use the adventure playground.

School specific risk assessments, health & safety and accessibility guidelines are available within our downloadable Teachers Welcome Pack* which can be found here: 

*Owing to recent layout changes in the museum, the aircraft location fact sheets are out of date.

We strongly advise a preliminary visit in order to familiarise yourself with the site and complete risk assessment paperwork. For groups already booked you will need to bring the booking reference as proof.

On arrival you will issued with up to 3 adult tickets or at weekends and holidays 1 family ticket. For groups that haven’t yet booked only 1 ticket will be available for the school.

Our maximum numbers for each visit are:

• Discovery Visit: 120 students
• Discover More visit: 60 students 
• Discover Live: 30 students per workshop

We recommend allowing at least 2 hours for a self-guided Discovery Visit and 3 hours for a Discover More visit. This does not include a break for lunch/snacks. 

We offer free access to supervising staff members during your visit, with a ratio of 1 adult to every 5 students. We require a minimum supervising ratio as follows:

• KS1 = 1 adult to every 5 students
• KS2 = KS4 = 1 adult to every 12 students
• KS5 = 1 adult to every 15 students

When navigating the museum, we ask that these ratios are maintained within small groups.

In order to receive the bursary, your school is required meet the following criteria:

• Be a primary school within a BA, TA, DT or SP Postcode.
• Not have received support from the Travel Bursary within the same academic year.
• 15% or more pupils eligible for Free School Meals.

How does it work?

1. Book a school visit to the Fleet Air Arm Museum
2. Apply for the bursary using the below application form, submitting at least 28 days before your visit. Please note that the bursaries are awarded on a first come first served basis.
3. Once we have received your application, we will inform you if your application has been successful and confirm the amount of the award. Please note that once the bursary has been awarded, the school pays the travel costs in the first instance.
4. Once you have completed your visit, the museum will reimburse the agreed costs on receipt of a completed evaluation form, payment of the trip itself, and an invoice from you with a copy of the coach invoice or receipt. Please note that, should you need to cancel your trip or rearrange your trip, the museum would not reimburse any coach fees associated (e.g. deposit/admin fees to the coach companies), and you may be required to reapply for the bursary.

Applications for the bursary will not be considered any sooner than 9 months in advance of your visit, but with limited funding available please don’t delay too much.

Submit ApplicationThis Travel Bursary is only made possible through the generosity of the Society of Friends of the Fleet Air Arm Museum. A thriving and active organisation, its object is the education of the public by promotion, support, assistance and improvement of the museum through the activities of a group of members. For more information about the organisation and its events, visit www.fleetairarmfriends.org.uk.