SEND Workshops
Workshops at Weston Park Museum, specifically designed for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Our workshops for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are carefully planned and resourced to allow your class to access and interact with museum collections. We know each group is different, so just let us know the needs of your pupils and we will adapt the workshop to suit those needs.
Workshops are held at Weston Park Museum and are primarily designed for pupils with SEND. They can be booked Tuesdays to Fridays during term time – our SEND workshops are also available on Mondays when the museum is closed to the public, if it’s more suitable for your class. Monday bookings will give your pupils exclusive use of the museum. This will enable your pupils to explore spaces in their own ways, allowing you to be comfortable in the knowledge that they are safe and welcome. A Monday booking does incur an extra cost for staffing and overheads.
With your booking you will also receive further information about each workshop, about parking for small school minibuses, and a visual story.
Browse through the list below to find a workshop that meets your learning needs – and if you’d like to know more, just get in touch.
What are Toys Made Of?
Half day | Weston Park Museum
Suitable for pupils with SEND, up to 15 children per workshop
Price:
£165 Tues – Fri
£200 Mon, with exclusive use of museum.
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Animal Homes
Half day | Weston Park Museum
Suitable for pupils with SEND, up to 15 children per workshop
Price:
£165 Tues – Fri
£200 Mon, with exclusive use of museum.
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Print a Place
Half day | Weston Park Museum
Suitable for pupils with SEND, up to 15 children per workshop
Price:
£165 Tues – Fri
£200 Mon, with exclusive use of museum.
Find out moreFAQs
We can accommodate up to 15 pupils per workshop. This is to allow the pupils to have greater access to resources.
Each workshop is offered at our small class rate of £165 for Tuesday to Friday workshops. Monday workshops are £200 to cover the cost of extra staffing and overheads.
If you let us know in advance, we can open the park gates for you to park right next to the museum.
The museum does get busy Tuesday - Friday, however we are able to offer our SEND workshops on Mondays when the museum is closed to the public. If you would like exclusive use of the museum, we have select Mondays available. On these days we can turn off interactives, noisy screens, and some lights if that is helpful for your class. Please note that the café and shop are closed on Mondays.
Yes. We will only book workshops for pupils with SEND on dates where we can make an extra space available for breakout or for personal care.
Yes. Alongside the room used for your workshop, we’ll also make an extra space available for personal care. We also have a Changing Places toilet.
Yes. Just let us know the needs of your pupils beforehand and we will adapt the workshop accordingly.
Yes. Weston Park Museum is fully accessible with entrance ramps, lifts, accessible toilets and a Changing Places toilet.
Yes. We have a picnic space upstairs, accessible by stairs and a lift, or you can use the workshop room or breakout space. Please let us know if you want to stay for lunch.
These workshops are planned and resourced for up to 15 pupils only. You are welcome to book it if you want to bring a group of pupils with SEND, but sessions are limited to a maximum of 15 pupils.
Alternatively, have a look at our other workshops and let us know your class’s needs, and we’ll do our best to adapt. https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/learning/schools/
We only have limited capecity to offer workshops on Mondays, so this is reserved specifically for SEND classes. Our mainstream workshops can be booked any other weekday.
Home educators are welcome to bring a group of up to 15 SEND pupils together and the cost of the workshop will be as advertised. If you'd like to find out more get in touch with us for a chat.
