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Young V&A Schools: Hero Arm & Beyond OR Think Small - KS1-KS2 (Summer 2026)
Join us this summer term 2026 at Young V&A for an inspiring, creative, and hands-on 60-minute workshop with your primary class. These workshops are for registered schools only.
Develop your class’s creative confidence in one of our primary workshops. Our sessions, led by museum learning facilitators, will engage students with objects and themes in the Young V&A galleries and equip them with key creative skills that support the national curriculum.
Below we have two different KS1 and KS2 workshops to choose from:
Hero Arm & Beyond (KS1 or KS2- Years 1 – 6)
60min
Key curriculum links: Design & Technology, Citizenship
Hero Arm & Beyond (KS1 or KS2- Years 1 – 6)
60min
Key curriculum links: Design & Technology, Citizenship
In this inspiring and thoughtful workshop, students will explore the concepts of design and disability. Your class will take on the role of inclusive designers, actively participating in the different stages of the design process- from responding to the needs of users, creating prototypes to sharing their ideas. They will also get the chance to interact with a ‘Hero Arm’, the world's first clinically approved 3D printed bionic prosthetic arm from our museum collection. This session will help learners develop empathy, expand their creative confidence, and express themselves through design.
Think Small (KS1 or KS2- Years 1 – 6)
60min
Key curriculum links: Design & Technology, Geography, and Citizenship.
Key curriculum links: Design & Technology, Geography, and Citizenship.
Put your students in role of architects and clients in this playful introduction to user-centred design. They will develop a design brief for an animal’s home, before experimenting to design and build it using our miniature ‘Imagination Playground’ and other creative materials. This session will help learners understand how design can meet user needs. They will develop empathy and gain confidence with collaboration.
Each session can accommodate 1 class only (maximum 30 students, maximum 8 teachers/adults).
We have multiple dates and timeslots to choose from. Each session is 60min long.
Included in your booking
As part of your booking, we will also reserve a 30-minute lunch slot in our Portal Trust Community Room for your group. This lunch slot cannot be changed.
You are also welcome to explore the museum's free permanent galleries; Play, Imagine and Design on a self-guided visit before or after your workshop.
You will receive an automated booking confirmation. If the information received is incorrect, please contact young@vam.ac.uk.
Want to know more? Please email yvaschools@vam.ac.uk if you have any queries.
Included in your booking
As part of your booking, we will also reserve a 30-minute lunch slot in our Portal Trust Community Room for your group. This lunch slot cannot be changed.
You are also welcome to explore the museum's free permanent galleries; Play, Imagine and Design on a self-guided visit before or after your workshop.
You will receive an automated booking confirmation. If the information received is incorrect, please contact young@vam.ac.uk.
Want to know more? Please email yvaschools@vam.ac.uk if you have any queries.
