Go & See

Offering a range of opportunities for pupils and their teachers to experience theatre and visual arts in London

Bookings for our summer season will open on Wednesday 26 February 2025. If you'd like to be kept informed about the summer season and other opportunities, please sign up for our schools enewsletter.

Go & See gives pupils and staff in one year group per school the opportunity to experience the arts within venues rather than at school. It also aims to support teachers to connect these experiences to classroom learning, through learning resources and online CPD sessions. The programme has two seasons: Winter 2024 and Summer 2025.

For the Summer season of Go & See, Schools can apply for tickets from a range of film, theatre and visual art options. The Summer season will open for booking requests on Wednesday 26 February 2025 at 8am and close at 12pm on Friday 21 March.

Schools will:

  • Receive tickets for a theatre performance, gallery visit or cinema screening in London for all classes in one year group.
  • Be supported to connect these experiences to classroom learning and the National Curriculum through online CPD and resources.

Go & See - What's on offer?

Access & Inclusion

An access budget is available to support participant engagement in this programme for pupils with access needs, for example towards transport, additional staff or other costs.

Eligibility

The Primary Arts Go & See programme is open to state primary and primary SEND settings in London. The programme aims to support pupils’ personal enjoyment, wellbeing and enrichment through the arts, as well as supporting their learning through resources and CPD for teachers.

Your school must be in a London borough to be eligible for the programme. If your school or a member of your school staff is participating in another area of the Primary Arts programme, you are still eligible to take part in this strand of the programme. If you participated in the pilot of the Go & See programme in 2023/24 or in the Winter season 2024/25, you are unlikely to be allocated a place on the programme this season.

Teacher CPD & Resources

A resource pack containing pre- and post- trip activities, and a visual story will be available for all participating schools. A pre-recorded CPD will be available for schools attending a visual arts offer. This will explore:

  • Using visual art in the classroom
  • How to prepare primary aged pupils for a visit to a gallery.
  • Ideas for activities to do before and after a visit to a gallery.
  • How to engage with gallery spaces and artworks and ideas for activities to do during a visit.

Download the Go & See Theatre resources pack (PDF)

How to Book

Bookings for our summer season will open on Wednesday 26 February 2025. If you'd like to be kept informed about the summer season and other opportunities, please sign up for our schools enewsletter.

  • How to make a Go & See Booking Request

    Please read the offer descriptions carefully and consider your school’s needs and areas of interest. For theatre productions, please identify your first and second choice of offer. If you apply for theatre, you may also apply for visual art (Frameless). You can also apply for visual art (Frameless) only – i.e. without also submitting a theatre booking request.

    Each description includes year group suitability – please ensure the offer you are interested in is suitable for the year group you would like to participate.

    Check your travel before you book: Please consider carefully the location of your chosen venue, the distance from your school and the feasibility of travelling to and from it. All events will begin promptly at the given start time so your group must be able to arrive in good time. It is your school’s responsibility to arrange transport – free travel on public transport for schools can be booked through the TfL School Party Travel Scheme and must be booked at least 14 days in advance.

    We may be able to offer access support for pupils with access requirements.

    Go & See bookings that are cancelled due to travel plans are likely to incur a cancellation charge.

    Bookings for the winter season of the Primary Arts Go & See programme have now closed. Our summer season will open for bookings in the spring. If you'd like to be kept informed about the summer season and other opportunities, please sign up for our schools enewsletter.

    Please note that there is a limited number of tickets available per performance. We will try to allocate tickets to as many schools as possible but it may not be possible for us to accommodate every booking request we receive. You will be contacted by Monday 4 November to confirm whether we are able to offer you tickets for your chosen offer.

    Please note that while the Go & See programme is free of charge to schools, we may charge a fee of up to £300 per class for cancellations with less than three weeks’ notice prior to your event (excluding school holidays).