Schools at Tower Bridge

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Learning programme

Whether you're looking for a visit to bring STEAM subjects to life, inspiration for your literacy topic or an opportunity for young historians to test their enquiry skills, our Learning programme will suit your every need.

SEND learning

The Tower Bridge Learning Programme places inclusion at its heart. Our dedicated SEND tour and workshop take students on a multi-sensory exploration of the Bridge and its history, through the use of objects, costume and stories. Discover more about our SEND learning tours and workshop.

SEND learning at Tower Bridge

A close up image of Tower Bridge showing the bascules raising

Raise Tower Bridge Workshop

Discover how this iconic structure opens to passing boats, and how technology has changed in its lifetime

The Victorian Thames Workshop

Why was Tower Bridge built, and what was life like on the London docks of 1894?

Rosie Revere, Engineer: Tour

Follow the triumphs, failures and – most importantly of all – perseverance of budding engineer Rosie

Two school children looking at a computer, smiling

Raise Tower Bridge Online Workshop

A virtual session introducing Tower Bridge and writing code to control an animation of the bridge using Scratch.

Three schoolchildren and a teacherpoint at a blueprint of a bridge.

Bridge Builders Workshop

Turn your students into bridge building engineers at this on-site workshop

Two children use a laptop showing a simple design of a bridge

Design the Skyline Workshop

Challenge your class to design London’s future skyline!

A group of schoolchildren look towards a tour guide standing in front of the Tower Bridge engine boilers

Guided Tour for Schools

Explore Tower Bridge's impressive high-level Walkways and magnificent Engine Rooms, led by members of our Learning Team.

A school teacher and small child look out of the Tower Bridge walkway window.

Self-guided visits for schools

Enjoy Tower Bridge at a time and date that suits you.

Two schoolchildren in purple jumpers look at an iPad. One wears a ship's captain's hat.

Jumping Buses Workshop

Discover the true story of the bus that jumped Tower Bridge!

The moving parts of a large 19th century steam engine

Rosie Revere, Engineer Online Q&A

Part of a learning sequence set around Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beatty. If you're not able to visit Tower Bridge in person, we can run a remote Q&A session for your pupils.

Tower Bridge's Engine Rooms interior - a large green steam engine wheel.

The Victorian Engine Rooms Challenge

In this virtual workshop, help the hapless Arthur to fix the Victorian engines so that Tower Bridge can raise on time!

Bridge Builders Online Workshop

In this virtual workshop, pupils will discover the different types of bridge which make up Tower Bridge and their strengths and weaknesses.

From above, eight children and adults lie on their backs on the glass floor of the Tower Bridge walkway, with the road and river just visible far below. In the middle the photographer is pointing a camera up at the ceiling mirror to take this image.

SEND Tour of Tower Bridge

Join our Learning Team as we explore Tower Bridge on a tailor-made, multi-sensory guided tour.

The Victorian Thames SEND Workshop

Explore stories of the Victorian docks through costume, objects and multi-sensory based activities in this outreach session at your school.

School Visits Fund

The School Visits Fund may be able to support your visit to Tower Bridge. If your school is in Greater London and meets the criteria, you may be eligible for a grant. State-maintained schools with a pupil premium rate of 35% or more, SEND schools, Pupil Referral Units and youth organisations can all apply.

This fund provides grants of up to £300 towards the cost of admission, transport and teacher cover.

School Visits Fund

A group of schoolchildren and adults smile and wave, as they stand on Tower Bridge.

Self-guided visit

We recommend booking a workshop or tour but appreciate that we may not have availability on your preferred date.

A self-guided visit allows you to visit at your class to enjoy visiting Tower Bridge and learning about the history and engineering at your own pace. If you are planning a self-guided visit, look at our useful learning resources that may be able to support your visit.

Self-guided visits for schools