Educational Workshops for Primary Schools in Leicester

Bringing Learning to Life in Leicester

Every workshop we deliver in Leicester is tailored to suit local school needs. That means flexibility with session length, age group, and curriculum focus. We bring all the equipment, so there is no need for your school to provide extra technology or setup. All we require is a school hall or large classroom space so that you can relax and enjoy the learning experience alongside your pupils.

Our sessions focus on immersive, topic-based journeys that keep children moving, thinking and working collaboratively. In our CSI Journey, for example, children step into a simulated crime scene and act as forensic scientists, making connections between their classroom learning and real-world applications. It is particularly effective for STEM topics.

What’s Available for Leicester Schools?

We offer a wide range of carefully designed workshops that bring key curriculum topics to life in an engaging and memorable way. Here are some of the popular options available for schools in Leicester:

– CSI Journey: Pupils process evidence from a staged jewellery heist, analysing DNA, footprints and crime scene clues. Activities are differentiated for different year groups.

– Jurassic Dig Journey: Pupils dig for fossils in realistic sandboxes and explore dinosaur facts through interactive AR experiences. Schools may upgrade to include a visit from Reggie the life-sized animatronic T-Rex.

– WW2 Codebreaking Journey: Students become young cryptographers, cracking historical ciphers and codes using movement-based Morse Code and logic puzzles.

– Dinosaur Visit Assembly: Reggie the T-Rex visits your school for an exciting, roaring assembly. Can be booked alone or as an extension to Jurassic Dig.

– Sport and VR Journey: Pupils explore different countries through VR travel before taking part in exciting PE challenges inspired by global sports and Olympic history.

Each session is delivered by trained Giant Journeys facilitators who ensure all learners remain focused, involved and safe. Beyond these examples, a growing number of workshops are available covering topics across science, biology, history, physical education and global cultures.

More Than Just a One-Off

Whether you are planning activities for Science Week, Black History Month or want to deepen understanding within a current topic, you will find a journey that fits. In Leicester, many schools choose to mix different workshops to create exciting full-day or multi-day experiences for their pupils. Year 3 pupils might dig into prehistoric worlds with fossil-hunting activities, while Year 6 could explore wartime techniques in our WW2 Codebreaking Journey.

These workshops are not one-day wonders. Because they are designed around how children learn best—through doing, seeing and experiencing—they build core knowledge that sticks. We use immersive tools like AR and VR, combined with real tactile materials and active group tasks, to anchor understanding and bring textbook learning to life.

Workshops Available Throughout Leicester

Every workshop is designed to run smoothly with minimal disruption to your school’s schedule. We adapt each session to your hall or classroom size, number of pupils and class timeframes. Whether you choose a full-day event or shorter back-to-back sessions, it is easy to fit them into your timetable.

Here is a quick breakdown of what is available to Leicester schools:

– Crime scene investigation in CSI Journey
– Dinosaur exploration with Jurassic Dig
– Wartime cryptography in WW2 Codebreaking

– A visit from Reggie the roaring animatronic dinosaur
– Dance-based cultural storytelling with Indian Dance Journey
– A tour of the human body using full-body skeleton models and VR
– Immersive travel and PE challenges in Sport and VR
– Ocean ecosystems explored in Under the Sea VR
– Planetary discovery in the Space VR Journey
– Mini-beasts in extreme detail with Miniworlds VR

Supporting Classroom Learning with Real-World Engagement

Most schools already cover these topics as part of the curriculum. Our workshops are built to support and enhance that existing content, generating new enthusiasm for learning. Children begin referencing the activities days and weeks after the workshop, making powerful connections between hands-on experiences and classroom discussion.

Recently, one school in Leicester ran four different workshops across two days, aligning with topics covered in science, PSHE, geography and history. This worked brilliantly across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 pupils because it gave staff flexibility, variety and cohesion in one package.