UK Parliament - Youth Group Day

Visiting the UK Parliament Education Centre, your group will enjoy a unique learning experience and get to see history being made first-hand with a tour of the Houses of Parliament. Our fun, interactive sessions are directly integrated with the UK’s four curriculums, tailored to the age and attainment of your group.

You can find all the details for our workshops and tour only programme below.

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Read our FAQs to help you plan your visit for group sizes and more. 

The tour and workshop is 2hrs 15minutes:

Parts of Parliament: Building a law (Tour and workshop – 2hr 15min)

Ever wonder how a law is made? Take part in an interactive workshop that helps your group discover how laws are made in Parliament.

This workshop is aimed at 7–11-year-olds.

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The Power of Petitions (Tour and workshop – 2hr 15min)

Discover how young people can get involved in the working of Parliament through creating your own petitions. Can your group convince its group leaders that their petition needs to be taken through to the next stage?

This workshop is aimed at 11–16-year-olds.

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Snap Election! (Tour and workshop – 2hr 15min)

Have you ever wanted to create your own policies and manifesto? Your group will split into their own brand-new parties and go through the process of creating their own manifestos based on sector polices. Which party will win your groups election?

This workshop is aimed at 16-18-year-olds.

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Film and Tour (1hr 30min)

Your visit begins in the Education Centre with a 15 minute, 360 degree film on the history of the UK Parliament which explores how our democracy developed and how it works today. This is followed by a tour of the Palace of Westminster where these themes come to life in the famous spaces.

This is aimed at 7-18-year-olds.

Applications are open for Summer Term: 28-29 July

Current availability

Our afternoon sessions are now fully booked for both days.

We have good availability for morning sessions: 09:10, 09:20, 09:40, 09:50, 09:55

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Youth groups can book to have an education visit throughout the academic year.

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