Huntley and Palmers Session for Home Educated Children

Reading Museum is running a session for home-educated children in the Huntley & Palmers Gallery on Thursday 7 January, from 10.30am to 12.15pm. It's part of a new pilot series of formal learning sessions the museum is trialling for home-schooled children, a format they're hoping will open up their collections to more families and one they'd like to expand with more sessions in the future.

The session itself takes place in the Huntley & Palmers Gallery, where children spend about an hour and forty-five minutes uncovering the history of the biscuit maker and its influence on the development of Reading. It's particularly suited to primary school-aged children, though the museum says it can be adapted for a wider range of ages, so it should work for a mix of siblings.

On the practical side, it's £6.50 per child, with a minimum age of five. Accompanying adults and children under five enter free, though they don't take part in the session. You'll need to book through the museum's ticketing system, and there's one thing to keep in mind: the session only runs if at least 20 children book, otherwise tickets are refunded in full. It's a mid-morning slot on a Thursday, so it fits right into a home-schooling timetable.