Introduction

The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has a tradition of exciting and innovative work with primary school groups. As in the past, we will continue to respond to the individual needs of particular classes and we will provide a tailor-made session relating to the permanent collection at the request of a teacher. However, as most visits are dictated by the requirements of the National Curriculum, we have outlined below our most popular sessions including some which complement the National Literacy Strategy. We have online mathematical investigations from portraits which support the National Numeracy Strategy. We hope this information will assist teachers to plan trips for their classes, and may be of use in communicating to parents and school governors the educational purpose of the visit.

All materials are provided by the Education Department. Sessions are free and are taught by the Education Officer or by experienced freelance staff. We recommend a pre-visit to see the galleries you will be using.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) are now requiring us to supply more details about the school groups who visit the NPG. We will therefore need to ask more questions than usual about your school. We would be grateful for your co-operation to safeguard our future education funding.

Data Protection Act 1998: The National Portrait Gallery may take photographs of participants as part of standard gallery sessions. All images will be held securely by the Education Department. In some cases, these images may be used to publicise the Gallery's services (on the website; promotional leaflets; displays etc.). Under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998 you have the right to object to the use of your image for the above purpose. If further information is needed please telephone the Education Department on 020 7312 2483 (BT's Type Talk: 18001).

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