School visits to All Saints

Many schools in the local area already bring children to visit All Saints because we are conveniently placed in the centre of High Wycombe and can offer activities which link in with the national curriculum.

If you would like to arrange a school visit to All Saints or to find out about what we can offer schools, get in touch with our Children's Worker Cathy Picken via All Saints Parish office. Also, see our FAQs on organising your visit.

You can download our sample worksheets here

See the English Heritage guidelines on visit historic buildings here.

What English Heritage says about visiting your local church:

“Local historic buildings make an excellent study for schools. They link the present, past and future, and fall within the firsthand experience of pupils. As every locality has buildings, this study can be rooted in the pupils' own environment, involving them in the history of their own areas and decisions which affect their own futures.

The subject is flexible enough to interest an eight-year-old or stretch an eighteen-year-old. It is genuinely cross-curricular, involving pupils in both practical and theoretical work, getting them out of the classroom and into the community. It is a topic with which pupils may become heavily involved and it can stimulate vehement discussion.

It is a direct and tangible route to preparing pupils for citizenship. And, most importantly, it is a fieldwork topic that is cheap and accessible: almost every school will have some historic buildings within walking distance.”

A visit to your local church is an ideal springboard for follow-up work back at school. Amongst many other things, primary school teachers, for instance, will realise that the visit provides useful stimulus for Literacy and Numeracy Hours in the classroom.

Also, so that we can keep learning, please tell us whether our information and worksheets have met your needs and expectations. We welcome feedback from both teachers and pupils.

All Saints Parish Office