Learning Programme for Schools

Alongside an incredible line-up of events during the February half term, each year Norwich Science Festival also presents a Learning Programme for schools - bringing all the wonder and joys of science to primary pupils across Norwich and Norfolk.

2026 - The Great Science Time Tour

In Spring term 2026, Norwich Science Festival will tour a play for primary schools.

The Great Science Time Tour will perform in Norfolk schools to KS1 and KS2 pupils on a limited run from Thursday 8 January – Thursday 12 February 2026, and is offered completely free of charge. The play takes children on an engaging and exciting time-travelling journey to meet eminent and inspiring scientists from history – including Charles Darwin, Marie Curie and Mae Jemison.

The Festival team are now in the process of contacting priority schools to offer them a slot on the tour. For more information, or to express your interest in bringing the play to you school, please email:

This project is kindly supported by:

With additional support from The R C Snelling Trust and The Paul Bassham Charitable Trust.

2025 - Food Scientists to the Rescue!

In the Spring term 2025, Norwich Science Festival toured a play for primary schools, with support from Norfolk Community Foundation, Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm and Alan Boswell Group Charitable Trust. The interactive science play, suitable for KS1 and KS2 audiences, explored topics such as healthy food choices and nutrition, whilst introducing some of the latest cutting-edge food science stories from the Norwich Research Park.

The play toured 33 primary schools and 4 SEND schools across Norwich and Norfolk, reaching more than 6,000 school pupils.

In addition to the play, a free, food-themed drama workshop was also delivered in Norfolk schools, introducing pupils to theatrical creativity, encompassing stage craft, presentation and confidence building.

At the end of the schools' tour, the play then came to Norwich Science Festival with an eight-day run at The Forum - completely free of charge to families and offering a fantastic additional activity to their day out!

The touring play and workshops were developed in collaboration with the Science Arts and Writing (SAW) Trust and the Ministry of Imagination.

2024 - to the moon and back

In 2024, Norwich Science Festival and the Science Arts Writing Trust toured 'To the Moon and Back', a free, interactive play for schools written by and starring Ben Langley.

This fantastic one-man play explained the science behind a trip to the moon, and was kindly supported by the People's Postcode Trust. The play reached more than 5,000 schoolchildren and toured 33 Norfolk schools during January and February 2024.