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FAQs
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How much does a visit cost?
When pre-booked, organised educational groups cost £1.80 per person. This fee is the same for all teachers and adult helpers and includes an enabler-led session if required.
How many adult helpers should we bring?
We would like you to have a safe, enjoyable and productive visit to the gallery. For this reason, we recommend a minimum of 1 adult per 6 pupils at KS1-2, and 1 adult per 10 pupils at KS3-4. The group leader and adult helpers are responsible for supervision at all times during a visit. Please encourage pupils to move around the space slowly and carefully and to be considerate of other visitors in the exhibition.
Where can we leave our belongings?
There are coat and bag bins near the entrance desk in the Millennium Gallery. One will be reserved for you when you book. Please ask staff on the desk, or your enabler to show you to the bins and lock/unlock them for you.
How can we prepare for our visit?
We recommend that you try and look around the exhibition with this pack before bringing your educational group so that you are familiar with the layout of the show and can plan for your visit. It may also be useful to explain aspects of the exhibition to pupils before their visit so that they come with appropriate expectations.
Are there suggestions to help complete a risk assessment for our visit?
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Risk assessment guidelines
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Millennium Gallery
The following information constitutes risk guidelines for the Millennium Gallery. It is intended to support schools and other organisations in carrying out their own risk assessments of the site, prior to visiting. The Millennium Gallery is open to the public and has been assessed by the relevant authorities as being safe to do so.
Museums Sheffield cannot know or account for the specific risks which may be encountered by people using the site, due to circumstances beyond its control. It is important that these specific risks are assessed by staff members at the school or organisation who have a detailed knowledge of the visiting group.
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Process/Procedure/Activity: Visit to site by School Group
Area(s) where process/procedureactivity is being carried out: Public areas of Site
Job Title(s) of person(s) making risk assessment: Operations Manager
Hazards identified in relation to process / procedure / activity:
· Children of a young age with variable levels of cognisance of danger or hazards
· Children of a young age who will be excited, nervous, confused, dis-orientated as part of the visit
· Children of a young age assembled as a relatively large group (30 40) persons
· Children of a young age who will not have direct adult control as individuals but as a group
· Children of a young age in a public area where other users cannot be controlled
· Children of a young age in an environment not specifically designed with such a person as a primary user
· Children of a young age who may have to use passenger lifts and escalators
· Children of a young age who may be in a building when an evacuation alarm is activated and an evacuation required
Equipment required to carry out process/procedure/activity: No specific equipment required
Persons exposed to potential hazards/risk during process/procedure: All users
List action required to minimise exposure to risk:
· Full details of any special requirements need to be identified by the controlling/supervising adults and/or school prior to visit.
· Suitable and sufficient numbers of competent adult assistance needs to accompany the group
· The minimum required numbers as directed by guidelines and statute is acceptable, more than this ratio will be preferable
List any equipment required to minimise exposure to risk:
· No specific equipment required
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