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Culloden teacher information

Secondary sessions at Culloden

We offer a wide range of sessions for secondary schools. A half-day visit includes one session; a full-day visit includes two sessions. All visits include a battlefield tour.

Property-based sessions

Interpreting Culloden

Pupils will discover how we use objects to reconstruct the events of the Battle of Culloden. This session encourages pupil to approach source material critically and offers tips on refining and presenting their ideas.

  • Suitable for S1–S2
  • 120 mins
  • Curriculum for Excellence: SOC 3-01a | LIT 3-02a | LIT 3-09a

Shadow of the Prince

Learn about the consequences of conflict for individuals living in 18th-century Britain. Pupils will explore, compare and contextualise life at the time of the battle using real stories and primary sources.

  • Suitable for S1–S2
  • 120 mins
  • Curriculum for Excellence: SOC 3-01a | SOC3-02a | LIT 3-02a

Teacher-led visit

Your class can enjoy a visit to Culloden led by you. We’ll provide resources beforehand to help you prepare for the day. Explore the visitor centre and 360-degree battle immersion theatre, before viewing our roof garden and walking along the lines of the battle. This is a cross-curricular learning experience you can adapt to suit your own class.

  • Suitable for S1–S6
  • 120 mins
  • Curriculum for Excellence: LIT 3-02a | SOC 3-06a | SOC 3-07a
  • Senior Curriculum: National Qualification | Higher/Advanced Higher History
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“Fantastic interactive learning experience and a great rapport with the students.”
Secondary teacher
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Outdoor learning sessions

Understanding Conservation Grazing

Discover more about Culloden Battlefield’s conservation grazing animals. Meet them in their home, learn their characteristics and behaviours, and find out how they are working to help manage the landscape and ensure its conservation. Then go on a battlefield expedition to identify how archaeology helps us to better understand the Culloden story.

  • Suitable for S1–S6
  • 120 mins
  • Curriculum for Excellence: SCN 3-01a | SCN 4-01a | SOC 4-10a
  • Senior Curriculum: National Qualifications | Higher/Advanced Higher Biology | Environmental Science

Beautiful Biodiversity

Explore Culloden’s landscape: its moorland, grassland and woodland. Consider how the process of ecological succession changes landscapes, and how conservation is working to combat its negative effects.

  • Suitable for S1–S6
  • 120 mins
  • Curriculum for Excellence: SCN 3-01a | SCN 4-01a | SOC 3-08a | SOC 4-08a
  • Senior Curriculum: National Qualifications | Higher/Advanced Higher
    Biology | Environmental Science

Woodland Wandering & Weaving

Investigate the diversity of tree, plant, animal and birdlife within the confines of our small woodland. Learn the art of making a wild loom, then wild weave a unique piece of wall art to take back to school.

  • Suitable for S1–S6
  • 120 mins
  • Curriculum for Excellence: EXA 3-02a | EXA 4-02a | SCN 3-01a | SCN 4-01a
  • Senior Curriculum: National Qualifications | Higher/Advanced Higher Art and Design | Creative Arts

Online sessions

Culloden in your Classroom

Join us on a virtual tour of Culloden Battlefield. Discover more about what really happened at this place and have a closer look at some of the objects involved in the conflict.

  • Suitable for S1–S6
  • 40 mins
  • Curriculum for Excellence: LIT 3-02a | SOC 3-06a | SOC 3-07a
  • Senior Curriculum: National Qualification | Higher/Advanced Higher History
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Teachers’ Virtual Visit: Culloden Battlefield 

Date: Wednesday 12 November 2025

Time: 4–5.15pm 

Location: Online (link will be shared on booking) 

Suitable for: Secondary History teachers covering Jacobites with BGE, Nat Qualification or Higher/AH classes  

Join us on a virtual visit to Culloden Battlefield in this teachers’ CLPL session. This unique immersive experience will take you across the battlefield without leaving your classroom, with the opportunity to explore digital 3D models of key objects from the battle. You’ll be able to delve into the last battle in the Jacobite rising and ask our expert team the questions you’ve always wondered about when teaching the topic.  

We are exploring how to develop this interactive format into a bookable session for school groups, bringing the experience of the battlefield directly to your classrooms. We will therefore also ask for your feedback as part of the session. 

To participate, you will need an internet connection and a screen. You do not need a webcam or a microphone. Ideally, we’d like you to use an in-school device to access the session, to allow us to test for any potential technical barriers. It may be useful to also have a personal device to hand. 

Bookings close on 5 November. We will send out joining instructions after this date.  

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Culloden teacher information

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Learning resources at Culloden

Here are some helpful resources to assist in planning your school visit.

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Practicalities for your school visit

Here is some helpful additional information about booking your school trip at Culloden.

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