New Education Programme

Here at Cambridge Museum of Technology, we have been working hard to expand what we offer to schools and to broaden the age ranges we cater for. We are pleased to launch our new education programme for 2025 with some old favourites, along with some new workshops.

Welcoming all age ranges of children to the museum in 2024/5 was one of our goals and we were delighted to have visits from pre-school age children, primary age children (reception to year 6!) and also those in key stages 3 and 4, through home education groups and visits from language schools.

With a focus on STEM learning, the history of the pumping station and the Pye Group, alongside a more general focus on the local history and geography of Cambridge, we now offer workshops to support learning across the national curriculum.

Our new, full day set of workshops based around rivers will focus on geography, science, ecology and celebrate aspects of our wonderful Pye collection.

Going forward, we hope that 2025/6 will be another busy year for the education team and our dedicated volunteers who are a wonderful asset to our museum and the work we do in education.

Explainer Series New Video available: How Radar Works

Have you ever really thought about how an everyday, household item, like your TV or radio actually works?  

If like many of us, you haven’t given it much thought - or you have......but put it down to a bit of electromagnetic wizardry - then our very own Explainer series of videos offers a wonderful insight into the workings of technology we use, day in, day out.   

Cambridge Museum of Technology volunteers, with the technical know-how and years in the industry have been busy sharing their expertise in these wonderful Explainer videos.  With a focus on the Pye brand – an iconic Cambridge company, that many are still familiar with today, it is with thanks to the Pye History Trust that we have these films.  

Aimed at an audience of GCSE level students and above, these videos are a useful tool to support understanding in physics at Key Stage 4 and 5, or for those adult enthusiasts with a passion for understanding our technological heritage.  

Follow the link here to the Cambridge Museum of Technology YouTube channel to watch the latest video “How Radar Works, Principles and Applications”.  Please give it a like and follow!