Availability and booking dates
Visit availability advice and booking line opening dates are regularly updated here. Please note visits to Parliament are open to UK schools only.
Call 020 7219 4496 to book a visit.
Visit Parliament programme
Visits available year-round, for KS2 - KS5.
- January - April 2012: fully booked
- April - May 2012 (special Monday tours): fully booked
- May - July 2012: fully booked
- September - December 2012: fully booked
More about the programme: Visit Parliament
Discover Parliament sessions
This annual programme, tailored for post-16 courses, runs at the start of the academic year.
If you'd like to book on to Discover Parliament, please complete and return an application for your chosen session below.
Places will be offered through a random ballot of all applicants.
Priority, however, will be given to schools and organisations that haven't taken part in Discover Parliament in the last three years.
The application deadline is 1 July.
Complete a PDF application for your chosen session:
Be sure to include your preferred dates and times for the visit when you submit your application.
Send your application marked Discover Parliament applications to:
Parliament's Education Service
6th floor, Norman Shaw North
Houses of Parliament
SW1A 2TT
Each school or organisation may apply only once for each experience. A maximum of 120 places across the entire Discover Parliament programme will be allocated to any one organisation.
We'll telephone successful applicants during the week of 2 July to offer them a place on the programme. Please provide a suitable contact number.
If your application is unsuccessful, we'll contact you the week of 9 July and let you know where you sit on the waiting list in case of cancellations.
More about the programme: Discover Parliament
Political Speed Dating
Political Speed Dating is an opportunity for KS5 students to meet and question key political figures.
Dates: 10 May
80 places are available for each session.
Schools wishing to book places should call the booking line.
More about the programme: Political Speed Dating
Select Committee Experience
The Select Committee Experience enables key stage 5 students to explore the role of select committees in the setting of the Grand Committee Room.
Dates: Fridays, from spring 2012
Places are limited to 60 per session.
To book, please call the booking line.
More about the programme: Select Committee Experience
Student Parliament programme
Student debates take place in the grand setting of a parliamentary committee room, using either House of Lords or House of Commons rules and conventions.
- 20 January - year 10 (House of Lords rules) *Fully booked
- 24 February - year 9 (House of Lords rules) *Fully booked
- 16 March - year 8 (House of Lords rules)
Find out more about the programme: Student Parliament
Seasonal workshops
Two programmes are currently available in 2012.
To Kill a King (KS3)
Available: 17-19 April 2012
Booking: Fill in the enquiry form and your booking will be handled by Historic Royal Palaces.
A Tale of Two Votes (year six) *Fully booked
About the sessions: Seasonal workshops
Preparing for your visit
Please download the documents below on preparing for your visit to Parliament. Take time to read them before your visit.
If you have any problem downloading these documents please contact us and we can post hard copies or email them to you as Word documents.