Education
Our free education ticket offer is bigger and better in 2025 with 12 events included!
Take advantage of our free talks offer which continues at the Autumn Festival and also includes the 2025 Schools History Afternoon.
Teaching staff, lecturers, school and university students and home educators are all included in the offer.
Free tickets for schools and teachers at the Autumn Festival!
These talks are available on the Education Offer at the Autumn Festival. Book as normal using the code EDUCATION* to get your free tickets.
1. Sat 13 September, 8pm: Eighteen with Alice Loxton
2. Sun 14 September, 4pm: Doorway to The World with Olivette Otele
3. Tues 16 September, 12pm: Hiroshima Men with Iain MacGregor
4. Tues 16 September, 8pm: Shattered Lands with Sam Dalrymple
5. Weds 17 September, 12pm: Thomas More: Saint or Sinner with Joanne Paul
6. Thur 18 September, 12pm: Magna Carta Discovered! with David Carpenter
7. Fri 19 September, 11.45am: Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance and Slavery in The Carribean with Miranda Kaufmann
8. Fri 19 Septmber, 1.45pm: Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady at 100 with Iain Dale
9. Fri 19 Septmber, 3:30pm: Malcolm X with Kehinde Andrews
10. Sat 20 September, 6pm: England, Scotland & James I with Clare Jackson
11. Sat 20 September, 8pm: Understanding the Middle East with Fawaz Gerges
12. Sun 21 September, 2pm: The Stone Age Runs Wild with Greg Jenner
Free tickets for schools and teachers at the Autumn Festival!
*Education Offer Terms and Conditions:
Free tickets are available for school groups, individual learners, home educators, university students and teachers (teachers could book a free ticket with or without a school group) for the in person talks. Free tickets are activated by using the code EDUCATION at checkout.
A maximum of 15 free tickets are available to each school per event.
Age range: Age 14+ (Greg Jenner suitable for age 10+)
Ticket numbers are limited and if you’ve booked using the code EDUCATION you may be asked to show your school/student/university ID at the door.
Gloucester History Festival Schools Afternoon
Malcolm X & the American Civil Rights Movement
Friday 19 September, 3:30-4:30pm
Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester
Both in-person and livestream tickets are free – bookings now open
Both in-person and livestream tickets are free – Bookings open now. The livestream event can be watched on demand until 12 October.
It’s easier than ever to book free tickets for yourself or your group or to make use of our education discounts. Use the code* (if applicable) at the Ticketsource checkout.
Email with any questions or queries.
*Code needed to book for Blackfriars Talks on the Education Offer. Free ticket(s) offer subject to availability.
Resources
Aethelflaed Education Pack
Aimed at upper KS2, the Aethelflaed Education Pack includes resources and activities all about Gloucester’s Anglo-Saxon Warrior Queen. Written by local teacher, Alyson Meredith, and illustrated by Kate Sheppard, the pack was created in 2018 as part of a city-wide programme to celebrate the life of this influential but often overlooked female leader 1,110 years after her death. If you would like to request a hard-copy, please email
Gloucester’s heritage and cultural education brochure
This brochure summarises educational resources and opportunities all within 10 minutes walking distance within Gloucester City Centre. It was launched during the 2019 History Festival, and resulted from a collaboration between Gloucester Culture Trust and Gloucester Heritage Forum. We look forward to welcoming you to Gloucester.
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