5 reasons to try… a careers visit to the Science Museum

How a visit to Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery can focus your students’ career ambitions

30 Second Briefing

Experience a world of careers in Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery at the Science Museum and introduce your pupils to an array of fascinating and often hidden careers in science, technology, engineering and maths.

1. Careers Uncovered workshops

In this 60-minute session, pupils will meet real-life technical professionals from top organisations and experience what it’s like to do their jobs.

Through hands-on activities, Q&A sessions and conversations with technicians, pupils will learn about entry requirements, salaries and job availability for the sector they’re interested in.

By the end of the session, pupils will recognise their own skills, identify what they enjoy and understand how they can find a fulfilling career. (Visits must be booked in advance.)

2. A world of STEM careers

At the Technicians gallery, your class will learn how technicians work behind the scenes to save lives, make energy greener, provide entertainment, create everyday items we couldn’t live without, and much more.

Students will have the chance to operate a robotic arm, solve problems on top of a wind turbine, and even create lifesaving medicine as a technician for the NHS.

They’ll also get to try out interactive exhibits that have been created in collaboration with Marvel Studios, the NHS, the National Grid and many more.

3. Support Gatsby benchmarks

A visit to the Technicians gallery and a Careers Uncovered session will support you in meeting Gatsby’s Good Career Guidance benchmarks.

With a range of industries on show, it will help to address the individual needs of each pupil by encouraging them to reflect on their own interests and skills.

These experiences provide opportunities for your pupils to encounter employers and employees, experience different workplaces, and consider their further and higher education options.

“A visit to the Technicians gallery and a Careers Uncovered session will support you in meeting Gatsby’s Good Career Guidance benchmarks.”

4. No need to create resources

To help you save time in preparation for your visit, the Science Museum has created a gallery guide and activity trail to help you on the day.

The guide includes a map of the gallery, key sections to explore, and suggested discussion questions to try with your group.

The trail will take you through some of the museum’s most exciting galleries, from Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries to Making the Modern World, showing how technicians have helped to form the world around us.

5. Free for school groups

It’s completely free to visit the Technicians gallery and book the Careers Uncovered sessions. Plan your visit through the museum’s online booking portal, where you can check availability, build an itinerary and book your tickets.

You can also use the Science Museum’s hazard identification sheet and insurance confirmation letter to help write a risk assessment, and add other free galleries to your itinerary, including Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery and Engineers.

For more information or to book, call 03300 580 058, email info@sciencemuseumgroup.ac.uk or visit sciencemuseum.org.uk/technicians.