Available from 30 March for a limited time!
Palaeontologist Packages
The Great Dinosaur Escape
Take part in The Great Dinosaur Escape, a new science centre experience.
From 28 March 2026, Life is home to the biggest collection of moving and roaring dinosaurs in the North.
Some tower at four metres tall, others have just hatched, and many have escaped around the centre.
As part of this limited experience, we are offering three brand-new school workshop packages that combine curriculum linked learning and a tour around the Great Dinosaur Escape trail that is tailored to your Key Stage.
Palaeontologist Packages
Students will be immersed in a prehistoric world as they take part in The Great Dinosaur Escape experience.
Becoming palaeontologists for the day in a hands-on, curriculum linked workshop – students can use their new skills to identify dinosaurs in a trail around the science centre.
Find your Palaeontologist Package below.
KS1
Fossil Finders
Curriculum links: Working Scientifically, living things and habitats
In this workshop, students (literally) get to the bones of how fossils are formed, identified, and studied.
KS2
Dino Bites
Curriculum links: Animals, living things and habitats, evolution and inheritance
Students will be introduced to a food web from the Cretaceous period and investigate how everything is connected.
KS3
T. rex vs Triceratops
Curriculum links: Maths, describing motion, forces
After being introduced to the T. rex and Triceratops, students will calculate their characteristics with real scientific equations.
Pricing
We allow a ratio of 1 adult to every 5 children for most groups. Additional adults over this ratio will be charged. In the case of SEN groups, we may offer further free adult support on request – please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Palaeontologist Package Prices are the same for each key stage, key stage 4 workshops are also available.
Teachers and adult helpers go FREE!
Palaeontologist Package KS1
Package includes the Fossil Finders workshop, The Great Dinosaur Escape trail, and science centre admission.
£11.95 per pupil
Palaeontologist Package KS2
Package includes the Dino Bites workshop, The Great Dinosaur Escape trail, and science centre admission.
£11.95 per pupil
Palaeontologist Package KS3
Package includes the T. rex vs Triceratops workshop, The Great Dinosaur Escape trail, and science centre admission.
£11.95 per pupil
Get in touch
To make a booking, or for more information, call 0191 243 8223. The bookings team is available Monday to Friday, 9.00am – 5.00pm. Queries can be made via our online enquiry form, but bookings should be made by phone.
