School Visits
We offer a range of options for education providers, delivered in-school or at our base
Education Outreach Visit
Mental Wellbeing & Mindfulness Sessions for Schools
Enhance your pupils’ emotional wellbeing with our therapeutic animal visits.
We offer engaging and calming school sessions that support mental health through mindfulness, relaxation, and animal-assisted activities. Our experienced team brings therapy animals directly into your classroom - creating a safe, soothing space for students to unwind, connect, and reset.
Ideal for both mainstream and specialist education settings, these sessions help reduce anxiety, improve focus, and nurture self-regulation skills.
✔ Trusted by schools across the North West
✔ Supports PSHE, SEND and SEMH outcomes
✔ All staff DBS-checked and safeguarding trained
Please note: we strongly recommend a maximum of six students per hour, for safety, animal welfare and student benefit.
Dog-Assisted Resilience Session
Empower students through positive mental health, communication and canine connection
Our in-school Dog-Assisted Resilience Sessions are specially designed to support students who may be facing emotional or behavioural challenges. Led by up to two experienced therapists and two trained therapy dogs, these sessions combine animal welfare education, basic dog training, and our unique “Mindful Paws” approach.
Students learn practical tools to manage stress, develop empathy, and strengthen communication skills—all through safe, guided interaction with our dogs.
✔ Supports SEMH, PSHE and pastoral care strategies
✔ Tailored for both mainstream and specialist school settings
✔ Builds trust, confidence, and emotional resilience
Please note: we strongly recommend a maximum of six students per hour, for safety, animal welfare and student benefit.
Animal Welfare Course
A six week course covering topics such as animal welfare, mental health awareness and “Mindful Paws”. We bring up to 4 staff, a dog, a bonded pair of rabbits, two to three guinea pigs and rats or mice. The aim of these sessions is to support stress reduction, promote the exploration of mental health, bring the benefits of mindfulness, and inspire animal-related career ambitions. One-off sessions are also available.
Please note: we strongly recommend a maximum of six students per hour, for safety, animal welfare and student benefit.
Animal-Assisted Careers Session
Inspire the next generation of animal or healthcare professionals
This interactive session introduces students to exciting career pathways in animal-assisted therapy, veterinary care, animal welfare, and related fields. Led by our expert team, students will explore the core skills and personal qualities needed to succeed in animal-focused professions.
The session includes:
🐾 A behind-the-scenes look at how Noah’s A.R.T. operates
🐾 Hands-on time with our therapy animals
🐾 A Q&A with trained therapists and animal care professionals
Bespoke Services
We can also offer bespoke group or individual therapeutic or educational sessions, catering to students of all ages and needs. Contact us to discuss your requirements.
“I just want to say thank you so much for coming! It really was amazing and so were your staff. The kids really enjoyed it and we can’t wait to have you guys again!!!”
— Education Outreach Client
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Based in Hyde, Tameside, Noah’s ART offers animal-assisted therapy and wellbeing sessions to schools and educational settings within approximately an hour’s drive. We regularly visit locations across Greater Manchester, and parts of Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire and West Yorkshire.
This includes (but isn’t limited to):
Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Stockport, Trafford, Tameside, Oldham, Leigh, Glossop, Buxton, High Peak, Alderley Edge, Wilmslow, Bollington, Cheshire East, Northwich, Winsford, Warrington, Marsden, Rossendale, and surrounding areas.
📍Not sure if we cover your location? Get in touch and we’ll see what we can do!
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Our typical sessions include a selection of animals inlcuding a dog, guinea pigs, rats, mice, rabbits, reptiles (geckos, tortoises, bearded dragons) and stick insects! The exception is our Dog-Assisted Resilience Sessions, where we only bring the dogs.
We can tailor each session to your particular needs and bring a bespoke selection if required. All of our beloved, inspiring therapy animals are trained and cared for to the upmost standards of animal welfare and safety.
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We are fully insured and licensed by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.
We adhere to a full suite of policies and procedures relating to infection control, risk assessment, dog assessment and our therapeutic model. Please let us know at any time if you would like to see our documentation or discuss any questions or concerns.
We have been involved in the development or amendment of local NHS policies and procedures around bringing animal-assisted interventions into health and care settings, as we are strong believers that AAI should be as safe, ethical and effective as possible from the patient, professional and animal perspectives.
As detailed in our Therapy Dog Policy, we carry out quarterly assessments on all of our organisation's dogs, which cover behaviour and health (including zoonoses/infection control concerns) in detail. We take into account the health, age, past behaviour and temperament of the dogs, in order to ensure the best experience for both our clients and our dogs. Our assessment is based on the work of Rise Van Fleet, the leading expert in animal assisted therapy globally, and recent national policies and advice such as the most recent guidance from the Royal College of Nursing (2025). All of our species are health, risk and temperament checked regularly for both their safety and that of our clients.
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At Noah’s ART, the safety and wellbeing of your students is our top priority. All staff and volunteers are fully DBS checked, receive ongoing safeguarding training, and we follow a robust Safer Recruitment policy. Our team includes three qualified Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs), and we undergo regular quality assurance to ensure we meet the highest standards when working with vulnerable individuals.
To request our safeguarding policies and procedures, please get in touch—we’re always happy to provide them.