Outreach

Newcastle Castle School Workshop

We can visit your school in: North East

Why book 'Outreach' with Newcastle Castle

Our Outreach Officer is a qualified teacher and enthusiastic historian with 10 years of experience working in the heritage sector. George can deliver anything from a simple half day workshop for a single class, all the way to a full school, full day experience combining a carousel of varied activities throughout the day. Activities are very “hands-on” and cover weapons and warfare, food and drink, crime and punishment, everyday life and other topics relevant to the period being covered.

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Which Curriculum Subjects do you cater for?

Curriculum topics available: Norman Conquest, Medieval Society and Feudalism, Religion and Crusades, Magna Carta and Parliament, Black Death and Medicine, Peasants Revolt.

Our various medieval workshops can cover all aspects of medieval life, including Life in a Castle, medieval food and feasting, law and order, knights training and warfare, dancing, storytelling and more.

Curriculum topics available: Oliver Cromwell, Great Plague.

Our Tudor and Stuart workshops can look at life in a Tudor town, Tudor crime and punishment, the English Civil War and involves artefact handling, roleplay, military drill and more. Take part in a Tudor trial, or try Pike Drill like a Stuart soldier!

Curriculum topics available: Greek life and achievements, Greek influence on the western world, Religion Trade Politics and Architecture.

Our Greek outreach workshop uses activities and roleplay to look at aspects of Ancient Greek life including food, philosophy, law and culture, hoplite warfare and the contrast between Athens and Sparta.

Our Celts workshop works beautifully alongside our Romans workshop, and look at life in Iron Age Britain before the Romans, including food, lifestyle, warfare and storytelling. Have a go with a rotary Quern, practice with slings and more!

Curriculum topics available: The Roman Conquest and Hadrians Wall, The Roman Army.

Our Romans workshop covers the lives of Roman soldiers and civilians on Hadrian's Wall, and includes object handling, food tasting and military drill, with the orders given properly in Latin! Learn about how the Romans changed life in Britain.

Curriculum topics available: Invaders and Settlers, Saxon Settlements, Saxon Laws and Justice, Arts and Culture.

Our Anglo-Saxon workshop looks at aspects of life in Anglo-Saxon England including the settlement of Britain, law, storytelling, weapons and armour and includes food preparation and shield wall fighting.

Curriculum topics available: Invaders and Settlers, Viking Raids and Invasion, Viking Trade, Mythology and Culture.

Our Vikings workshop looks at Viking law and order, food, warfare and raiding and myths and storytelling. Undertake a trial at the thing, try real Viking food, fight in a shield wall and learn the stories of Odin, Thor, Loki and Freya!

Our workshop on Kings and Queens looks at change and continuity through time, focusing on the imagery and ceremonies of the monarchy along with changes under significant monarchs and how everyday life has changed.

Curriculum topics available: Crime and Punishment.

Our Victorian Crime and Punishment workshop is extremely popular and looks at the Victorian Police Force, trials, prisons and punishment through a mixture of roleplay and object handling. Are you fit for service in the Victorian police? How would you fare in the clink?

Curriculum topics available: War and the British Empire, Trench Warfare, Technological developments, War Propaganda, Women in wartime, Air Raids Blitz and Battle of Britain, The Home Front, Rationing, Drills and Marches.

We have delivered a full day, full school workshop on World War One, incorporating a carousel of activities on medicine, food, military drill, music hall, war poetry and commemoration. We can also cover the Home Front during the Second World War, looking at propaganda, air raids and rationing.

We offer a range of resources, activities and workshops exploring the history of Newcastle Upon Tyne and the North East, and have developed activities for the Bigg Market Project. We can also look at the area local to your school to help you understand how it has changed over time and how to research your local history.

What size groups do you cater for?

We are very flexible with group sizes, please get in touch to find out more.

Do you cater for visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)?

At Newcastle Castle we are committed to supporting all learners including those with special educational needs and disabilities. Because everyone is different, there is no one size fits all solution to providing support to learners with SEND, so we would ask you to let us know about any special needs for anyone in your group and we can discuss with you how best to support them.

Who are Newcastle Castle?

Steeped in history, this imposing Norman fortress is a rugged reminder of northern England’s turbulent past.
Newcastle Castle is where the story of Newcastle began, and the reason the city got its name