Anglo Saxon workshops

For this fascinating historical time period we have Saxon school workshops that address the different approaches to life the Saxons had, and uncover a cultural legacy in the form of stories, place names, architecture and treasures.

Topics we offer include the origins of Saxons - where did they come from and was there a mighty battle or did they just settle gradually over time? Children can find out more about The dark Ages and its people - the Saxons, Jutes, and Angles. About the Seven Saxon Kingdoms, England divided by the Danelaw, Athelstan - the first king of England, and Alfred the Great's ambition to unite Britain. We also cover the arrival of the Vikings at Lindisfarne and the battles they fought over land thereafter, through until King Alfred the Great and the end of the Saxon period.

Through interactive activities, we can engage your class in how everyday Anglo Saxons lived, worked and farmed. How they organised their society. Their laws and justice system, art, culture and their religion and beliefs. By sharing stories of the Sutton Hoo treasure, the Lindisfarne Gospels, or the life of an ordinary ceorl, our workshops can transport your pupils back in time and demonstrate what happened in Britain between the end Roman period and the Norman conquest.

Find more workshops related to the Vikings here or visit our main history workshops page here.

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Saxon sword, helmet and horn on a table
Saxon Sovereignty - A kingdom for a Nation
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From a migrant people or with hostile intent; the Saxon story is one of feudal supremacy born of a vision - one nation under one God - 800 years in the making; carried on the backs of families across centuries of land. This is their story; an epic.
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Anglo Saxons!
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At The Past Presents...WE GO BIG! Historical Workshops with the biggest, most well-thought out resources, sessions & experiences available in the UK. You'll wonder why you ever took trips out when you see the value we bring into your classroom!
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History Workshops
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The Drama Hut specialise in bringing on-site and online workshops directly to your school, covering a wide range of curricular topics. Through drama, improvisation and role play let us create a unique learning experience for your school!
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Anglo Saxons
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Sutton who? Sutton Hoo of course! As an early medieval cemetery, Sutton Hoo was jam-packed with a wealth of Anglo Saxon artefacts. But what do these objects tell us about the world of the Anglo Saxons and how they lived? Let's use drama to find out!
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Viking and Anglo-Saxon Workshop
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Looking to elevate your Viking and Anglo-Saxon history topic? Want to bring costumed Historical Interpreters to launch your subject in the classroom? Then book Days Gone By to bring history to life for your students with artefacts and activities.
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Viking Workshops
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During this Drama Hut Workshop we meet 'Astrid' The Viking and travel back in time to 793 AD. Together, the children will create images of Viking Britain, set sail in a Viking longboat, solve riddles and discover why the Vikings came to our shore!
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school planetarium show
Immersive Experiences
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Immersive Experiences is a multi-award-winning provider of space learning experiences across the UK's largest fleet of mobile planetariums and star domes. Our astronomers teach the curriculum and beyond for EYFS to KS5, as well as SEND-adapted shows.
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Anglo Saxons
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So much fun they won't realise they're learning! Authentically dressed Anglo Saxon specialists bring early England to life with replica artefacts, and inventive activities designed to educate, inspire and stimulate. A whole term's learning in a day!
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Hands on History
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Immersive historical learning experiences take you back in time with fully custom-made experiences.
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Dan Tastic History
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Dan Tastic Education brings History to life with incredible Wow Days! Your pupils will be inspired & engaged by an array of artefacts, videos & student interaction with one of our fun & entertaining Dan Tastic Workshop Facilitators!
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Maths School Escape Rooms
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Have you experienced the excitement of an Escape Room? We've turned it on its head for schools. Your pupils will have to solve a series of puzzles, locked up in a box, to find the key to stop the timer! Are yours pupils up for the challenge?
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Outreach
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Newcastle Castle outreach brings history right to your classroom. We deliver hands on historical workshops covering almost every period on the Primary Curriculum. Your class won't just learn about history, they'll relive it.
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Anglo-Saxon Workshop
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by Historic Workshops. We have a class set of child-sized, wooden, round shields and wooden spears for the children to learn about Anglo-Saxon and Viking battle formations and tactics. As well as that, the children will get to handle 'real' weapons!
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Anglo Saxon Workshop & Wow Day
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Dan Tastic Education brings history to life with incredible Anglo-Saxon Wow Days! Your pupils will be inspired & engaged by our historical items, props, videos & student interaction with one of our fun & entertaining Dan Tastic Workshop Facilitato
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school hall workshop for anglo saxon building
Anglo Saxon Workshop
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Hands-On Building Workshops For KS2 to fit in with the curriculum on Settlers & Invaders. Complimenting our Viking Longboat workshop and Roman Villa. Pupils build a Saxon Roundhouse 6m in diameter, 3m high, large enough for them to all occupy
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Victorian Historical Experiences
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Step back into Victorian Britain through immersive 360° dome experiences and interactive workshops. Students explore Victorian schools, inventions, industry, workhouses, transport, and daily life in an engaging, curriculum-linked historical journey.
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Portals To The Past
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Portals to the Past provide high quality history workshops in schools for KS2, led by experienced historical re-enactors and historians. Available across most of England. From the Stone Age through to WW2 our workshops come to your school.
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Vikings and Saxons
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We offer exciting, immersive and inspiring Viking & Saxon workshops for schools, presented by a charismatic team of 'performing historians' with a deep-rooted passion for their subject.
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Anglo-Saxons Experience Day
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Hail friend! These are turbulent times upon these shores. Wicingas sail up the rivers and a king may only keep his crown (and his head) for a few years at most. They say it is divine punishment. What will become of us Saxons?
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