History School Workshops and Outreach Programmes

Victorian childhood involved many toys, some of which children still play with today! The workshop explores the Victorian era, through including a range of exciting and engaging toys that pupils will...
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Archaeology provides a window through time from which we can use artefacts to recreate the narratives of that time period through the thoughts and ideas of your pupils. Here they will learn chronology...
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Come and learn about the Stone Age in our wonderfully interactive, fun and exciting workshops. We will dress up kids to form our time line, hand out our tools, weapons and furs and share a day in the life of a cave person.
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From the dawn of time we have been learning the key concepts of citizenship. From what we perceive as being the lawless uncultured past of our Neanderthal cousins we are beginning to discover a...
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Archaeology provides a window through time from which we can use artefacts to recreate the narratives of that time period through the thoughts and ideas of your pupils. Here they will learn chronology...
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Archaeology provides a window through time from which we can use artefacts to recreate the narratives of that time period through the thoughts and ideas of your pupils. Here they will learn chronology...
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We cover primarily the Stone Age, from the Mesolithic to the Neolithic, with the start of the Bronze Age introduced. However we can stretch this into the iron age on certain occasions
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From the dawn of time we have been learning the key concepts of citizenship. From what we perceive as being the lawless uncultured past of our Neanderthal cousins we are beginning to discover a...
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Our space workshop - KS2 Earth and Space - explores the movement of the planets and spacecraft by pupils planning their own mission to the planets, as well as other space topics. The class is...
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Archaeology provides a window through time from which we can use artefacts to recreate the narratives of that time period through the thoughts and ideas of your pupils. Here they will learn chronology...
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English: African oral storytelling traditions, speaking and listening skills, new vocabulary development, persuasive and descriptive writing Comprehension Composition Vocabulary Grammar Punctuation...
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As a Medieval castle all of our staff and volunteers are medieval enthusiasts. Through activities like weapons training with foam sword and lances, medieval dance and music, medieval food tasting,...
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Our Viking workshop is filled with hands on activities for the children to explore the era, with artefacts ranging from intricate jewellery to swords and larger weaponry. The workshop looks at...
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The Stone Age workshop includes references to the Bronze Age as the workshop day is modelled in chronological order. All practical and enquiry based activities revolve around developing a better understanding of this era!
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During our storytelling workshops your students will learn new skills for being a captivating storyteller. Your students will learn how we can use a wide vocabularly to make our stories...
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The children will be introduced to toys played with by rich and poor that were popular through the reign of Queen Victoria. We will use these to reinforce understanding about the forces that make...
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Whether its understanding how to use punctuation properly or getting to grips with Beowulf's Grendel, storytelling can inspire an eagerness to learn among your classes. Studies repeatedly prove that...
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A typical Viking Workshop looks like this: - Battle formations and tactics - Viking games - A Viking 'Thing' - Viking society - Archaeological dig - Weapons and equipment handling
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Irish Step Dance: Irish step dance is perhaps the most famous form of Celtic dance. It is characterized by quick and precise footwork, with dancers often performing intricate steps and jumps while...
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During the course of the workshop, our drama facilitator will guide your class through exploration of the different people in Egyptian society, 'meet' the British archaeologist Howard Carter, and discover the legendary curse of Tutankhamun.
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