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Case StudiesCase Study: discovering more about Tudor farm life
Kineton Primary School took part in a rewarding visit to Mary Arden’s Farm in Stratford-upon-Avon, the former home of Shakespeare’s mother. Here’s what they got up to.
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School workshops at St Paul’s Cathedral celebrate the life of Christopher Wren
St Paul’s Cathedral is offering specialist workshops as part of Wren300, a national celebration highlighting the work of iconic architect Christopher Wren on the 300th anniversary of his death.
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Kids take over several museums to celebrate their impact on wellbeing
Dozens of museums, galleries, archives and heritage sites across the UK were taken over by young people as part of Kids in Museums Takeover Day 2022.
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Case Study: living like the Tudors at Gainsborough Old Hall
Teacher Lynsey Gregory reports back from her pupils’ fascinating Discovery Visit to Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, one of English Heritage’s newest openings.
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Features
8 school trip ideas to inspire pupils with British history
Nothing inspires pupils more than stepping away from the classroom to experience times gone by at some of the most historically significant places around Great Britain. Whether it’s wartime visits or Tudor-linked sites, children can get to grips with the past by visiting the rooms that textbooks can only describe. ...
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Shakespeare attraction celebrates post-pandemic school trip boom
Mary Arden’s Farm in Warwickshire says it has welcomed more than 5,000 children from over 120 different schools since reopening in 2021 following the pandemic.
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Engaging day trips for primary and secondary pupils
We’ve rounded up seven fantastic day trip ideas for schools across England, to help students venture outside the classroom whatever the weather.
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The Royal Gunpowder Mills opens to schools for first time in over two years with new offers
For the first time in more than two years, the Royal Gunpowder Mills in Waltham Abbey is accepting school bookings with a new programme.
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New Clore Learning Centre at the Roman Baths now taking bookings
School trips to the famous Roman Baths in the city of Bath are now enhanced thanks to a new state-of-the-art learning centre which includes an Investigation Zone and dedicated learning spaces.
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Historic Dockyard Chatham welcomes children to experience ‘sensory journey’
Historic Dockyard Chatham has unveiled Diving Deep, a new exhibition documenting the archaeological recovery of HMS Invincible, the British Royal Navy ship which lay at the bottom of the Solent for over 260 years.
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English Heritage invites schools to take part in new programme with Discovery Visits among highlights
English Heritage has relaunched its education programme for 2022 in a bid to encourage more schools to take advantage of the benefits of school trips to children’s wellbeing and cross-curricular learning.
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Up to 20,000 free school tickets to see Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe
The historic Shakespeare’s Globe in the heart of London is offering up to 20,000 complimentary school tickets to see Macbeth, with teacher Continuing Professional Development (CPD) events linking to the show also available.
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Schools invited to discover more about Reading Abbey for its 900th anniversary
Schools are now able to book an educational workshop at Reading Museum, giving pupils the chance to learn more about the nearby ruins of Reading Abbey in its 900th year.
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English Heritage offering teacher training session at Gainsborough Old Hall
English Heritage, the charity which looks after over 400 historic sites across the country, will host a ‘Teacher Twilight’ education session at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire to offer a taster of what pupils can expect on a visit.
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Leighton Hall unveils new learning programmes and facilities
The new packages at Leighton Hall in Lancashire include outdoor learning programmes with facilities such as an outdoor kitchen, weatherproof woodland log circle and an insect corner.
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Shakespeare’s Globe plans to offer drama-themed school sessions
The learning team at Shakespeare’s Globe in London has said it is hoping to resume limited activity with schools on-site from 12th April onwards.
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Shakespeare’s Globe is offering online CPD courses for teachers
Shakespeare’s Globe will provide affordable online CPD (Continuing Professional Development) courses for teachers as well as free streaming and online resources throughout February.
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Bletchley Park keen for pupils to take part in virtual sessions to support the attraction
Bletchley Park is calling on schools to take part in its new virtual learning sessions, which aims to bring the best of the attraction to the classroom, and demonstrate how popular it they can be, so that jobs within its learning team can be saved.
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Case Studies
How one school trip went virtual with videos, podcasts and even home cooking
Ian Mitchell, deputy headteacher of Kingswood House School in Surrey, talks about their pivot to a virtual school trip experience that included videos, podcasts, web links, Microsoft Teams… and even cooking.
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History video series launched by The National Wallace Monument
The team at The National Wallace Monument in Scotland have launched an online video series to help young people learn about history from home.
