Schools Programme
2014 - 2015
London Metropolitan Archives
Keats House
Guildhall Art Gallery
Guildhall Library
City of London
The City of London is committed to providing
excellent public services and especially a lively
schools programme for young people of all
ages. The wonderful resources in the City’s great
heritage institutions open up a world of learning
and imagination which supports and extends
school based activities.
Historical Sites and
Resources
This programme highlights the school workshops
and activities available at four institutions within
the City of London Corporation. Through these
institutions the culture and history of the City and
Greater London can be traced from Roman
times to the present day.
At London Metropolitan Archives, 100 km of
documents, photographs, maps and other
material dating back nearly a thousand
years record the lives of Londoners up to the
present day. The Guildhall Art Gallery is a rich
resource for the visual arts, containing the City’s
collection of paintings and sculpture. It also
provides access to the remains of London’s
Roman Amphitheatre, a tangible link to the
capital’s ancient past. Literature and the arts
can be experienced at Keats House, the home
of the poet John Keats and Guildhall Library
offers a major resource for London history.
Activities for Schools
A varied and imaginative programme of
activities is available. Art, stories, historical
explorations, drama, music, walks and craft
activities have all been used to deliver exciting
sessions linked to the National Curriculum.
Workshops and activities are offered for:
School and college groups
Students at PRUs
Youth groups
Visits from home educated children
Contents
London Metropolitan Archives
Archives in Action
What Makes History? An Introduction
Exploring Family History
The Book! Here’s One I Made Earlier
History
Norman and Medieval London
The Tudors / The Stuarts
The Georgians
The Victorians
Wartime London
Modern London
Local History and Geography
Trials and Tribulations
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13-14
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Citizenship
Campaigning London / National Union of Women Teachers
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Maths & Science
Stinks and Sewers / Living by Numbers
Have your Cake / Sweet London / Document Doctors
Bridges and Towers / Disease / Water
Optics / Bad Ideas
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PSHE: Money & Economics
Future Shock! Money Matters / Let’s Do Business
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English & Creative
Events
National Poetry Day: Remember! / Junior Dragon’s Ink Writers
World Book Day: My Best Friend is a Book!
Let’s Write a Poem
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Art
Fun Palaces in Time
Portrait Workshops / Big Draw / Arts & Crafts
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Summer Colleges 2015
Medieval London: Magna Carta and Beyond
Black British Art in Action: 1960s-1990s
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English & Creative
Writing
World Book Day: Jumping off the Page
National Poetry Day: Remember! / The Art and Craft of the Letter
Writing Workshops / Live and Kicking!
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Art
Picture Trail
Big Draw: Drawing Portraits
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History
The Victorians
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Citizenship
Rebels and Revolutionaries
Developing a Heritage Site for the Future
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Science
Everything in the Garden
Keats’s Medicine
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Summer Colleges 2015
A Song About Myself / Poets’ Forum
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Guildhall Art Gallery
History
London’s Roman Amphitheatre / Roman Objects Handling Sessions
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The Plague / Children’s Lives in Victorian London / Where’s My Fork?
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Keats House
Guildhall Library
History
If any of the set dates are not possible, please contact the relevant site
to arrange an alternative. Details can be found on pages 3, 26, 33 and 34.
London Metropolitan
Archives
London’s Memory Box
A visit to London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) is an exciting
and enriching experience. The free learning programme
for schools covers many areas of the National Curriculum,
particularly History, Literacy, Humanities, Citizenship and
Art. It also gives young people the chance to find out
more about archives and the important work they do in
preserving everyone’s history and making it accessible to
future generations.
LMA is the largest local authority archive in Britain. The
collections cover the whole of Greater London spanning
nearly a thousand years of history. The lives of London
and Londoners are represented here through millions of
documents and thousands of maps, prints, drawings, plans,
photographs and films.
Planning a Visit
LMA welcomes visits from students of all ages from KS 1 to
postgraduate level. Interpretation staff will help you plan
your session in a way which meets your group’s needs.
Booking a Session
To discuss your ideas or to book a visit, contact
Development:
Tel: 020 7332 3851
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma
London Metropolitan Archives
40 Northampton Road
London EC1R 0HB
If any of the set dates are not suitable for your school,
please contact us to arrange a possible alternative.
Additional Resources
schoolMAte online learning for teachers and heritage learning
facilitators: http://www.learningzone.cityoflondon.gov.uk
LMA Learning Facebook page
Search Learning at London Metropolitan Archives on Facebook
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New Developments
National Curriculum
changes
London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) is well
placed to support your teaching of the new
National Curriculum. We offer the unique
opportunity to work with primary source
material in a dedicated education space.
We are always adapting our programme
and provide flexible support in learning the
new National Curriculum.
• All topics and sessions are now available
for Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 4.
• We are offering new workshops reflecting
the change of emphasis of the NC,
including the Georgians, Business Studies,
Medieval London and Magna Carta (we
have two!).
• Local history resources include maps,
photographs and school records. We can
tailor them to your area and possibly
school. Please contact us to further discuss
your requirements.
Other support includes:
• Study packs that wrap around a visit to
give you resources and activities to
complete before and after the visit.
• CPD and training opportunities for
teachers and educators where we
demonstrate our workshops, resources
and how to make the most of them.
• Working with your staff to help define
what impact the changes in the National
Curriculum will have and how LMA can
support you. Staff sessions can take place
at LMA or your school. We are keen to
talk and listen to our school audiences.
The London Curriculum
The London Curriculum will support the new
National Curriculum, while helping young
Londoners to better understand and engage
with their city. The Mayor of London’s
Education Inquiry recognised the huge
opportunity to enrich and strengthen
education in London, by drawing on the
city’s rich heritage.
The stories, events and changes recorded in
the LMA collections date back to 1067 and
the Norman Conquest. The collections span
the first ‘local authority’, the City
Corporation, London County Council,
Greater London Council. We are well placed
to tell the story of London, its history,
government, people and places.
The LMA team is exploring the opportunities
the London Curriculum offers. We have
developed programmes on:
• Medieval London
• The Fire of London and the re-building of it.
• Public health in the 19th century, looking
at cleanliness and disease.
• World War I and II
• Post War events and re-development
• Communities and diversity
• Creative writing
Contact us to see how we can provide you
with workshops and resource to teach the
London Curriculum.
For further details on the London Curriculum,
please see
www.london.gov.uk/priorities/young-people/
education-and-training/gla-educationprogramme/london-curriculum
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Cross-Curricular Opportunities
All LMA’s school workshops have the history and citizenship curriculums firmly embedded within
them. In addition, they also provide numerous links to other subjects. Here are some examples:
Bridges and Towers - science and design technology
Dragon’s Ink: Junior Writers - literacy and geography
Struggle Against Slavery - literacy and citizenship
Money Matters - PSHE and numeracy
Children of the Blitz - geography and literacy
Bills of Mortality - numeracy and geography
I can Be What I Want: Portrait Workshop - art and design technology
We use a variety of resources to achieve this. As well as the usual archive documents students will
have first-hand experience of maps, photographs, film, and hands-on practical science activities.
My Archives: Youth Engagement at the LMA
London Metropolitan Archives is creating a youth focused project aimed an engaging young
people with the collections and LMA’s work through a range of creative activities and unique
experiences. ‘My Archives’ is open to all young people and all areas of interest from drama and
art to history and politics, creative writing and music to science and architecture. The young
people who become part of this exciting project will steer its direction and be directly involved in
programming and leading events. Members of the group will also get opportunities to develop
skills around PR, budgetary control, presentation and project management. The programme is
financed by City of London Local Area Agreement funding.
If you are interested in becoming part of this exciting venture, then contact the team at the LMA.
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Working Together
Over the past year we have worked with a variety of schools, colleges, universities and other
organisations to deliver the schools programme. They include:
Schools
Betty Layward Primary School
Blue Gate Fields School
Cayley Primary School
Channing School
Charterhouse Square School
Christopher Hatton Primary School
Clapham Manor Primary School
Claremont Primary School
Curwen Primary School
Dagenham Park C of E School
Devonshire House School
East London Science School
Eastbury Comprehensive School
Eastcourt Independent School
Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
Ernest Bevan College
Gladstone Park School
Hargrave Park School
Highfield Prep School
Hillside Primary School
Hornsey School
Hugh Myddelton School
Ilford Jewish School
Islington Council Transition Team
Jessop Primary School
Kelmscott School
King Edward VI College
La Retraite Roman Catholic School for Girls
Little Ilford School
Loose School
Loyola Prep School
Lyceum School
Melcombe School
Merchant Tailor’s School
Netley Primary School
Oldfield Primary School
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Petts Hill Primary School
Presbyterian Ladies’ College
Preston Park Primary School
Princess Mary Primary School
Queens School
Riverside Primary
Roger Ascham school
Skinners Academy
Snowsfields Primary School
St Christina’s School
St George’s (Hanover Square) School
St Georges Catholic School
St John RC Primary School
St Johns Highbury and Vale C of E Primary
St Mark’s C of E Primary School
St Martin-in-the-Fields High School
St Mary Magdalene School
St Matthews Academy
St Pauls Way Trust School
St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Holborn
St. Joseph’s Catholic Sch, Harlesden
St. Judes and St. Pauls C of E School
Swaminarayan School
Thorpe Hall School
Torriano School
Winton Primary School
Wren Academy
Colleges & Universities
Birkbeck University London
Central School of Speech & Drama
Christ the King College
Goldsmiths University London
Greenwich University
Guildford College
Institute of Education
London South Bank University
Middlesex University
Richmond American International University
Roehampton University
University of East London
Westminster Kingsway University
Westminster University
External
Bishopsgate Institute
British Science Association
Crossrail
Fun Palaces 2014
Historic Royal Palaces (Tower of London)
Islington Museum
Kick It Out!
Museum of the Order of St. John
National Centre for Citizenship and the Law
Rowan Arts
Scarabeus Theatre
Spread the Word
STEMNET
Thames Tideway Tunnel
Transport and Infrastructure Education Partnership
WAPPY
Women in Engineering Society
Young People’s Theatre
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Archives in Action
What Makes History?
An Introduction to Archives and
Collections
Find out about the Archive and its work as we
look at the question: “What makes history?”
Tour the public rooms, conservation area and
strong rooms, see how historical documents
are repaired and stored. Learn about the
ones that didn’t survive, and discover how
some stories are told and some are forgotten.
This session is suitable for History and
Citizenship students and may be useful to
those doing Extended Project Qualifications.
The visit includes a chance to study original
documents.
Wednesday 24 September 2014 and Tuesday
9 June 2015
Visit ‘Archive Work’ at www.cityoflondon.gov.
uk/learningzone
The Book! Here’s One
I Made Earlier
An inspirational workshop where wonderful
bound volumes will be explored and students
get to make their own book under instruction
from our specialist bookbinder.
Monday 6 October 2014, Monday 2 March
& Monday 29 June 2015
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Exploring Family
History
A session introducing school groups to
oral history, with tips and suggestions for
interviewing your own family members. Maps,
photos and documents relating to local
history will be used to explore life and times
of people and offer ways of using your own
family documents. Participants will be able
to try out their own questions with our expert
team.
Tuesday 7 October 2014 and Monday
23 March 2015
History
Norman and
Medieval
London
A Level History Study
Days
These sessions are based closely on AS
and A2 level units. Students will take part
in seminars at both LMA and the Tower
of London, benefiting from the resources
available at both sites.
Subject areas include:
The Normans (AQA—AS unit 2, Edexcel—AS
unit 1, OCR—AS units F961 & F963)
The Angevin Monarchs (AQA—A2 unit 3,
Edexcel—AS unit 1, OCR—A2 unit F965)
Mid 14th Century (Edexcel—AS unit 1)
The Wars of the Roses (Edexcel—AS unit 1,
OCR—AS unit F961 & A2 unit F965)
NEW
Scribes and the City
This session explores the scribes responsible
who wrote the earliest manuscripts in
our collections. Find out how the scribes
contributed to the development of English
language and letter formation and their vital
role in London’s government and business.
By using original documents, discover
medieval London’s history, identify the
differences in each scribe’s hand and have
a first-hand experience by writing with a
quill. An optional emphasis on Latin is also
available.
Monday 12 January 2015
For further information, or to book, please
contact the Tower of London Education
Centre on 020 3166 6654, or email
[email protected]
Sessions are on the following Thursdays:
20 November 2014, 29 January, 12 February,
12 March and 26 March 2015
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The Tudors
Life in Tudor London
Tudor London is brought vividly to life through
the archives records. Taking on the role of an
apprentice apothecary, pupils will discover
more about Londoners’ health, what they
ate, how they cured illnesses and their
sometimes odd recipes. There will also be a
chance to write with a quill.
Wednesday 14 January, Tuesday 17 March
& Thursday 23 April 2015
The Life and Times of
Shakespeare
This workshop is based around Shakespeare’s
London. Pupils will explore original documents
and prints to discover more about the bard
and the city. They will have the opportunity to
find out about his work, theatre performances
and what London would have been like
during the life and times of Shakespeare.
Monday 8 December 2014
& Thursday 16 April 2015
The Stuarts
The Plague Year
Using the Archive’s documents, maps
and images, discover the life and times of
Zachariah Syms, a haberdasher apprentice
in the City of London in the 1660s who took
his master to the Court of Aldermen to
complain that he had been mistreated. This
practical workshop will be used to recreate
London life at the time of the Plague.
Pupils will explore archive material from our
collections, look at plague remedies and
write with a quill.
Tuesday 3 February
& Wednesday 25 February 2015
The Great Fire of
London
Using original documents this session will
involve drama, eyewitness accounts and
creative activities to show what Londoners
experienced during the Great Fire of London
and how the Fire permanently changed the
face of the City.
Wednesday 7 January
& Wednesday 28 January 2015
NEW
Bills of Mortality
The Bills of Mortality recorded what people
were dying of and how many people were
dying in the parishes of London. Using these
original documents pupils will improve
their awareness about the Plague in the
seventeenth century and its effect on the
lives of Londoners. Using their numeracy skills
pupils will investigate which places were
worst hit by the Plague and which were least
affected. They will also discuss some of the
other causes of death listed in the Bills of
Mortality.
Monday 1 December 2014
& Wednesday 25 March 2015
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The Georgians
NEW
A Century of Change
Explore the revolution in everyday life in London that took place during
the Georgian era. It was a time of immense social change in Britain, with
the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution, the emergence of rival political
parties and British expansion throughout the world. London grew, new
communities settled, art galleries and museums were founded and the face
of London was transformed. Discover more using original documents, prints,
maps and drawings.
Monday 15 December 2014
& Wednesday 15 April 2015
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The Victorians
Changing Lives in the
Nineteenth Century
Over the course of the nineteenth century the
population of London more than doubled.
New inventions in transport and technology
changed everyone’s lives. Entertainment
boomed – but so did crime and poverty.
Using LMA’s rich collection of documents,
including prints, photographs and maps, find
out about some of the pleasures and perils of
everyday life in this rapidly changing period.
Tuesday 18 November 2014
& Wednesday 29 April 2015
Children’s Lives
Find out about welfare and poverty during
the Victorian times: Horatia Jones lived in
luxury but was orphaned at 12, truanting
Timothy Kalahar was sent away to train
as a sailor at the age of 9 and girls were
making flowers in John Groom’s factory
for Crippled Girls. Using photographs and
documents, discover the different lives led
by rich and poor Victorian children at home,
work and school.
Tuesday 23 October 2014
Monday 9 March & Tuesday 5 May 2015
Victorian Fun and
Games
Get ready for Christmas the Victorian way.
Create greetings cards and decorations
inspired by real Victorian items and play
some traditional Victorian party games.
A great end of term activity.
Friday 5 December 2014
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NEW
Theatreland
In this session pupils will have the chance
of exploring the wide collection of theatre
records, from letters and legal documents to
programmes, plans, prints and photographs.
This fascinating topic provides an overview
of a century of theatre and tells the story
of some of the playhouses with the most
illustrious histories. Find out about the
theatres that began as circuses and varied
their dramatic fare with trapeze acts; the
playhouse that survived over two centuries
and four fires to become a major draw for
audiences today, and the group of theatres
destroyed to make way for a major London
thoroughfare.
Thursday 11 December 2014
& Monday 1 June 2015
Wartime
World War I in London
2014 is the centenary of the beginning of
World War I. Explore aspects of WWI and
its impact on London and Londoners.
Using original documents, including scrap
books, magazines reports, diaries and
photographs, explore the events which took
place between 1914 and 1918. Discover the
effects felt in London and the experience of
everyday people engulfed in the hostilities.
Keep up to date with our developing
programme of World War I workshops on
our Facebook Page, Learning at London
Metropolitan Archives.
Tuesday 21 October 2014
& Thursday 30 April 2015
NEW
World War II:
Propaganda & Media
During World War II, film, photographs and
posters were used to influence people’s
behaviour and beliefs. Found out how this
was achieved, what techniques were used
by investigating some of the original material
found in the LMA collections.
Wednesday 10 December 2014
World War II:
Children of the Blitz
World War II had a huge impact on London
and Londoners. Explore how Londoners
responded to challenges including
evacuation and rationing. Maps, letters and
photographs show vividly what children’s
lives were like in World War II. Learn how
close bombs dropped to your school and
the devastation caused. Investigate the
evacuation of children within London in this
lively and interactive session.
Tuesday 20 January, Friday 23 January,
Tuesday 10 March & Friday 24 April 2015
NEW
World War II:
Women at War
The Blitz devastated the fabric of the city,
families were torn apart and everyday life
was turned upside down. During World War
II, women had important roles in the services,
civil defence and within the home. This
workshop will look at newspaper cuttings,
photographs, films and London County
Council instructions and explore the role of
women during the war.
Monday 13 April & Friday 26 June 2015
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Modern London
History in Film
1941-1951
A choice of two exciting sessions which
use film to explore life and cultural change
during World War II or in the post-war period.
Students will investigate historical evidence
in short film segments, contemporary
documents and photographs. Groups will
look at the context in which the films were
made and the social, economic and political
agendas which shaped them.
Choose from:
Wartime London: including The London Blitz
1941, Front Line London 1944 and Victory
Celebrations 1945
Visions of Post-War London: including Homes
for the People 1945, British Hopes for the
Olympics 1948 and the Festival of Britain 1951.
Tuesday 28 April & Wednesday 20 May 2015
NEW
Doing the Decades,
1950s to 1990s
Find out what life was like during the decades
after the World War II. Choose one from the
1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s or 1990s, and focus
on key events that highlight that period.
Alternatively, you can choose a theme and
compare it between two decades, e.g. 1960s
and 1990s. The current themes are fashion,
popular culture, architecture, housing and
communities, or trade and economy.
Tuesday 19 May 2014
& Wednesday 1 July 2015
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Twentieth Century
British Black History
Based on the Eric and Jessica Huntley
Archive, this rich and powerful collection of
materials covers fifty years of Black History
in London. Discover the work of pioneering
campaigners and education workers in
the Black community and learn about the
experience of migrating to London in the
‘50s and ‘60s. The session will also focus on
the wide cultural life which grew up around
Bogle-L’Ouverture, the Huntleys’ London
publishing house and bookshop.
Friday 10 October 2014
& Tuesday 24 February 2015
Chinese Communities
in London
London’s Chinese community is the third
largest ethnic minority group in the UK and
one of the oldest in the capital, dating back
to the mid-1800s. Using documents and
images from the Archives, find out about the
diverse groups of Chinese people who have
settled here and made their mark on the city
over the past century.
NEW
Polish Londoners
This session highlights different aspects of the
history of immigration from Poland to England
and ways to research it. Explore archival
documents and films from LMA’s collections.
Tuesday 6 January 2015
South Asian
Communities in London
In this workshop pupils will have the
opportunity to investigate the diverse South
Asian groups in London. Taking up the role of
historian, pupils will use the archive material
to explore the history of areas such as
Spitalfields market, where different
community groups settled.
Tuesday 14 April 2015
Thursday 14 May 2015
Jewish Londoners
This workshop tells some of the intriguing
stories of Jewish families in London during the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Explore
original documents and objects from
everyday life.
Wednesday 19 November 2014
& Wednesday 4 March 2015
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Local History and Geography
A series of workshops exploring the urban environment. All four are linked to History Curriculum
guidelines: studying factors that have brought about change and continuity in the local area as
well as the wider world.
NEW
Maps!
In this session students will have the
opportunity to investigate their local area
history using various maps from the Archives.
Learn how London has changed over the
years through beautifully decorated maps
from the Tudor period, Victorian maps and
panoramas, Ordnance Survey maps and
World War II Bomb Damage maps.
Monday 22 September 2014
The River Fleet
River Fleet is perhaps the most well-known
and explored of London’s hidden rivers.
Pupils will look at the natural landscape of
the area and connect it with the people
that have lived and worked along the
course of the river Fleet.
Friday 27 February 2015
Houses, Prefabs,
Flats and Semis
Using film, prints, photographs and plans from
the Archives, explore the changing urban
street scene around London.
Wednesday 6 May 2015
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In Your Own Backyard
Exploring your local area is an exciting and
fascinating way to discover history and the
changes which have taken place in your
local area over time. Find out what stories
lie behind local landmarks and discover the
different people who lived and worked in
your community. Maps, documents, plans
and prints provide the evidence. This session
is supported by an optional walk around
Clerkenwell.
Tuesday 12 May & Monday 22 June 2015
Wide Open Spaces:
Parks and Gardens
Looking into plans, prints and photographs,
explore the development of gardens and
open spaces in London. Why not also book
an optional visit to Spa Fields park, which is
next to LMA.
Monday 18 May & Wednesday 17 June
2015
Trials and Tribulations
This set of activities has been created in partnership with the National Centre for Citizenship and
the Law. Students will explore documents and materials relating to real historical cases from
London Metropolitan Archives collections, supported by our dedicated education team. The work
will then be used to explore the cases further through a re-enactment session in a working court
room at the Royal Courts of Justice (RCJ).
The sessions will focus on two themes:
NEW
Slavery on Trial: The Somerset case
This trial is based on a real case which had a major role in the fight for the abolition of slavery
in the UK. At LMA the session allows pupils to explore human rights and use historical enquiry to
explore a wide range of original materials, which provide social and historical context for the
Somerset case. The trial re-enactment at RCJ focuses on the Somerset case itself. The whole
session supports lessons in the slave trade and provides stimulus for discussion on contemporary
issues.
Wednesday 26 November 2014 10-11.45 am (LMA) and 1-3 pm (RCJ)
Wednesday 4 February 2015 10-11.45 am (LMA) and 1-3 pm (RCJ)
Conscientious Objectors during World War I: The Hirsch case
Conscientious objectors were people who refused to go and fight at the front for moral and
religious reasons. At the start of World War I many people volunteered for service. Conscription
was introduced in 1916 and it was at this point that conscientious objectors had to attend
tribunals. Some were imprisoned whilst others undertook non-combat war duties such as
ambulance drivers and stretcher bearers. Based on the story of a real Conscientious Objector
from London, students compare information from different sources before drawing their own
conclusions about the way that Conscientious Objectors were treated during World War I.
Wednesday 1 October 2014 10-11.45 am (LMA) and 1-3 pm (RCJ)
Wednesday 3 June 2015 10-11.45 am (LMA) and 1-3 pm (RCJ)
How to book your visit with the Royal Courts of Justice (RCJ)
Call 0155 9939 811 to book and tailor make your visit. Alternatively email [email protected]
Prices for educational sessions: £6.95 per pupil (workshop without RCJ tour) or £8.50 per pupil
(workshop and tour).
RCJ Tour
Students will be guided around the main Royal Courts of Justice building. Starting at the Great
Hall, students will then be shown the Painted Room and the Bear Garden. They will walk the
corridors of some of the oldest court rooms in the building and even pass the Lord Chief Justice’s
Court Room before finishing in the Costume Gallery. This tour links with many National Curriculum
subjects such as English, History and RE, as well as learning about Citizenship and the UK law.
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Citizenship
Campaigning London
The Struggle Against
Slavery
An exploration of the trade in enslaved
people and anti-slavery campaigns. Students
can scrutinise the lists of names, ages and
monetary value of enslaved workers on the
Duckinfield plantation in Jamaica, alongside
the unusual will of Robert Duckinfield, the
plantation owner whose common-law
wife was a free Black woman. Students
will also delve into documents relating to
rebellions amongst enslaved people and the
campaign in London.
Tuesday 14 October 2014
Campaign! Make an
Impact
This session supports active Citizenship and
builds effective campaigning skills. Taking
inspiration from historical campaigns,
participants explore the strategies adopted
by different groups. There are two case
studies to choose from; the Mumia AbuJamal case from 1982 to present and the
Anti-Apartheid Movement, 1959 to 1994.
This session is part of the British library’s
Campaign! Make an Impact project.
Visit www.bl.uk/campaign to find out more.
Wednesday 15 October 2014
& Thursday 7 May 2015
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NEW
Radical London
Explore political movements for social reform
in Britain in the nineteenth century that
opened the door for greater equality and
a radical reform of the electoral system.
Through primary source material, create
your own agenda and reform, and plan a
campaign for today.
Monday 20 0ctober 2014
LGBT History
Through LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgendered) related archives it is
possible to encounter groups and individuals
working to reform, cure or punish LGBT
people, alongside which LGBT people raised
awareness through political and cultural
activities designed specifically to challenge
these ideas and to cast off the burden of
invisibility. The session considers the nature of
historical evidence and provides a forum for
discussion.
Friday 6 February & Friday 3 July 2015
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National Union of Women Teachers:
Rights Fights for Equal Pay
The National Union of Women Teachers (NUWT) was set up in 1904 as the Equal Pay League with
the aim of achieving equal pay for women teachers. They were initially a part of the National
Union of Teachers, but split away from them in 1920. In 1961 women teachers were granted
equal pay, the NUWT was disbanded and their archive was passed to the Institute of Education,
University of London (IOE) shortly after.
This new set of activities has been created in partnership with the IOE. Students will take on the
role of evidence hunting historians as they explore archive material from LMA and the Newsam
Library and Archives from IOE and develop their skills of historical enquiry and communication.
These workshops are a fun way to introduce students to primary resources and the role they play
in learning about history and citizenship.
Clever Campaigners:
Then and Now
Campaign! Make an
Impact
Thursday 18 September 2014
Thursday 11 June 2015
Using the IOE’s National Union of Women
Teachers (NUWT) archive collection, students
will investigate the strategies and tactics of
an historical campaign and get inspired to
create their own. As students explore how
campaigning has changed over the past
century, they begin their own 21st century
campaign, deciding what they would most
like to change about the world.
Using the British Library’s ‘Campaign! Make
an Impact’ model, this workshop engages
students with original documents from the
NUWT archive. Students will investigate
the topics of equal pay, social justice and
campaign tactics. They will also consider
what has changed over the past century and
inspired by the NWUT historical campaign
they will create their own campaign.
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Maths & Science
Stinks and Sewers
In the nineteenth century a glass of water
could make you ill or even kill you. In this
interactive session, based on plans, maps and
scientific reports from the Archives, find out
how doctors, scientists and engineers began
to discover the links between the water
supply and people’s health. Learn about the
Great Stink of 1858, the building of London’s
sewers and Joseph Bazalgette, the engineer
who saved London from fever and filth.
Monday 24 November 2014
& Monday 16 March 2015
Living by Numbers
How many poor families were living in London
in Victorian times? How much money could
you earn as a market seller or a servant
and what would it buy you? In a crowded
workman’s cottage, how much space would
there be for each person?
Using census lists, plans, maps and other
documents from the Archives, find out how
numbers like these, and the people who
collected them, have affected our lives from
Victorian times to the present day.
Thursday 22 January & Tuesday 16 June 2015
Have Your Cake
Through important archive collections such as
those from the Lyons company, students will
investigate the properties of the ingredients
for cake. What part do they play in making a
cake? What will happen if one of the
ingredients is missed out? Students test this out
by making simple cakes and recording the
results.
Monday 17 November 2014, Monday
9 February & Wednesday 13 May 2015
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Sweet London
Using historical evidence from the Archives,
such as the Lyon’s Maid Company, students
will investigate the properties of sugar and
ice-cream. They will make their own icecream, observe the process of changing
states and crystallisation, and share
experiences and ideas.
Thursday 27 November 2014, Tuesday
10 February & Monday 11 May 2015
Document Doctors
In this workshop, students will examine the
importance of conservation in the archive.
They will gather temperature, humidity
and light level data within the areas that
documents are stored and find out how
documents are protected and restored.
Students will take on the role of conservators
and run their own ‘Document A&E’.
Monday 29 September 2014, Monday
19 January & Monday 27 April 2015
Bridges and Towers
This exciting session uses the original bridge
designs from Tower Bridge to investigate
what designs make a strong tower or bridge.
Students will look into building structures,
share ideas, test designs and strength of
materials.
Tuesday 30 September 2014, Friday
16 January & Friday 1 May 2015
Disease
London in the eighteenth, nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries has been a
dangerous place to live. This workshop looks
at the scientists, engineers and medics who
strived to understand and control the fatal
diseases, such as smallpox, cholera and
diphtheria that plagued the city. Students will
look at documents that recorded the spread
of the diseases as well as hospital records.
Monday 13 October 2014
& Thursday 5 February 2015
NEW
Water
Drinking water in the middle of the nineteenth
century was dangerous. Filled with dirt,
sewage and bacteria it helped spread the
cholera epidemics and other fatal diseases.
The water companies cleaned up their act.
Filtration was the answer to clearing the dirt
you could see, but unbeknownst to them,
it also killed the bacteria. Find out how it
worked in this practical hands-on workshop.
Optics
The properties of light, how it behaves and
transforms when it comes into contact with
other objects has not changed over the
centuries. But how scientists have understood
light, has. Using material from our collections
we’ll look at how scientists have explored and
learnt about light in the past and developed
that in astronomy, microscopy and
photography.
Thursday 15 January
& Thursday 18 June 2015
NEW
Bad Ideas!
Discover some of the more weird and
wonderful plans people have made for
London in the past. Some architects and
town planners went a little far while looking
for innovative solutions for London’s urban
environment. This session, based on original
plans and designs, will help students
discover and analyse some of those ‘bad
ideas’, including some questionable
concepts for the new bridge at the Tower of
London or a nineteenth century design for a
monumental ‘burial pyramid’ to be built on
top of Primrose Hill. It will be a revelation!
Wednesday 18 March 2015
& Monday 20 April 2015
Tuesday 02 December 2014
& Wednesday 24 June 2015
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PSHE: Money & Economics
Money Matters
Future Shock!
To save or to splurge? A lively workshop
examining the importance of looking ahead,
with links to PSHE, Citizenship and History. The
session looks at how the old and vulnerable
were cared for in the past and examine the
introduction of the state pension in 1908.
Students will grapple with contemporary
issues such as attitudes to old age, retirement
and their own aspirations. Integral to the
session will be the chance to play Future
Shock, a fast-paced game which asks
students to think about money and how to
save it!
In partnership with the Pensions Archive Trust.
Tuesday 25 November 2014
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NEW
Let’s Do Business!
The vast array of business records we
hold cover all manner of organisations
and include management and financial
series showing the changing fortunes of
the companies. Pupils will travel back
in time looking at documents from the
seventeenth to twentieth century. Working
in groups they will explore archive material
from different companies such as hotels,
insurance companies, banks, and electricity
companies. Pupils will also explore how
business people operated up to 300 years
ago.
Tuesday 16 December 2014
English & Creative Events
National Poetry Day:
Remember!
Open London’s Memory Box and discover
some of the poems from our archive
collection. Remember old stories and
characters, explore new themes, add your
own memories and write a poem that no one
will ever forget.
Thursday 2 October 2014
NEW
Junior Dragon’s Ink
Writers
NEW
Let’s Write a Poem
Using prints and a selection of poems from
the archives, pupils will express themselves
through poetry and to deepen their
understanding and appreciation of poems
written by others. Pupils will discuss print and
non-print texts, learn new techniques of how
to use figurative language and apply this
knowledge of language structure in their own
poems.
Tuesday 21 April 2015
Stretch your imagination and write a short
story! Use LMA archive material for your
inspiration and to give authenticity and
clarity to the world your characters inhabit.
Confidently create stories and characters
around real historical events and landscapes.
Wednesday 21 January & Wednesday 10
June 2015
World Book Day:
My Best Friend is a
Book!
A practical and creative celebration of
the weird and wonderful books held at the
Archives, from scrap books kept by children
in the 1900s, school diaries written during
the evacuation in World War II, to a book of
keepsakes left with foundling children in the
eighteenth century. Design a book cover and
create your own memory book to take away.
Thursday 5 March 2015
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Art
Fun Palaces
2014 marks the 100th birthday of director and artist Joan Littlewood (1914-2002). Joan and
Gerry Raffles took over the Theatre Royal Stratford East in 1953 and their work helped change
the face of British Theatre. In 1961 Joan and architect Cedric Price conceived the Fun Palace
as a ‘laboratory of fun’, ‘a university of the streets’. It was to be a temporary and moveable
home to the arts and sciences that would welcome children and adults alike, based on Joan
Littlewood’s motto of “Everyone an artist, everyone a scientist.”
To mark Joan’s centenary there is a national Fun Palaces 2014 celebration over the weekend of
the 4 and 5 October and everyone can join in. Find out more here:
http://funpalaces.co.uk
Fun Palaces In Time:
Everyone an Artist, Everyone a Scientist…
This creative cross-curricular workshop will take pupils on a an imaginative journey of discovery
through time, exploring different and exciting kinds of ‘Fun Palace’ in history using images, plans
and documents from the archives. Theatres, pleasure gardens, scientific exhibits, fairground and
circus shows, exhibition halls and galleries will inspire the design and creation of each person’s
dream fun palace. We will combine art and craft, science, history and creative writing to create
pupils’ own “laboratory of fun”.
Keep up to date with our developing programme of workshops on our Facebook page, Learning
at London Metropolitan Archives.
Friday 3 October 2014
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Portrait Workshops:
Big Draw 2014: It’s Our World
This is an exciting workshop with
professional artists where participants
discover and present a whole new version
of themselves. This year’s Big Draw theme is
a celebration of our environment of urban
and rural landscapes.
Friday 24 October 2014
Let’s Face It!
Artists from Tudor times to the present
day have always put in time and
thought to make portraits that reveal and
compliment their subjects. Using prints
from the Archives as a spring board into
drawing, pupils will explore the importance
of pose, lighting, background and
composition in the creation of a dynamic
portrait.
Thursday 4 June 2015
Arts & Crafts at the
Archives
This unique arts and crafts workshop is aimed
at pupils of all abilities and focuses on cross
curricular learning. Using original material
from the Archives and facsimiles, pupils will
learn exciting creative techniques and gain
confidence with speaking and creative
thinking. Let’s get messy and create a map,
make a theatrical costume, design and built
a house, or bring photographs back to life!
Wednesday 17 December 2014
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Summer Colleges 2015
Medieval London:
Magna Carta and
Beyond KS 4
During this week students will have the
opportunity to explore Medieval London,
society, culture and the political structure
in England 800 years ago, at the time
that Magna Carta was created and on
into the medieval period. This anniversary
is an occasion for them to deepen their
understanding of the important role Magna
Carta has played in the development of
human rights, democracy and liberty, become
more familiar with the historical origins of the
parliamentary system, discuss topics relating to
personal freedoms and to develop their legal
vocabulary.
The week includes working with original
documents, discovering more about the City
of London Scribes, a walking tour and visits to
the Museum of the Order of St John and City
of London Guildhall.
Black British Art in
Action: 1960s - 1990s
Exploring art in the publishing collection of
Eric and Jessica Huntley. This Summer College
focuses on Black British cultural heritage as
represented by the Black Art Movement 1960
to 1990. The significance and vitality of this
movement is represesnted in key archive
materials from the Huntley collections at
LMA. During this period of the Black British
Renaissance a flowering of art, music, poetry
and literature came out of the migrant-settler
community.
The week will also include a visit to the groundbreaking ‘Black British Art in Action:1960s-1990s’
exhibition at Guildhall Art Gallery.
Monday 13 - Friday 17 July 2015
Monday 6 - Friday 10 July 2015
This is a Heritage Lottery funded project.
Keep up to date with our developing
programme of workshops on our Facebook
page, Learning at London Metropolitan
Archives.
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Keats House
‘Find Inspiration Here’
Benjamin Zephaniah
This is the house where John Keats lived from
1818 to 1820 and is the setting which inspired
some of Keats’s most memorable poetry.
Here, Keats wrote “Ode to a Nightingale,”
and fell in love with Fanny Brawne, the
girl next door. It was from this house that
he travelled to Rome, where he died of
tuberculosis aged just 25.
Keats House provides a wonderful setting
for school groups of all ages to explore the
written and spoken word, alongside art,
history and the natural surroundings. There are
also displays relating to the life and times of
John Keats and Fanny Brawne.
Planning a Visit
Keats House welcomes visits from students
of all ages from KS1 to postgraduate level.
Interpretation staff will help you plan your
session in a way which meets your groups’
needs.
If any of the set dates are not possible,
please contact us to arrange an alternative.
Booking a Session
Tel: 020 7332 3868
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/
keatshousehampstead
Keats House
Keats Grove
Hampstead
London NW3 2RR
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English & Creative Writing
World Book Day:
Jumping off the page
KS 2/4
Writing Workshops
KS 2/4
Wednesday 4 & Thursday 5 March 2015
Session Times: 10 am–12 noon / 1–3 pm
Sessions can be from 1 - 2.5 hours
Start at 10 am or 1 pm
National Poetry Day:
Remember!
KS 2/4
Live and Kicking!
KS 2/4
A creative session exploring books, authors
and illustrators. Look at the way pictures are
used to tell a story and produce your own
story-lines and illustrations.
The theme for this year is Remember. Discover
poems old and new, look back at our history
and put some of your own memories into
words.
Wednesday 1 & Thursday 2 October 2014
Session Times: 10 am–12 noon / 1–3 pm
The Art and Craft
of the Letter: A
Celebration of Keats’s
Life and Letters
KS 2/4
Learn to write exquisite letters. Using Keats’s
letters as inspiration, explore the ways in
which a writer can express his or her feelings using words to show love, fury or humour.
Choosing different papers, pens and pencils
will make your letter a beautiful work of art.
Session Times: 10 am–12 noon / 1–3 pm
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Inspiring workshops to bring out your own
creativity. Sessions may be text and dramabased, involving word-play and reading out
loud from poems and stories. Or they may
focus on unusual objects, artwork or the
portraits and cartoons in the house.
Explore the work of leading poets from
around the world who are writing today.
Workshops can cover anything from
sonnets to rap, but are always challenging
and exciting. To finish, students can use the
poems we’ve read as springboards for their
own writing.
Sessions can be from 1 - 2.5 hours
Start at 10 am or 1 pm
Art
Picture Trail
KS 1/3
A journey around the paintings and other
artwork in Keats House. Hear the stories
behind some of the best-known pictures, and
use them as inspiration to produce your own
works of art.
Session Times: 10 am–12 noon / 1–3 pm
Big Draw 2014:
Drawing Portraits
KS 1/3
Discover the portraits in Keats House and the
stories of the people in them, and find out
how a painter can show the personality of
his or her subject. Complete the session by
drawing a portrait of your own.
Thursday 16 & Thursday 23 October 2014
Session Times: 10 am–12 noon / 1–3 pm
Except where otherwise shown, school sessions
are offered on Thursdays throughout the year.
Alternative days are sometimes available.
Call 020 7332 3868 to book a session or to check availability.
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History
The Victorians
Victorian Christmas at
Keats House
KS 2
Take part in a Victorian Christmas in the
setting of Keats House, with arts and crafts
activities, music and role-play. Meet the
housekeeper, and learn how Christmas was
celebrated in the nineteenth century when
Keats House was a family home.
Thursday 4 & Thursday 11 December 2014
Session Times: 10 am–12 noon / 1–3 pm
Local History
KS 2
What did this area look and feel like in Keats’s
lifetime and in Victorian times? Who lived
here and how was their life different to ours?
We’ll look at maps, prints and photos to
discover a rapidly changing community and
learn about some of the people who lived
here.
Session Times: 10 am–12 noon / 1–3 pm
Upstairs, Downstairs
KS 2/3
Discover the ins and outs of a Victorian
household in the atmospheric setting of
Keats House. The house was a family home
throughout the nineteenth century, and its
furnishings, historic objects and period garden
still give a vivid sense of what life was like for
both householders and servants. Learn about
Victorian etiquette and discover what life was
like for nineteenth century children—both
wealthy and not-so-wealthy. Below stairs, find
out how to do the wash and bake bread,
and learn how to plant and gather herbs in
the garden.
Session Times: 10 am–12 noon / 1–3 pm
Except where otherwise shown, school sessions are offered on Thursdays throughout the year.
Alternative days are sometimes available.
Call 020 7332 3868 to book a session or to check availability.
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Citizenship
Rebels and
Revolutionaries:
How Protest Changed
the World
KS 2/4
Two hundred years ago, the only people
who could vote were men who owned their
own land, and you could be thrown in prison
for being rude to royalty. Discover some of
the people and groups who challenged
the rules in the days of Keats and see how
they compare with today’s protest groups.
Decide what you most want to change about
the world today, and plan your own protest
campaign.
Developing a Heritage
Site for the Future
KS 3/4
A workshop which introduces the different ways
in which a heritage site can be developed to
meet the needs of local people.
Links to: Citizenship KS3 Unit 8: Leisure and Sports
in the Local Community.
This session is particularly suitable for
NVQ students with an interest in leisure,
entertainment or tourism.
Session Times: 10 am–12 noon / 1–3 pm
Session Times: 10 am–12 noon / 1–3 pm
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Science
Everything in the
Garden
KS 2
Investigate bugs, flowers and trees in the
beautiful setting of Keats House garden. In
this interactive session we will look at the local
wildlife to find out about the food chain, how
plants are made, and how heat, light and
water can change the way things grow. Finish
up by making your own plant drawing.
Supports National Curriculum requirements
for: Science KS 2: Life Processes and Living
Things—Green Plants and Living Things in Their
Environment
Session Times: 10 am–12 noon / 1–3 pm
NEW
Keats’s Medicine
KS 2/3
Keats trained as a doctor at a time when the
practise of medicine was rapidly changing.
Find out about strange ailments, discover
herbal remedies and explore the gruesome
surgery of the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries.
Session Times: 10 am–12 noon / 1–3 pm
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Summer Colleges 2015
A Song About Myself
KS 4+
How far do memoir writers reveal the truth
about themselves? Can we tell the difference
between fact and fiction, and how much
does it matter? In this four-day course of
creative writing workshops we’ll look at
autobiography and personal writing, from
diaries, novels and poems to today’s celebrity
memoirs and blogs, and investigate what it
means to tell your own story.
The course will include workshops with
published writers and the opportunity to
perform your own work.
Poets’ Forum and
Young Curators
The Poets’ Forum and Young Curators Group
actively participate in the creative and
professional life of Keats House, from writing
and performing to designing items for the
shop.
If you are aged 14-24 and are interested call
020 7332 3868.
Tuesday 7 – Friday 10 July 2015
Session Times: 10 am–4.30 pm
Except where otherwise shown, school sessions are offered on Thursdays throughout the year.
Alternative days are sometimes available.
Call 020 7332 3868 to book a session or to check availability.
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Guildhall Art Gallery
Find Art in the Heart of the City
Guildhall Art Gallery
in 2014-15
In 2014-15 Guildhall Art Gallery will be
undergoing exciting developments to
improve its displays and activities. Watch
this space for news of the relaunch of its full
schools programme. In the meantime, Gallery
staff will help you plan your visit in a way
which meets your group’s needs.
About Guildhall Art Gallery
The City of London began collecting works of
art in the seventeenth century. Its collection
now comprises 4,000 works of art, ranging
from portraits of Kings and Queens, to
Victorian narrative painting. Since the Second
World War the City of London’s collection has
concentrated on scenes of London, including
historic views and work by contemporary
artists.
The rich collection of visual material at
Guildhall Art Gallery can become the starting
points for art work, drama, storytelling and
craft activities.
The London focus of much of the collection
also provides very effective ways into art for
children living in and around the capital.
Booking a Visit
Guildhall Art Gallery welcomes visits from
students of all ages from KS 1 to postgraduate
level.
To talk through your ideas or to book a visit:
T: 020 7332 3700
E: [email protected]
Guildhall Art Gallery
Guildhall Yard
London EC2V 5AE
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London’s
Roman Amphitheatre
Roman Objects Handling
Sessions
Deep beneath Guildhall Art Gallery lie the
ruins of London’s Roman Amphitheatre where
crowds would once have gathered to watch
wild animal fights, public executions and
gladiatorial combats. Lost for centuries, the
original circular walls were rediscovered by
archaeologists working on the site of the new
Guildhall Art Gallery building in 1988.
Handle original Roman artefacts and tour the
Roman Amphitheatre at Guildhall to discover
more about the citizens of Londinium. Who
were the people who built and used the
Amphitheatre, what can we learn from
the things they left behind and how far did
Roman town planning affect the city we live
in today?
Call 020 7332 3700 for
more information
and how to book.
Guildhall Library
The Library of
London History
Visits and workshops for History Key Stages
1-4
Guildhall Library, the UK’s major resource
for the history of London, is based right
in the centre of the City and is easily
accessible from most London boroughs.
Telling the story of the world’s greatest city
and its people, the library offers learning
opportunities for primary and secondary
schools pupils. Our workshops can help
develop key life skills, enhance enquiry
and thinking skills, and provide memorable
experiences. School visits can also support
and inspire learning across the curriculum,
for example in History, Literacy, Citizenship,
Geography, Art, Communication and
Language.
The library can provide introductions
and workshops relating to medieval and
Tudor London, Shakespeare, the Great
Fire of London and the Plague, Victorian
children’s lives, family history and local
history. Schools might like to combine a visit
to the library with one to the Museum of
London which is just 5 minutes’ walk away.
Workshops can be designed to meet the
needs of schools and often provide an
opportunity for students to handle historic
printed and archival material.
As an example of the type of session we
can create for schools at KS 1-2 we have
recently provided the following 2 hour
visits/workshops which can be designed
to accommodate the themes of the New
Curriculum. Visits normally take place in the
morning.
The Plague of 1665
(Suitable for the New Curriculum themes
relating to Past Events and Turning Points in
History)
Storytelling: Hear what it was like to live through
the plague, terrified every day of finding the
signs of disease on your body. Fearful that you
might be locked up in your house unable to
escape the plague ridden City as all around
you thousands fall dead in the streets.
Workshop: Create your own piece of
work relating the lives of children who
experienced the Plague in the overcrowded
City of London.
Children’s Lives in
Victorian London
(Suitable for the New Curriculum themes
relating to Local History Studies)
What was life like for Victorian children in the
City of London? Find out how rich and poor
children lived, worked, played and died
through the use of books, archives, objects
and images.
Where’s My Fork?
Food and Manners in
Tudor Times
(Suitable for the New Curriculum themes
relating to British History after 1066)
Find out about the food eaten by our Tudor
ancestors using objects to interpret status and
food history. Activities include laying a table
for a Lord and Lady’s Feast and their servant’s
dinner. You will also make Tudor sweets and
discover how the Tudors spiced up their food.
Teachers wishing to discuss their needs and to
arrange a visit should initially contact the library
either by phone on 020 7332 1870/1868 or by
email [email protected]
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Professional
Development and
Partnerships
Booking
London Metropolitan Archives has
established partnerships with Teacher
Training departments at Middlesex University,
Roehampton University, The Institute of
Education, Greenwich University and
London South Bank University.
Students are welcomed for special training
sessions and placements throughout the
year.
Teachers are also welcome to attend
Continued Professional Development
activities.
Please see announcements on our
Facebook page. Search Learning at London
Metropolitan Archives on Facebook
If you would like to discuss specific training
needs, please contact us on the LMA
details highlighted at the beginning of this
programme.
WINNER
LMA, Keats House, Guildhall Art Gallery and
Guildhall Library welcome visits from students
of all ages from KS 1 to postgraduate level.
Development staff will help you plan your
session in a way which meets your group’s
needs.
To discuss your ideas or to book a visit,
please use the contact details provided
in the programme for LMA, Keats House,
Guildhall Art Gallery or Guildhall Library.
All City of London sessions for school pupils at
KS1 – 4 are free, but a £50 cancellation fee
will be charged if you cancel a session less
than ten working days prior to the session.
If any of the set dates are not
possible, please contact the relevant
site to arrange an alternative. Details
can be found on pages 3, 26, 33 & 34.
London Metropolitan Archives
Keats House
Guildhall Art Gallery
Guildhall Library