Bringing knowledge, skills and wonder out of the archive stores and into the classroom.
Significant People in County Durham: Tom Lamb
KS1
- To use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share ideas, experiences and imagination.
- Local History Study
- Significant local historical person
- Change within living memory
KS2
- Post 1066 aspect or theme – Industry
- Local History study
- Significant local historical person
Explore local history through Tom Lamb, an artist and miner from Pelton who began work at 14 and sketched his working life in Craghead colliery.
KS1, KS2 and SEND sessions available.
Duration: 90 minutes
Capacity: Up to 35 children
Price: £150
Real Stories, Real Lives
KS2
- Local History study
- Events beyond living memory
- Post 1066 aspect or theme – First World War
KS3
- Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day – First World War, Second World War
- Local History Study
Learn about the lives of six soldiers before and during the Great War using different types of sources, including census records, letters and real artefacts.
KS2, KS3 and SEND sessions available.
Duration: 90 minutes
Capacity: Up to 35 children
Price: £150
Remembrance
KS1
- Local History study
- Changes within living memory
- Events beyond living memory
KS2
- Post 1066 aspect or theme – First World War, Second World War, Global conflicts
- Local History study
KS3
- Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day – First World War, Second World War
- Local history study
Explore the meaning of Remembrance Day through the stories of six soldiers and civilians involved in UK conflicts over the past century.
KS1, KS2, KS3 and SEND sessions available.
Duration: 90 minutes
Capacity: Up to 35 children
Price: £150
Changes over Time: Industry in County Durham
KS2
- Local History study
- Changes within living memory
- Events beyond living memory
- Post 1066 aspect or theme – Industry, Technology, Society
KS3
- Local History Study
- Social, cultural and technological change in post-war British society
- Britain’s changing landscape from the Iron Age to the present
Find out how the industries and lives of people in different villages in county Durham have changed over time using primary sources and interpretations.
KS2 and KS3 sessions available.
Duration: 90 minutes
Capacity: Up to 35 children
Price: £150