History Workshops for Primary Schools

“We received overwhelmingly positive feedback from across the year groups — the workshops were thoroughly enjoyed by all pupils involved. The children were fully engaged throughout and responded brilliantly to Chris’s creative and energetic presentation style. He was knowledgeable, enthusiastic and answered questions in a way that really captured the children’s interest.

Pupils gained a great deal from the sessions. They learned about Sacagawea — who she was, the important knowledge she contributed to her expedition team, and how valuable she was as an explorer. One child shared, “I now know Sacagawea had a river named after her,” while another said, “She was amazing to go exploring with a young baby on her back.” It was clear that the content made a lasting impression.

The physical elements of the workshop were particularly effective for the younger year groups, providing a fantastic opportunity to develop teamwork skills — we were genuinely impressed by how well they collaborated. The sessions also allowed children to apply what they had learned during International Women’s Day in a different context, deepening their understanding through creative and practical activities.”

“From all ages foundation to year 6, every children loved it. The teachers commented how well Jackson captivated their attention, was able to command a room too. He broke the poem down very simply and they did some freeze frames to portray how the soldiers would have felt. Was engaging and they were on their feet most of the time to perform, everyone had a part to play with no room for being passive! All the children we have asked had a great time, enjoyed dressing up and found Jackson really engaging. Everyone was so impressed and we can’t wait to work with you again.”

 

Find out more about our Big History Workshops here

“Ten out of ten! I was taken aback by just how good the Time Travel Theatre actors were – and by the impacts the workshops had on the pupils!”

“Thank you from us all for the fantastic workshops – I have had so much positive feedback from the different classes and the content you delivered was spot on for each of the groups.

I was in awe of how easy you made it look, which as a teacher with 20 years experience I don’t say very often! – we will certainly have no hesitation in booking you again in the future.”

“Wow, can I just say how fantastic you are. We had a brilliant day and the kids loved it. Thank you for making our history day so special. Thank you once again. Your communication was brilliant and your ideas were super!” 

“The children absolutely loved it and Chris expertly managed to keep them all engaged for over an hour which is a challenge in itself! Chris was so enthusiastic and full of information about Neil Armstrong and really brought History to life for all children. The resources were brilliant and pitched just right –  challenging the more able children whilst allowing our SEN children to be involved too. We will look forward to booking more workshops with you in the future and will highly recommend your workshop to colleagues. Thankyou for making it such an easy process to enquire and book a workshop – we really appreciate this!”

 

 

“We enjoyed the workshops tremendously. The children learnt a great deal, in an interactive and engaging manner. They gained the intended knowledge from the year specific workshops. They gained a sense of enjoyment through the drama activities and were able to talk, at length, about their activities afterwards. Jo was fabulous and made the day very special for all the children.”

 “The children were super engaged and excited throughout and I had lots of lovely comments from pupils and staff. Chris’ enthusiasm and energy was brilliant and he was clearly very experienced. The day was a great consolidation of what they’d learnt in their lessons so far, and also excitement about what was still to come on their topics. Cross curriculum links were fantastic!” 

“All the pupils (and staff!) loved the workshops. They were enthusiastically delivered and were made accessible and engaging for all the year groups. They enjoyed the way they were interactive and could get moving in a fun way but were still learning! The children gained knowledge about the kings and queens throughout history within the UK within the whole school assembly and then went on to discover more about the time within a topic in year groups. These were fantastic as there were links to their current and prior knowledge and historical understanding. We’ll be looking to book more workshops in the future. Thank you from us all at Blacklow for a wonderful day!”