London History Day is an annual celebration of the capital’s extraordinary history and heritage, launched by Historic England in 2017. London History Day takes place every year on 31 May – the day Big Ben first started keeping time.
VE Day in 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. It’s a day that will forever go down in history. So why not mark this momentous anniversary in your school with our Big History Day, 80 Years Since VE Day programme! VE Day 2025 – School Workshops Able to … Read More
VE Day in 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. It’s a day that will forever go down in history. So why not mark this momentous anniversary in your school with our Big History Day, 80 Years Since VE Day programme! VE Day 2025 – School Workshops Able to … Read More
Including larger than life, interactive performances, open-ended workshops and more intimate classroom-based sessions, our unique range of History Workshops and Shows for Primary Schools offers pupils privileged perspectives on the lives of people in the past – and asks important questions about ways that the past has affected the present. And there are four exciting options … Read More
Developed to support children in understanding that “world views” are not always tied to religion or spirituality and to explore some wider world views, this whole-school programme can accommodate the whole of up to a two-form entry school in a single day. Events start with an opening, interactive assembly investigating what we mean by “world … Read More
A themed Big History Day provides you with the perfect platform to generate a real “history buzz” across the whole school, with every class exploring, in age-appropriate ways, different aspects of a single, unifying theme. Able to accommodate the whole of up to a two-form entry school in just a single day! A Big History … Read More
Our uniquely interactive 75 minute Time Travel Theatre performance, Homing in on the Home Front, offers pupils opportunities to explore ways that the War touched on every aspect of life – from the food people ate to the clothes that they wore to the precautions they took against invasion. The programme exists in a range … Read More
From Leif Erikson to Neil Armstrong, and led by our modern day explorer, Major Tom, this workshop introduces KS1 pupils to some landmark people and moments in the history of global exploration. They’ll consider what it takes to be a great explorer (including remembering the need to respect other cultures), engage in drama activities unveiling … Read More
There are lots of ways of using this resource to support your pupils in learning about the debt modern day Christmases owe to the Victorians. Download the instruction sheet for some ideas…. Download Instructions for EYFS / KS1 – P1 – P3 Download Instructions for KS2 / P4 – P7 Download the Victorian Christmas Fact … Read More
May 6th will see something most of us have never experienced before: a coronation. And the pomp and glory of the formal accession of Charles III, of course, offers the perfect opportunity to reflect on some of the other kings and queens who have made their mark on history. Which is where Happy and Glorious … Read More
Putting maths in context to create hooks for childrens’ learning Sounds like the holy grail, doesn’t it. But the downloadable Extraordinary Maths packages from As Creatives Connect can help you get there – by placing pupils in immersive, character-led worlds, where the maths has a purpose!
These uniquely cross-curricular programmes see children using a range of age-differentiated mathematical skills to solve problems from the past – whilst at the same time learning a wealth of new historical content. Lasting 90 minutes upwards, they can all accommodate up to 30 pupils at a time. You can choose from … The Viking’s … Read More