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Themed Big History Days
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! “We would … Read More
World War One Schools Play and Workshops – Living with the War
Living with the War is a schools’ play specifically designed to support the exploration of World War One at Key Stages 1 – 4. Available to schools across the UK, we’ve delivered this immersive and experiential day to thousands of children and young people across the UK to great acclaim.
History: A Victorian Christmas
The roots of Christmas as we know it today stretch less than 200 years into the past – because Christmas cards, Christmas trees, Christmas crackers and the traditional Christmas dinner only came about through the inventiveness of the Victorians!
History Through Drama
A History Through Drama day can accommodate the whole of up to a two-form entry school in a single day!
The Brilliant Britons
Join our quarreling historians, Professor Past and Dr Dunne, as they trace their families’ roots from the dawn of the Stone Age to the end of the Second World War – taking in over ten thousand years of British history in a fast-paced and action-packed hour and a half!
Ruby Slippers’ Tour of British History!
A unique way to explore both history and British Values – in just one day! There are two things you should know about Ruby Slippers.
Homing in on the Home Front – WWI
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.
Florence Nightingale – Legacies of the Lady with the Lamp
Florence Nightingale gained the nickname “The Lady with the Lamp” whilst caring for soldiers injured in the Crimean War. A Visit from Florence Nightingale opens with an assembly for participating year groups, followed by workshops for a class at a time.
London History – London History Day
The ideal way to celebrate London History Day, London History – Through Drama can accommodate the whole of up to a two-form entry school in a single day in an exploration of more than 2,500 years of London history. https://youtu.be/cnuC0y4dYAU?si=XgBp52AqpB2wM3nK
1066 and all that: A History of Britain
Extending children’s learning beyond the national curriculum, while also exploring British values, this KS2 / P4 – P7 workshop sees pupils working in teams of Historical Ambassadors to teach each other about some of the important moments, both famous and infamous, of British History since the Battle of Hastings.
Exploring the World of Explorers
From Leif Erikson to Neil Armstrong, this workshop introduces KS1 /P1 – P3 pupils to some landmark people and moments in the history of global exploration.