Leeds Museums and Galleries’ Schools Learning Programme
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Dear colleagues Welcome to the Leeds Museums and Galleries Schools’ offer! Thank you for supporting us last year when our school visitor figures were the highest we have ever experienced. We believe that museums and galleries have an important role to play as a motivating force for inspiring learning across and well beyond the curriculum through the historic nature of many of our sites and the amazing collections we hold. This year we have an exciting mix of tried and tested workshops for you with new offers for the new academic year. They range from Key Stage 1 to Post 16 sessions, covering both the arts and the sciences. We also have a range of self-led visits to offer which are supported at a number of sites by the learning packs we are producing. Please see individual site information for details.for We also have a growing body of online national pilot authorities this scheme. resources on both our own website and that of MYLEARNING.
At all sites and online, we provide:
Whether you are visiting us for the first time this year or revisiting us for a favourite workshop or for an annual school trip we hope you enjoy your visit to the full. We would like to know how well our current offer meets your needs, and of the standard of your visit in general so please do give us feedback via our evaluation system so we can RESOURCES continue to improve our service to you as part of our commitment to At all sites, we provide: excellence in education.
to excellence in education. Leeds Museums and Galleries – making learning fun.
Learning professionals at each site to help you design a visit to meet your requirements Outreach sessions in your setting Wide-ranging choice of creative, inspiring workshops Clear, enjoyable opportunities for selfled group visits
Sue Davies
Head of Learning and Audience Development sue.davies@leeds.gov.uk | Telephone 07891270566
Access to e-learning for a new take on study skills Free teacher pre-visits Inset training courses on aspects of the collection Risk assessment guidance sheets
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LEARNING PACKS To help you lead a successful self led visit there are learning packs at Armley Mills, Lotherton Hall, and Leeds Art Gallery. Packs for Temple Newsam and the City Museum are currently being developed. Paper copies are available on site, or copies can be downloaded from the website: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
PLANNING AND BOOKING A VISIT Book all workshops and visits at least 2 weeks in advance Contact the site Learning and Access Officer to book a visit Free teacher planning visit is recommended
MyLearning
Check our programme for two site topic package visit opportunities Risk assessment guidance sheets are available at all sites All sites are free to Education Leeds and special needs schools. Private and nonLeeds schools are charged. Leeds Art Gallery and the City Museum are free to all visitors, but admission rates vary at other sites. For details: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries Workshop costs will remain as quoted until June 2009. Cancellations. To avoid disappointment to other schools please give as much notice of cancellations as possible. If you cancel a booked event with less than one week’s notice you will be charged the full cost.
Places for inspiration, promoting excellence and enjoyment… across and beyond the curriculum
For further details contact the Learning and Access Officer on site or visit: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
WEB RESOURCES
As a service we are constantly developing our learning resources for the web.
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My Learning features resources inspired by museum, library and archive collections in Yorkshire, presented as Learning Journeys designed to support different curriculum subjects and ages.
Learning professionals at each site to help you design a visit to meet your requirements Outreach sessions in your setting led by a member of the Learning and Access Team Wide-ranging choice of creative, inspiring workshops Clear, enjoyable opportunities for selfled group visits Access to elearning for a new take on study skills Free teacher pre-visits Inset training courses on aspects of the collection Risk assessment guidance sheets
Workshops with a Mylearning logo by them indicate that there are is supporting information and resources available from www.mylearning.org
Workshops with a Leeds Museums and Galleries logo by them indicate that there Learning Journeys include archived images, are is supporting information and resources film footage, teacher’s notes, historical available from information, interactive elements, source www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries materials, quizzes and activity suggestions. They include: Customer Services, Back to the 50s…, China in Yorkshire, Animation and more. Content is frequently added to this site so keep your eyes peeled!
Learning resources are constantly being added online so keep your eyes peeled!
Why not try ‘Be a Victorian Millionaire’ (Enterprise Education) to find out about local entrepreneur and Mill owner, Benjamin Gott, and then face some of his business decisions and find out how you might have fared!
Planning and booking a visit checklist Before the visit, have you…
Contacted the site Learning and Access Officer to book your visit at least 2 weeks in advance? Booked on a free teacher familiarisation visit? Asked for the Health and Safety guidelines on site to help with your risk assessment? Returned your confirmation sheet to site? Had a look on www.mylearning.org and www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries for pre, on site and post visit resources? Fed the visit into your scheme of work and planning to make the most of your visit?
On the day, have you…
Got a clear itinerary and all the resources you need? Got everything you need to have a inspirational and enjoyable learning experience?
After the visit, have you…
Returned the evaluation forms, so we can provide a better service for you?
Is there anything else we can help with? Contact the Learning and Access Officer on site or visit: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Terms and Conditions
Costs and charges
Education Leeds and SEN schools are admitted to all sites free of charge Private and non-Leeds schools are admitted free to Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds City Museum, Discovery Centre and Kirkstall Abbey. Admission fees are payable for Armley MIlls, Thwaite Mills, Temple Newsam, Lotherton Hall and Abbey House. See the website for details: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries Most museum-led workshops are charged for at a rate of £50 per two hour workshop (subject to change). For current details see: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Cancellations
Cancellations: To avoid disappointment to other schools please give as much notice of cancellations as possible. If you cancel a booked event with less than one week’s notice you will be charged the full cost. All workshops are subject to change at short notice. We will endeavour to keep you informed of any changes. Please check the website for the latest information.
Practicalities
We insist on at least a ratio of 1:10. We may refuse entry if a group does not comply with this ratio Minimum party size of 15
“There was a good balance:...handling the artefacts, deducing what they were and where they came from, practical activities” KS1 teacher, Discovery Centre www.mylearning.org
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Contact: 0113 2305492 | abbey.house@leeds.gov.uk
“The whole experience was excellent for our pupils- they had some freedom to look around but had a purpose” KS2 teacher “Toys & Games fits really well with history topic being studied in school. It is fantastic to have experts on hand to answer questions and give more information” KS1 teacher Key Stage 1 www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
RESOURCES At all sites, we provide: Learning professionals at each site to help you design a visit to meet your requirements Outreach sessions in your setting Wide-ranging choice of creative, inspiring workshops Clear, enjoyable opportunities for selfled group visits Access to e-learning for a new take on study skills Free teacher pre-visits Inset training courses on aspects of the collection Risk assessment guidance sheets
LEARNING PACKS
Check our programme for two site topic package visit opportunities
Toys and Games
To help you lead a successful self led visit there are learning packs at Armley Mills, Lotherton Hall, and Leeds Art Gallery. Packs for Temple Newsam and the City Museum are currently being developed.
Risk assessment guidance sheets are available at all sites
All sites are free to Education Leeds and special needs schools. Private and nonLeeds schools are charged. Leeds Art Gallery and the City Museum are free to all visitors, but admission rates vary at other sites. For details: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
My Learning features resources inspired by museum, library and archive collections in Yorkshire, presented as Learning Journeys designed to support different curriculum subjects and ages.
Handle old and new toys from the museum’s collection to discover how children played in the past Pupils will sort the toys by age, discuss materials, condition and the forces that make the toys work
Paper copies are available on site, or copies can be downloaded from the website: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
PLANNING AND BOOKING A VISIT
Book all workshops and visits at least 2 weeks in advance Contact the site Learning and Access Officer to book a visit Free teacher planning visit is recommended
Workshop costs will remain as quoted until June 2009.
Cancellations. To avoid disappointment to other schools please give as much notice of cancellations as possible. If you cancel a booked event with less than one week’s notice you will be charged the full cost.
For further details contact the Learning and Access Officer on site or visit:
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
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Learning Journeys include archived images, film footage, teacher’s notes, historical information, interactive elements, source materials, quizzes and activity suggestions. They include: Customer Services, Back to the 50s…, China in Yorkshire, Animation and more. Content is frequently added to this site so keep your eyes peeled! Why not try ‘Be a Victorian Millionaire’ (Enterprise Education) to find out about local entrepreneur and Mill owner, Benjamin Gott, and then face some of his business decisions and find out how you might have fared!
Houses and Homes
RESOURCES At all sites, we provide: Learning professionals at each site to help you design a visit to meet your requirements
Sort and investigate household artefacts by material and age Discover where in the home they were used and what they were used for
Outreach sessions in your setting Wide-ranging choice of creative, inspiring workshops Clear, enjoyable opportunities for selfled group visits Access to e-learning for a new take on study skills Free teacher pre-visits Inset training courses on aspects of the collection Risk assessment guidance sheets
Check our programme for two site topic package visit opportunities
To help you lead a successful self led visit there are learning packs at Armley Mills, Lotherton Hall, and Leeds Art Gallery. Packs for Temple Newsam and the City Museum are currently being developed.
Risk assessment guidance sheets are available at all sites
All sites are free to Education Leeds and special needs schools. Private and nonLeeds schools are charged. Leeds Art Gallery and the City Museum are free to all visitors, but admission rates vary at other sites. For details: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
PLANNING AND BOOKING A VISIT
Book all workshops and visits at least 2 weeks in advance Contact the site Learning and Access Officer to book a visit Free teacher planning visit is recommended
Workshop costs will remain as quoted until June 2009.
Cancellations. To avoid disappointment to other schools please give as much notice of cancellations as possible. If you cancel a booked event with less than one week’s notice you will be charged the full cost.
For further details contact the Learning and Access Officer on site or visit:
Visit us on both:
Leeds Museums and Galleries website
Leeds Museums and Galleries website
In 2008 Leeds Museums and Galleries Service has a comprehensive website that serves all of its sites. Download the Treasury of Learning from the website. Furthermore, blogs, podcasts, interactives, quizzes and tours will be available there.
In 2008 Leeds Museums and Galleries Service has a comprehensive website that serves all of its sites. Download the Treasury of Learning from the website. Furthermore, blogs, podcasts, interactives, quizzes and tours will be available there.
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Discover how the Victorians invented many of the Christmas traditions we know take for granted Compare how rich and poor Victorians celebrated Christmas in the 19th century. Includes object handling and a craft activity session
Learning Journeys include archived images, film footage, teacher’s notes, historical information, interactive elements, source materials, quizzes and activity suggestions. They include: Customer Services, Back to the 50s…, China in Yorkshire, Animation and more. Content is frequently added to this site so keep your eyes peeled! Why not try ‘Be a Victorian Millionaire’ (Enterprise Education) to find out about local entrepreneur and Mill owner, Benjamin Gott, and then face some of his business decisions and find out how you might have fared! www.mylearning.org
WEB RESOURCES As a service we are constantly developing our learning resources for the web.
Visit us on both:
Bah Humbug!
My Learning features resources inspired by museum, library and archive collections in Yorkshire, presented as Learning Journeys designed to support different curriculum subjects and ages.
Compare seaside holidays in the recent past with those taken a long time ago Includes object handling and a craft activity session
Paper copies are available on site, or copies can be downloaded from the website: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
As a service we are constantly developing our learning resources for the web.
Key Stage 1 and 2
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Going to the Seaside
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www.mylearning.org
WEB RESOURCES
“We got to use our senses to solve the murder and I felt like a real detective” KS2 pupil
LEARNING PACKS
Meet the Victorians
Thursday & Friday between 10.00am and 12pm Explore literacy (speaking and listening) by meeting a Victorian visitor from the past who will tell you about their life in Victorian Leeds
Key Stage 2 Victorian Life
Hands on practical activities bring our Victorian Streets to life! Experience the hardships of a widow washer woman, the revolting tasks of a chamber maid, test maths with the grocer, make a potion with the chemist or have a drill lesson with the Sunday School teacher
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Abbey House Murder Mystery
Murder at Abbey House! Mr Sellit, a travelling salesman, has been found dead in our in our Victorian Streets covered in clues Can your pupils get to grips with Victorian life and the exciting new developments in Victorian science to help us to solve the clues and crack the case?
Shops and Shopping
What was it was like to go shopping in the past? Compare shops in Victorian Leeds with those today, calculate what a penny could buy Handle historic objects from our collections and discover which shops they came from and what they were used for
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Contact: 0113 2244368 | armley.mills@leeds.gov.uk
“Experiencing life as a Victorian Mill working child – smashing!” KS2 teacher Key Stage 1 and 2 www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Marvellous Materials
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Young Entrepreneurs
Experiment with different materials in the museum (using senses and developing vocabulary) and investigate the properties of wool
At all sites, we provide:
LEARNING PACKS
Outreach sessions in your setting Wide-ranging choice of creative, inspiring workshops
Access to e-learning for a new take on study skills Free teacher pre-visits
Inset training courses on aspects of the collection Risk assessment guidance sheets
Interactive, object-based session where students experience life as a Victorian child
To help you lead a successful self led visit there are learning packs at Armley Mills, Lotherton Hall, and Leeds Art Gallery. Packs for Temple Newsam and the City Museum are currently being developed.
Risk assessment guidance sheets are available at all sites
All sites are free to Education Leeds and special needs schools. Private and nonLeeds schools are charged. Leeds Art Gallery and the City Museum are free to all visitors, but admission rates vary at other sites. For details: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
My Learning features resources inspired by museum, library and archive collections in Yorkshire, presented as Learning Journeys designed to support different curriculum subjects and ages.
Research the textile process from raw fleece to finished garment all under one roof Learn about the properties of wool and try carding, spinning and weaving and create a woven masterpiece to take home
Clear, enjoyable opportunities for selfled group visits
The Mill Children
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From Fleece to Fashion
Learning professionals at each site to help you design a visit to meet your requirements
Test pupils’ problem solving skills using the textile business and discover some of the processes needed to make woollen clothing Activities include weighing, counting, multiplying, charts and graphs, area and problem solving
Check our programme for two site topic package visit opportunities
Paper copies are available on site, or copies can be downloaded from the website: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
PLANNING AND BOOKING A VISIT
Book all workshops and visits at least 2 weeks in advance Contact the site Learning and Access Officer to book a visit Free teacher planning visit is recommended
Workshop costs will remain as quoted until June 2009.
Cancellations. To avoid disappointment to other schools please give as much notice of cancellations as possible. If you cancel a booked event with less than one week’s notice you will be charged the full cost.
For further details contact the Learning and Access Officer on site or visit:
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Learning Journeys include archived images, film footage, teacher’s notes, historical information, interactive elements, source materials, quizzes and activity suggestions. They include: Customer Services, Back to the 50s…, China in Yorkshire, Animation and more. Content is frequently added to this site so keep your eyes peeled! Why not try ‘Be a Victorian Millionaire’ (Enterprise Education) to find out about local entrepreneur and Mill owner, Benjamin Gott, and then face some of his business decisions and find out how you might have fared! www.mylearning.org
WEB RESOURCES
As a service we are constantly developing our learning resources for the web. Visit us on both:
Leeds Museums and Galleries website
A Victorian Christmas at the Mill
Visit the Mill Managers house and the weavers’ cottage and learn the difference between how the rich and poor celebrated Christmas Play Victorian parlour games, play with Victorian toys and create a craft
In 2008 Leeds Museums and Galleries Service has a comprehensive website that serves all of its sites. Download the Treasury of Learning from the website. Furthermore, blogs, podcasts, interactives, quizzes and tours will be available there. www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Key Stage 3 and 4 www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
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The Great Pulley Challenge
LEARNING PACKS
Learning professionals at each site to help you design a visit to meet your requirements
To help you lead a successful self led visit there are learning packs at Armley Mills, Lotherton Hall, and Leeds Art Gallery. Packs for Temple Newsam and the City Museum are currently being developed.
Risk assessment guidance sheets are available at all sites
All sites are free to Education Leeds and special needs schools. Private and nonLeeds schools are charged. Leeds Art Gallery and the City Museum are free to all visitors, but admission rates vary at other sites. For details: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
My Learning features resources inspired by museum, library and archive collections in Yorkshire, presented as Learning Journeys designed to support different curriculum subjects and ages.
Explore creative ways of campaigning today using the Luddites campaign as inspiration as part of the active citizenship project, Campaign! Make An Impact Students will assess the effectiveness of the campaign, develop a reasoned argument, analyse campaign methods and access historical sources including artefacts, photographs, songs, poems, letters and speeches
Outreach sessions in your setting Wide-ranging choice of creative, inspiring workshops
Clear, enjoyable opportunities for selfled group visits
Access to e-learning for a new take on study skills Free teacher pre-visits
Inset training courses on aspects of the collection Risk assessment guidance sheets
Paper copies are available on site, or copies can be downloaded from the website: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
PLANNING AND BOOKING A VISIT
Book all workshops and visits at least 2 weeks in advance Contact the site Learning and Access Officer to book a visit Free teacher planning visit is recommended
Workshop costs will remain as quoted until June 2009.
Cancellations. To avoid disappointment to other schools please give as much notice of cancellations as possible. If you cancel a booked event with less than one week’s notice you will be charged the full cost.
For further details contact the Learning and Access Officer on site or visit:
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Learning Journeys include archived images, film footage, teacher’s notes, historical information, interactive elements, source materials, quizzes and activity suggestions. They include: Customer Services, Back to the 50s…, China in Yorkshire, Animation and more. Content is frequently added to this site so keep your eyes peeled! Why not try ‘Be a Victorian Millionaire’ (Enterprise Education) to find out about local entrepreneur and Mill owner, Benjamin Gott, and then face some of his business decisions and find out how you might have fared! www.mylearning.org
WEB RESOURCES
As a service we are constantly developing our learning resources for the web. Visit us on both:
Investigate and Experiment
Leeds Museums and Galleries website
Twice termly science club on Thursdays from 3.30 – 4.30pm during term time Participants will carry out practical activities that link directly to the extensive collections at Armley Mills
In 2008 Leeds Museums and Galleries Service has a comprehensive website that serves all of its sites. Download the Treasury of Learning from the website. Furthermore, blogs, podcasts, interactives, quizzes and tours will be available there.
LEARNING PACKS
Check our programme for two site topic package visit opportunities
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Customer Services in a Museum Setting Learning professionals at each site to help you design a visit to meet your requirements Wide-ranging choice of creative, inspiring workshops
Clear, enjoyable opportunities for selfled group visits
“The worst bit was having to go back to school” KS2 pupil
To help you lead a successful self led visit there are learning packs at Armley Mills, Lotherton Hall, and Leeds Art Gallery. Packs for Temple Newsam and the City Museum are currently being developed.
Risk assessment guidance sheets are available at all sites
All sites are free to Education Leeds and special needs schools. Private and nonLeeds schools are charged. Leeds Art Gallery and the City Museum are free to all visitors, but admission rates vary at other sites. For details: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
My Learning features resources inspired by museum, library and archive collections in Yorkshire, presented as Learning Journeys designed to support different curriculum subjects and ages.
Tailored specifically for GCSE Leisure and Tourism students, adaptable to the new Creative and Media, Travel and Tourism diplomas Outreach sessions in your setting
Access to e-learning for a new take on study skills Free teacher pre-visits
Inset training courses on aspects of the collection Risk assessment guidance sheets
Explore the theme of nineteenth century factory reform using primary/secondary resources Students become independent enquirers to collect evidence from the Mill to support arguments for or against factory reform
Self Led Visits www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
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Factory Reform Challenge
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Key Stage 4 At all sites, we provide:
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Rage Against the Machine!
At all sites, we provide:
Look at Pushes/Pulls, Friction/Forces using Mill machinery Students will discover how pulleys work, create their own pulley system and work in teams to see who can lift the greatest force
Check our programme for two site topic package visit opportunities
Paper copies are available on site, or copies can be downloaded from the website: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
PLANNING AND BOOKING A VISIT
Book all workshops and visits at least 2 weeks in advance Contact the site Learning and Access Officer to book a visit Free teacher planning visit is recommended
Workshop costs will remain as quoted until June 2009.
Cancellations. To avoid disappointment to other schools please give as much notice of cancellations as possible. If you cancel a booked event with less than one week’s notice you will be charged the full cost. For further details contact the Learning and Access Officer on site or visit: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Learning Journeys include archived images, film footage, teacher’s notes, historical information, interactive elements, source materials, quizzes and activity suggestions. They include: Customer Services, Back to the 50s…, China in Yorkshire, Animation and more. Content is frequently added to this site so keep your eyes peeled! Why not try ‘Be a Victorian Millionaire’ (Enterprise Education) to find out about local entrepreneur and Mill owner, Benjamin Gott, and then face some of his business decisions and find out how you might have fared! www.mylearning.org
WEB RESOURCES
Primary and Secondary Teacher’s Packs
Primary Pack of self led resources covering Marvellous Materials, Maths at the Mill, Mill Children and From Fleece to Fashion. Secondary Pack of self led resources covering Gott’s Challenges, Power & Production, Pollution and Prevention and Action & Reaction Available as paper copy or to download from www.leeds.gov.uk/armleymills
As a service we are constantly developing our learning resources for the web. Visit us on both:
Leeds Museums and Galleries website
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries In 2008 Leeds Museums and Galleries Service has a comprehensive website that serves all of its sites. Download the Treasury of Learning from the website. Furthermore, blogs, podcasts, interactives, quizzes and tours will be available there.
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
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Contact: 0113 2243730 | city.museum@leeds.gov.uk
“Timeline activity was fantastic, really interactive fun a and clear. Real objects and specialist knowledge” KS2 teacher Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 Animal Antics
Explore the interactive Life On Earth gallery using this free box of resources using story telling and simple sorting and grouping exercises Explores themes such as our world, the animals that live in it and how we can look after it
Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Amazing Animals: Make me a home
Use the Museum collection and the Life on Earth gallery to explore animals and where they live Pupils will design, and make a picture of, a home for an animal
Key Stage 2 Teaching Time: putting the past in context: Use our special 45 min chronology workshop to out the time period of your visit in context www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Bringing the Ancient Greeks to Life: how do we know about the Ancient Greeks? Investigate how we know so much about the Ancient Greeks by looking at evidence including pottery, coins and artefacts
Bringing the Romans to Life: Soldiers and Invaders
Investigate the Roman army by looking what was left behind Look at what Roman soldiers wore, learn how to march like Roman soldiers and make their very own Roman helmet
RESOURCES
Check our programme for two site topic package visit opportunities
LEARNING PACKS
Bringing the Ancient Egyptians to Life: Death on the Nile At all sites, we provide:
Learning professionals at each site to help you design a visit to meet your requirements Outreach sessions in your setting Wide-ranging choice of creative, inspiring workshops
To help you lead a successful self led visit there are learning packs at Armley Mills, Lotherton Hall, and Leeds Art Gallery. Packs for Temple Newsam and the City Museum are currently being developed.
Risk assessment guidance sheets are available at all sites
All sites are free to Education Leeds and special needs schools. Private and nonLeeds schools are charged. Leeds Art Gallery and the City Museum are free to all visitors, but admission rates vary at other sites. For details: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Paper copies are available on site, or copies can be downloaded from the website: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
My Learning features resources inspired by museum, library and archive collections in Yorkshire, presented as Learning Journeys designed to support different curriculum subjects and ages. Learning Journeys include archived images, film footage, teacher’s notes, historical information, interactive elements, source materials, quizzes and activity suggestions. They include: Customer Services, Back to the 50s…, China in Yorkshire, Animation and more. Content is frequently added to this site so keep your eyes peeled!
Use the Ancient Worlds Gallery to investigate how we know about the Ancient Egyptians Includes a tour of the mummy Nesyamun and pupils meet Suny the Egyptian boy and take on the role of embalmers. Clear, enjoyable opportunities for selfled group visits
Access to e-learning for a new take on study skills Free teacher pre-visits
Inset training courses on aspects of the collection Risk assessment guidance sheets
PLANNING AND BOOKING A VISIT
Workshop costs will remain as quoted until June 2009.
Book all workshops and visits at least 2 weeks in advance
Cancellations. To avoid disappointment to other schools please give as much notice of cancellations as possible. If you cancel a booked event with less than one week’s notice you will be charged the full cost.
Contact the site Learning and Access Officer to book a visit Free teacher planning visit is recommended
For further details contact the Learning and Access Officer on site or visit:
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
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Why not try ‘Be a Victorian Millionaire’ (Enterprise Education) to find out about local entrepreneur and Mill owner, Benjamin Gott, and then face some of his business decisions and find out how you might have fared! www.mylearning.org
WEB RESOURCES
As a service we are constantly developing our learning resources for the web. Visit us on both:
Leeds Museums and Galleries website
In 2008 Leeds Museums and Galleries Service has a comprehensive website that serves all of its sites. Download the Treasury of Learning from the website. Furthermore, blogs, podcasts, interactives, quizzes and tours will be available there.
Bringing Leeds to Life: Local History
How can we learn from objects and sources? Includes Teaching Time workshop Pupils will research what it was like to live in Leeds in the past, from the Romans to the Second World War
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Key Stage 3 and 4 History in evidence
“I learnt a lot of stuff, especially the mummy and how you make one’”KS2 pupil
Create independent enquirers and creative thinkers with this in depth look at historical subjects using museum artefacts and evidence Topics can include World War One, Early Medicine (Medicine Through Time) and Africa
Self Led Visits Leonora Cohen and the suffragettes
Meet Leonora Cohen, evaluate original archive sources and use enquiry based learning skills to explore the suffragettes
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Primary and Secondary Teacher’s Packs
Primary Pack of self led resources covering the Ancient Worlds, Natural Sciences and Local History Secondary Pack of self led resources covering Local History, chronology and evidence-based enquiry skills Available as paper copy or to download from www.leeds.gov.uk/citymuseum
Free teacher familiarisation visits Come to a free teacher familiarisation session on the first Thursday of each month 4-6pm
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Contact: 0113 2141556 | discovery.centre@leeds.gov.uk
“The children had a great time learning about Ancient Egypt. They came back to school full of enthusiasm for learning more... and often refer to the workshop in class discussions” KS2 teacher Key Stage 1 and 2 Skulls, Skeletons and Sustenance
Use our Natural History collection to add spice to curriculum topics of Teeth and Eating, Ourselves, and Moving and Growing Pupils will handle and investigate skeletons, compare human (replica) and animal skulls and skeletons
Key Stage 2 Romans in Residence
Based on life at Dalton Parlours, a local Roman villa site Pupils will handle real Roman pottery and artefacts, concoct your own Roman banquet menu and learn how villas were built
Ancient Egypt: A Day in the Life
Be an Egyptologist for the day! Use real artefacts to find out about daily life in Ancient Egypt, from priests to farmers Pupils will make papyrus scrolls and jewellery inspired by the collections
Key Stage 2 and 3 Variation & Classification
Pupils will use real museum specimens to spark discussion and investigate classification, keys and life cycles
Key Stage 3
“...the most amazing thing I did was making that bracelet and writing my name in hylographics!” KS2 pupil
Conservation
Find out about Science in the Workplace! See how Science is integral to museums from storage to object preservation and cleaning Students will have a tour of our unique climate-controlled store, access to the conservation studio and help us to preserve some objects
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Marvellous Myths & Lively Legends Use real museum artefacts to inspire Literacy topics in Traditional Stories, Myths and Legends and Stories from other Cultures Pupils will investigate the significance of myths, and produce creative written, visual and dramatic responses
Rocks & Fossils
Be a geologist for the day! Get handson with amazing fossils and soils from different habitats and environments Pupils will use enquiry based learning to find out about the Rock Cycle and investigate the evidence fossils can give us about life on earth
Key Stage 3, 4 and post-16 Learning From Artefacts: GCSE, A Level, Creative Media Diploma
How can we help you? We have a million objects in our store that your students can get close to and use for evidence-based learning Topics can include fashion, photography, Citizenship & world cultures, ancient history, archaeology, art and geology
Outreach opportunities
Our team will bring treasures and objects the Discovery Centre for the students to explore and in your school!
All workshops at the Discovery Centre include a tour of our museum stores, where we house the million objects that aren’t on display
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Contact: 0113 2305492 | kirkstall.abbey@leeds.gov.uk
“Students showed a lot of evidence of learning… excellent resources” KS3 teacher Key Stage 1 If Stones Could Speak
Learn about different materials used in old buildings and how buildings change over time through group work Pupils will collect information on colour, texture, pattern & design and create a piece of group art work for your class to keep
Key Stage 2 Brother Gilbert’s Day
Explore what it was like to live in the Abbey in Medieval Kirkstall; investigating artefacts, clothing, sign language, food and cooking Pupils will gain insight as to why people became monks and how dramatically life has changed in their locality
Maths at the Monastery
Put classroom maths into action! Use a range of medieval methods and equipment to estimate and calculate length, area and height. Pupils will conduct hands on investigations into arch building, tessellation, ciphers and medieval measurements
Key Stage 3 Power and politics
“I liked the squirrel and thinking of different words, I would like to come back and do this all again” KS1 pupil
Develop students’ interpretation and enquiry skills through exploration of Medieval life in the abbey and the power of the Church Students use different sources including the abbey buildings, pictures and documents to find out about the abbey’s influence, why people chose to become monks and the rules that governed their daily lives This workshop can be differentiated for different ability levels
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Scribes and Skivvies
Explore Tudor life through the daily lives of monks and investigate the importance of birth and education in Tudor society by comparing the lives of the choir monks and lay brothers here at Kirkstall This workshop raises some very important issues in both the history and citizenship curriculum and can stimulate excellent discussion
Mellow Monks- April & May
Are your Yr 6 pupils stressed about their SATs? Our specially designed workshops will help them to focus their minds, relax and achieve Empower your pupils with selfawareness, self-confidence and calm through breathing techniques which will enable them to focus and deal with exam nerves
Guided Tours for Schools Classes will be split into 2 groups; one group will have a guided tour for 45 minutes the other will have the opportunity to explore the new Visitor Centre, complete a literacy or numeracy trail (KS2) or enjoy Gilbert and the Mice storybook and puppets (KS1) with their responsible adult, the groups will then swap over Tours start at 10am or 10.30am
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Contact: 0113 2468254 | city.art.gallery@leeds.gov.uk
“The children enjoyed being able to see a variety of artworks. The atmosphere in the gallery was excellent and I would definitely come back again.” KS2 teacher Key Stage 1 and 2 Introductory Talks: Themed 45 minute introduction to the Gallery and artworks as part of a self-led visit Be an Art Detective
Use looking, thinking and note-taking skills to investigate artworks in small groups
Baubles – A Christmas Workshop Inspired by the Northern Art Prize artists, make unusual contemporary art decorations from eclectic materials
Sculpture Skills
Investigate different materials and ways of making three dimensional art in the Gallery Pupils will make an imaginative sculpture from card, paper clips, elastic bands and string
Portrait Skills
Explore portraiture as more than just a likeness by investigating selected artworks in the Gallery Pupils will draw a portrait of a friend and favourite objects in a novel way
Colour Skills
Consider everyday colours exploring Gallery artworks and discussing two artworks that show cross-cultural uses of colour Pupils will make a large-scale abstract artwork in small groups using pastel or paint
Key Stage 3 and 4 Introductory Talks: Themed 45 minute introduction to the Gallery and artworks as part of a self-led visit Ways of Seeing
Structured analysis of Gallery artworks to develop confident observation, critical and cultural understanding and thinking skills Students ideas are captured as visual and written notes or mind maps
Experimental Drawing Skills
Contemporary Sculpture Skills
Photo-work Skills
Primary and Secondary Learner’s Packs
The Art Team
Artspace
Work in groups to experiment with different drawing materials and produce large-scale layered paper works based on observation and imaginative drawing
Explore contemporary sculpture, consider the properties of ready-made objects and then arrange them in new and interesting ways to communicate an important idea
Bring in digital photographs, stills from video work or use images from our large stock of magazines and newspapers to explore and make lens-based media artworks
Self Led Visits Free teacher familiarisation visits
“I felt ‘clever!’ Like I was part of a gallery.” KS3 pupil
Come to a free teacher familiarisation session on the second Wednesday of each month 4-6pm Discuss risk assessment, Studio use, workshop content, use of Learners Pack for hands on learning and temporary exhibtiions
Primary Pack covering ’ What is an Art Gallery?’, portraits, landscapes, myths and ways of looking at art Secondary Pack covering abstract art, sculpture, lens-based media, contemporary art and curatorial practices Available as paper copy or to download from www.leeds.gov.uk/artgallery
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Freelance artists with exciting art skills are available to lead practical half-day or full-day sessions matched to your chosen theme
Visit Artspace Online! Artspace Online is Leeds Art Gallery’s open space for debate. It is your space to have a say. Explore the blog, make a comment or encourage your pupils to add their artworks to the Artwall…
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Contact: 0113 2813259 | lotherton.hall@leeds.gov.uk
“Visit very well organised... A range of different activities allowed maximum pupil participation in different areas of learning... fully supported KS2 curriculum.” KS2 teacher Key Stage 1 Playtime at Lotherton
A variety of activities that can be themed for your school topic. Can include the dressing up box, drawing activities and storytelling
No Place Like Home
Getting to Know You
Lotherton Hall Portraits
Battle of the Bugs!
Explore the inside and outside of the wealthy Gascoigne family home, identify the different types of rooms, objects and furniture. Pupils will handle, compare and contrast historic household objects
What kind of people had their portraits painted? Study some of Lotherton’s portraits and costume through role play and creating a portrait
Key Stage 2 World War Two Evacuation Role Play
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
RESOURCES At all sites, we provide: Learning professionals at each site to help you design a visit to meet your requirements Outreach sessions in your setting Wide-ranging choice of creative, inspiring workshops Clear, enjoyable opportunities for selfled group visits Access to e-learning for a new take on study skills Free teacher pre-visits Inset training courses on aspects of the collection Risk assessment guidance sheets
LEARNING PACKS
To help you lead a successful self led visit there are learning packs at Armley Mills, Lotherton Hall, and Leeds Art Gallery. Packs for Temple Newsam and the City Museum are currently being developed.
Check our programme for two site topic package visit opportunities
Risk assessment guidance sheets are available at all sites
All sites are free to Education Leeds and special needs schools. Private and nonLeeds schools are charged. Leeds Art Gallery and the City Museum are free to all visitors, but admission rates vary at other sites. For details: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
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My Learning features resources inspired by museum, library and archive collections in Yorkshire, presented as Learning Journeys designed to support different curriculum subjects and ages.
Take your class back in time to the start of the World War Two and arrive as evacuees at Lotherton Hall. Learn how to use Morse Code, train with a nurse for first aid and draw up a plan for how you will share the Hall with wounded soldiers
Paper copies are available on site, or copies can be downloaded from the website: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
PLANNING AND BOOKING A VISIT
Book all workshops and visits at least 2 weeks in advance Contact the site Learning and Access Officer to book a visit Free teacher planning visit is recommended
Workshop costs will remain as quoted until June 2009.
Cancellations. To avoid disappointment to other schools please give as much notice of cancellations as possible. If you cancel a booked event with less than one week’s notice you will be charged the full cost.
For further details contact the Learning and Access Officer on site or visit:
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Learning Journeys include archived images, film footage, teacher’s notes, historical information, interactive elements, source materials, quizzes and activity suggestions. They include: Customer Services, Back to the 50s…, China in Yorkshire, Animation and more. Content is frequently added to this site so keep your eyes peeled! Why not try ‘Be a Victorian Millionaire’ (Enterprise Education) to find out about local entrepreneur and Mill owner, Benjamin Gott, and then face some of his business decisions and find out how you might have fared! www.mylearning.org
WEB RESOURCES
Explore the historic family portraits at Lotherton Hall. Learn about traditions, fashions, and hobbies from the Gascoigne family Compare and contrast the old portraits with your own personal ideas
How does Lotherton Hall provide a habitat for insects? Pupils will think and act like an insect, see furniture that has been eaten by wood worm and produce large scale wire sculptures
As a service we are constantly developing our learning resources for the web. Visit us on both:
Leeds Museums and Galleries website
World War Two Christmas
Arrive at Lotherton as evacuees at Christmas time. See the Christmas tree and the dining room set for Christmas dinner Activities include checking the cooks menu and learn first aid. Workshops in November and December.
In 2008 Leeds Museums and Galleries Service has a comprehensive website that serves all of its sites. Download the Treasury of Learning from the website. Furthermore, blogs, podcasts, interactives, quizzes and tours will be available there.
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Key Stage 3 and 4 Revival
‘I never knew that a mini beast could eat carpits!!’ KS2 pupil
Develop a critical understanding of fashion, handle historical costumes and discuss revival themes and the implications for present designers on sleeves, surface pattern and costumes for a purpose
Self Led Visits Sketchbook Studies
Experiment with drawing, annotation, new materials and techniques using the collection at Lotherton as inspiration
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Primary and Secondary Teacher’s Packs
Primary Pack of self led resources covering citizenship and identity, art and design journeys and local history Secondary Pack of self led resources covering art and design and history Available as paper copy or to download from www.leeds.gov.uk/lotherton
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Contact: 0113 3901082 | temple.newsam@leeds.gov.uk
“The children were thoroughly involved and excited by it all… One of the best educational visits we’ve had…” KS1 teacher Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 Kings and Queens
Become a King or a Queen for the day! Find clues in our mystery object bags, make a glittering crown and perform a popular court dance Compare and contrast the lives of royalty with those of servants by investigating work, leisure, food and homes
A House fit for a King?
Explore the secret passageways of Temple Newsam through hands on object investigation, drawings, clue finding and dressing up Look at differences between homes today and homes in the past by identifying features of the building, household objects and furniture
Discover! Be a self led Explorer! Have a introduction to your visit with a Discovery Tour, led by an expert who will bring the people and the stories in the house to life! KS1 resources houses and homes, pirate treasure map trail, animal adventures and china object box KS2 resources Tudor Trail, Tudor time capsule, Take a Seat: Design a Throne for Henry VIII or Queen Victoria, China Box, Art Box
Key Stage 2 Dress to Impress
Compare Tudor rich and poor at Temple Newsam through historical enquiry using portraits and costume, role-play, dance and dressing up
Tudor Time Travellers
Tudor Portraits
What would the Tudor portraits say about life at Temple Newsam? Develop enquiry skills, discover ideas about status, power and the lives of the ordinary people and work in groups to create giant mixed media Tudor portraits
Discover how historians use artefacts and inventories as evidence to find out about the past
Investigating Pattern
Investigate Temple Newsam’s historic wallpapers and the techniques behind them, then design and print your own piece of wallpaper
Investigating Textiles
Discover myths in the Picture Gallery and tales in the tapestries, sketch ideas and investigate visual and tactile qualities and sew a story
Deck the halls - a special Christmas workshop
Join in the Ingram Family’s holiday preparations, including making decorations for the tree, planning a Christmas dinner for rich and poor and learning a Victorian dance
Each Tudor workshop includes Tudor Tales, a short interactive story telling about the Tudors at Temple Newsam
Key Stage 3 and 4
“I learnt how to look deeper into things, I can do a more detailed analysis and make it more descriptive” KS3 pupil on creative writing
Art and Design: History of Style
Put style in context! Explore and draw historic design styles including Baroque, the Rococo, Neo-Classical and Neo Gothic through the interiors of Temple Newsam
Theatre Studies & creative writing
Be inspired by the theatrical surroundings of Temple Newsam House Bring your class to a workshop inspired by secret staircases and style, plasterwork and portraits
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New Diplomas
Temple Newsam House is supporting new diplomas in Hospitality, Construction and Creative Media. Contact the Learning Officer for details.
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Contact: 0113 2762887 | thwaite.mills@leeds.gov.uk
“An excellent day… experiencing life as a Victorian… building enthusiasm for subject and topic” KS2 teacher All Key Stages Guided Tours around the Mill
Tours can be tailored to complement a variety of age-groups, abilities and themes including working conditions, the environment and water power, materials and their properties and forces
Foundation Stage
Key Stage 1
Visit the Mill, explore how the water wheels, cogs and canal systems work through play Discover the toys the Victorian children would have owned and have a go at washing the old-fashioned way!
An Island Home
Find out who lived at Thwaite Water Mills and what sort of jobs they did, how land and buildings were used in different ways Pupils will develop an understanding of geographical features and ideas and express views about people, places and environment
Key Stage 1 and 2 Victorian Daily Life
Experience Victorian domestic life through kitchen and washday duties, and discover how a rag rug is made Pupils are encouraged to make comparisons between past and present
Christmas Crafts at Thwaite Mills Watermill
Celebrate an old fashioned Christmas at Thwaite Mills making Christmas decorations and gifts
Easter Egg Detectives – March and April
Draw upon the rich resource of Thwaite Island to explore the theme of spring time and the natural world Follow the Egg Trail, learn about the birds which inhabit the island and write a spring time poem (KS2) or decorate an egg (KS1)
Key Stage 2 www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Waterforce!
RESOURCES At all sites, we provide: Learning professionals at each site to help you design a visit to meet your requirements
Discover how the mill wheel works and support STEM on the theme of waterpower Pupils will building working model waterwheels and using dynamos to generate electricity
Outreach sessions in your setting
“My favourite bit was when we had to work as a team and bond together [with] people you don’t normally talk to” KS2 pupil
Wide-ranging choice of creative, inspiring workshops Clear, enjoyable opportunities for selfled group visits Access to e-learning for a new take on study skills Free teacher pre-visits Inset training courses on aspects of the collection Risk assessment guidance sheets
LEARNING PACKS
Check our programme for two site topic package visit opportunities
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Wartime at Thwaite Mills Watermill
To help you lead a successful self led visit there are learning packs at Armley Mills, Lotherton Hall, and Leeds Art Gallery. Packs for Temple Newsam and the City Museum are currently being developed.
Paper copies are available on site, or copies can be downloaded from the website: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Risk assessment guidance sheets are available at all sites
All sites are free to Education Leeds and special needs schools. Private and nonLeeds schools are charged. Leeds Art Gallery and the City Museum are free to all visitors, but admission rates vary at other sites. For details: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
My Learning features resources inspired by museum, library and archive collections in Yorkshire, presented as Learning Journeys designed to support different curriculum subjects and ages. Learning Journeys include archived images, film footage, teacher’s notes, historical information, interactive elements, source materials, quizzes and activity suggestions. They include: Customer Services, Back to the 50s…, China in Yorkshire, Animation and more. Content is frequently added to this site so keep your eyes peeled!
Experience World War Two at Thwaite Watermills by investigating real artefacts as evidence Discover why putty production was so important, measure out a week’s rations and hear a real air raid siren
PLANNING AND BOOKING A VISIT
Book all workshops and visits at least 2 weeks in advance Contact the site Learning and Access Officer to book a visit Free teacher planning visit is recommended
Workshop costs will remain as quoted until June 2009.
Cancellations. To avoid disappointment to other schools please give as much notice of cancellations as possible. If you cancel a booked event with less than one week’s notice you will be charged the full cost.
For further details contact the Learning and Access Officer on site or visit:
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
Why not try ‘Be a Victorian Millionaire’ (Enterprise Education) to find out about local entrepreneur and Mill owner, Benjamin Gott, and then face some of his business decisions and find out how you might have fared! www.mylearning.org
WEB RESOURCES
As a service we are constantly developing our learning resources for the web. Visit us on both:
Leeds Museums and Galleries website
Butterfly Bonanza!
Explore Thwaite Island, learning about the butterflies and their habitats. Pupils will create their own amazing butterfly using craft materials Workshops in July. Check website for details: www.leeds.gov.uk/thwaitemills
In 2008 Leeds Museums and Galleries Service has a comprehensive website that serves all of its sites. Download the Treasury of Learning from the website. Furthermore, blogs, podcasts, interactives, quizzes and tours will be available there.
www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries
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