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Museum of London
Museum of London Docklands
Learning programme
for secondary schools
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Contents What’s on offer?
Learning at Museum of London and Museum of London Docklands
With two unique venues Museum of London is one of the world’s largest urban history
museums. Representing a quarter of a million years of history, it cares for over 2 million
objects in its collections and holds the largest archaeological archive in Europe.

What’s on offer? 3
Gallery highlights: Museum of London 6
Coming soon: Clore Learning Centre and Galleries of Modern London 8
Gallery highlights: Museum of London Docklands 10
Session listings
Archaeology 12
Classical Studies 13
Citzenship, History & PSHE 15
Geography and Travel & Tourism 18
RE & Citzenship 19
Drama 20
English 20 London. Our spectacular new Galleries of Modern
History & Citizenship 23
Videoconferencing 31
Calendars 32
Planning your visit 36
Museum of London overlooks the Roman
remains of the city wall near St Paul’s Cathedral and
tells the story of the world’s greatest city and its
people from prehistoric times to the Great Fire of
London will open in the summer term of 2010,
extending our displays from 1666 to the
present day.
FREE sessions and resources
All visits, study days, sessions at your
school and online resources are provided by
the Museum free of charge, thanks to the
support from the Renaissance in the Regions
programme. A charge is made for sessions run
by other organisations.
Museum of London Docklands is located
just a short walk from the dazzling skyscrapers of
Canary Wharf. From Roman times to Docklands’
regeneration, this 200 year old warehouse uses
interactive displays, recreated scenes, original
artefacts and stories of trade, migration and
commerce to reveal the long history of London
as a port.
Please see gallery highlights for details of both
Museums and visit our websites for further
information.
Self-directed visits
Teachers are able to design their own programme
of study at both our Museums.
Support material to help you plan your visit can be
found on our website. Lunchroom and cloakroom
facilities are available at both venues. All visits must
be booked in advance.
Please fill in the form at
www.museumoflondon.org.uk/learning

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Teachers’ Network
Join our FREE Teachers’ Network and receive:
• regular e-news
• advance booking of sessions
• 10% discount on books at the Museum of London,
Museum of London Docklands and Horniman
Museum shops
• 50% discount on INSET
• free and exclusive private views
• opportunities to get involved in the development
of sessions and resources.
To join please visit www.museumoflondon.org.uk/
teachersnetwork or email us at
teachersnetwork@museumoflondon.org.uk
Learning online
www.museumoflondon.org.uk
Use the Teachers section of our website to find out
about our galleries, book your visit and download
teachers notes and support materials. In addition,
our website is full of resources to prepare your class
for their visit or just to use to support your lessons
in school.
New features
• Poster Maker – pupils can make a poster around a
particular theme
• Interactive whiteboard presentations
and quizzes
• Session support packs
English Citizenship Geography Archaeology History
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Popular features
•B
 lack History resources
•P
 icture Bank – pictures to download and use in
your work
•R
 esource Bank – an easy-to-use index of our
growing collection of resources
Coming soon
• More 3D images of objects from our collections
•R esources for SEN students
Online learning provision is improving!
We’re currently working to improve the way we
present learning resources online. Please bear with
us during this busy time and keep an eye on our
website to see the changes evolving!
Special educational needs groups
Museum of London is a great venue for special
educational needs groups, with full wheelchair
access and a wide variety of interactive and multi-
sensory sessions for special schools, hospital schools
and SEN units in mainstream schools. As well as
running activities in the Museum, we can also bring
sessions to your school and run videoconferencing
sessions.
Sessions are tailored to meet the learning needs
of pupils and our staff are experienced at running
sessions for pupils with special educational needs.
For more information or to request the 2009/10
Special Educational Needs brochure please contact
our SEN Officer on 020 7814 5549 or at
sen@museumoflondon.org.uk
Gallery highlights
Museum of London
London before London tells the story of the
Thames Valley and the people who lived there
from 450,000 BC to the coming of the Romans
in AD 50. A rich gallery for supporting KS3
Geography, it contains interactive exhibits, models,
reconstructions, maps and an IT area.
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Roman London explores the history of Londinium
from its founding to AD 410. Reconstructed rooms
and models, an original mosaic and a stunning
collection of tools, pots, skeletons, armour, shoes
and other everyday objects reveal the way Roman
Londoners lived and worked.
Saxon to Tudor (in Medieval London gallery)
takes you from early Saxon settlements to the
bustling capital of Tudor times. During this eventful
period London was destroyed by invaders, racked
by plague and dominated by religious and political
controversy. Learn about Anglo-Saxon life, sit in a
recreated Saxon house and consider the lives of rich
and poor people in Tudor times.
London’s Burning: The Great Fire of London 1666
Designed with simple text, eye-witness accounts
and dramatic displays of artefacts, paintings and
maps, this fascinating exhibition brings the story of
the Great Fire and the rebuilding that followed come
to life! Displays include fire-fighting equipment,
household objects and information on how the Fire
Court dealt with disputes during the rebuilding.
The London’s Burning exhibition will be
London 1558-1666 charts the capital from moved into the London 1558-1666 gallery in
Elizabethan times through to the ravages of the early 2010, ready for the opening of the new
English Civil Wars and Stuart London, before the Galleries of Modern London. This will place
Great Fire. Highlights include the copperplate map the story of the Great Fire in its correct
(a detailed picture of 16th century London), a model chronological position within the layout of
of the Rose Theatre, Cromwell’s death mask and a the Museum, helping you make clearer links
beautiful wood-panelled Stuart room. to the Stuart room sets and to the story of
the rebuilding of London after the fire.
All key objects will remain on display but
there will be some change to the layout of
the exhibition. Teachers packs will help
explain these changes, but if you are
booking for the spring or summer terms
you are encouraged to make a planning visit
in advance.
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Coming soon
Clore Learning Centre
and Galleries of
Modern London
Museum of London is on the brink of a new era.
In September 2009 we’ll open the inspiring Clore
Learning Centre, complete with e-learning studio.
Then, in the summer term of 2010, we’ll launch
the spectacular new Galleries of Modern London.
This £20 million project is just the first stage of an
ambitious masterplan to transform the Museum
which includes exciting schemes for our Roman
London gallery and Garden Court.
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Clore Learning Centre
The new centre will enable us to offer a greater
range of creative activities and all learning spaces
will have interactive whiteboards. The e-learning
studio will be the base for a wide range of sessions
that will combine tried and tested approaches such
as object handling and role-play with technologies
such as digital cameras and camcorders, PSPs
(PlayStation Portables), iPods and mobile phones.
The new 230-seat theatre will be equipped for
broadcasting and videoconferencing and will be the
perfect venue for issues-based programmes inspired
by the Galleries of Modern London.
Galleries of Modern London
Visit Museum of London from the summer term of
2010 and find out how London became the global
city it is today through five new galleries that
will cover the entire lower floor of the Museum.
These include the City Gallery, the new home for
the spectacular Lord Mayor’s Coach, and Inspiring
London, an exhibition space showcasing creativity
inspired by the capital, plus three exciting galleries
that will chart London’s development from the
rebuilding of the city after the Great Fire to the
issues faced by Londoners today.
Expanding City: 1660s – 1850s
Discover a London rebuilding itself after the
World City: 1950s – Present
Find out how the city’s population became one of
devastation of the Great Fire, a city pulsing with the most diverse in the world. London’s children
life, technological advances and money-making enjoyed new-fangled toys, Bill and Ben starred on
expertise. Find out how London became the Londoners’ TVs, the first Apple Mac computers
centre of the British Empire and about the city’s appeared in their homes and London fashions
relationship with the slave trade. Encounter the shifted from Biba and Mary Quant to Alexander
Londoners who struggled just to make a living and McQueen and Wale Adyemi. Finally, explore the
found themselves in Wellclose prison. Then wander challenges of 21st century London with a flowing
the streets of the Victorian Walk or take a stroll in River Thames interactive floating with concerns for
our recreated pleasure garden. Londoners past and present.
People’s City: 1850s – 1950s
Learn how East Enders endured destitution and
disease while in the West End London’s rich
enjoyed dazzling evenings in theatres, cinemas and
restaurants. Observe how the city found itself at
the heart of political campaigns and protest; from
match girls fighting for their rights and Suffragettes
on hunger strike to communist and fascist groups
emerging as the nation moved closer to war. War
cast a shadow over the capital as Londoners’ lives
and landscapes swung from death and destruction
to freedom and opportunity. Witness a modern
London for the masses; flickering with electricity,
chattering with telecommunications and buzzing
with cars and tubes.
Look out for the exciting new sessions
now in development for KS3, 4 and 5.
New thematic study days will look at the
impact of empire from Roman to nineteenth
and twentieth century London, crime in
London: an investigation through time; as
well as professional skills based learning,
bringing the dynamic use of technology to
the study of history.
The Clore Learning Centre and Galleries of Modern London have been
supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Clore Duffield Foundation, City
of London Corporation, Department of Culture, Media and Sport, and many
other donors.
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Gallery highlights
Museum of London
Docklands
Mudlarks
‘Mudlark’ is the name given to someone who
explores the river mud for treasures. This hands-
on gallery enhances cross-curricular learning at
Foundation Stage, KS1 and KS2 through exploration
and structured play. Highlights include loading and
balancing a tea clipper’s cargo, damming a river and
moving pulleys to shift cargoes.
Thames Highway: AD 43-1600
Follow the story of settlement in the early port of
London and discover the vessels and merchants
involved in overseas trade from Roman, Saxon and
Viking times right up to the Tudor period.
Trade Expansion 1600-1800
Witness London’s expanding port and the growth
of mercantile wealth between the 16th and 18th
centuries. Learn about the formation of trading
companies such as the East India Company, and
take a walk down an atmospheric recreation of a
legal quay.
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London, Sugar & Slavery: 1600 onwards
Discover the only permanent gallery in London
to examine the city’s involvement in transatlantic
slavery. Challenge what you think you know about
the transatlantic slave trade and find out how this
terrible traffic made the London we know today.
City and River: 1800-1840
At one time, London had the largest fleet of whalers
in the world and this gallery examines the whaling
trade from the Port of London.
Sailortown: 1840-1850
Venture into the dark alleyways of a Victorian street
with authentic sights, sounds and smells! Pass an
exotic animal emporium, chandlery and sailors’
lodgings then pay a visit to the Three Mariners pub.
First Port of Empire: 1840-1880
Trace the change from sail to steam during the
Docklands at War: 1938-1945
Experience an air-raid shelter, see a recreated
Industrial Revolution and find out how the docks mobile kitchen and discover over 30 personal
changed due to technological advances. stories of life in wartime Docklands.
Warehouse of the World: 1880-1939
Examine some of the major commodities traded
through London with our tobacco weighing station,
a replica bottling vault and exhibits detailing the
tobacco, timber, grain and sugar trades.
New Port, New City: 1945 onwards
Follow the industrial decline of the docks during
the ‘swinging sixties’ and their regeneration in
the 1980s, through the eyes of the developers, the
local workforce and dockland communities.
The Sampling Warehouse (Warehouse of the
World gallery)
Test your senses in this mini-warehouse recreation
where you can see some of the exotic goods
brought into London’s docks during the 19th and
early 20th centuries.
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Archaeology
Museum of London
Advanced
archaeology at
the Museum
Post 16 AS/A2
Study day and support pack
Join Museum archaeologists and
conservators for this study day where
your students will be introduced to
archaeological case studies and post-
excavation interpretation, including
an opportunity to help with finds
processing and a behind the scenes
conservation tour. Visit remains of
the Roman Fort Gate and consider its
function as well as its preservation,
then spend time in our prehistory and
Roman London galleries. The day allows
your students to consider the public
display of archaeological finds, as well
archaeological methods and techniques.
Curriculum links New AQA Archaeology
specification: Archaeological skills and
methods; World archaeology; Introduction to
archaeological investigation
Group size 20 maximum, 2 groups per day
Time 1oam – 2.30pm
Dates 23 November 2009, 19 January 2010
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Museum of London
Advanced
archaeology at the
archive Post 16 AS/A2
Study day
This is an exceptional opportunity
for your students to join professional
archaeologists at the Museum of London
Archaeological Archive and Research
Centre for hands-on experience of
archaeological techniques. Staff and
Museum of London Specialist Services
will be on hand to guide you through
environmental processing and analysis
of plant, human and animal remains. The
day also includes a tour of the archive
(Europe’s largest) and a visit to a local
working site.
Curriculum links AQA Archaeology:
Archaeological skills and methods; Survey
and excavation; Post-excavation, dating
and interpretation
Time 10am – 2.30pm
Date 26 February 2010
Museum of London
Summer dig
Site excavation study day
Give your students the chance to
experience a real archaeological
excavation. The day will cover a site
introduction including health and safety
issues, and real hands-on experience
of digging and finds processing.
If your school is interested in this
fantastic opportunity please call
Lucie Parkes on 020 7814 5772 or email
lparkes@museumoflondon.org.uk and
we will send you details of the date
and location early in the spring term.
Curriculum links AQA Archaeology:
Archaeological methods; Survey and
excavation; Post-excavation, dating and
interpretation; Archaeological theme –
religion and ritual
Dates and times to be confirmed
‘It was a fantastic
opportunity for
students to develop
their knowledge.’
AS/A2 teacher
Museum of London
Archaeology
for all: Hidden
treasures of the
Thames KS3
Thames foreshore fieldwork To discuss dates and to book these
and workshop
Practise the historical enquiry skills
sessions, please call the Thames
Explorer Trust on 020 8742 0057 or at
used by an archaeologist and learn how info@thames-explorer.org.uk and
check their website at
fragments of history can build up a
picture of the past.
www.thames-explorer.org.uk
Session 1 Fieldwork on the riverside includes
recording river features and evidence of
human use and collecting and identifying
historic artefacts as evidence.
Session 2 At Museum of London learn how
to identify and date artefacts and investigate
how artefacts found around the Thames help
us build up a picture of London’s settlement.
Time permitting, sessions will finish with a
visit to the galleries.
Group size 30 maximum
Session costs Full day programme
(2 hours fieldwork and 2 hours indoor
activities) £190.00, half day programme
(2 hours fieldwork) £125.00
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Classical Studies
Museum of London
Introducing Roman Roman London
London KS3 KS4 GCSE Latin/
Object handling, gallery work and
storytelling workshop
Explore Roman civilisation in Londinium
through an object handling and replica
costume workshop. Hear the harrowing
tale of Boudicca’s famous resistance
to Roman occupation in an interactive
storytelling performance then discuss
key themes and consider the classical
sources that describe the uprising.
Finally, spend time in the Roman London
gallery using activities provided in the
support pack.
Curriculum links Cambridge Latin Course,
Stages 13 and 14, Roman Britain
Group size 35 maximum, 3 groups per day
Time 10.30am – 2.30pm
Dates 22 September, 4 November 2009,
18 January, 8 February, 9 March, 12 May,
21 June 2010
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Classical Civilisation
Object handling, gallery work and
curator talk
Use this session to inform your students’
knowledge of Roman civilisation in
Britain. The day will involve a curator-led
talk on Roman invasion and settlement,
Boudicca’s revolt, archaeology, trade
and religion, and discussion of these
topics with an expert curator. You will
then take part in a workshop looking
at different aspects of Roman life
and an opportunity to handle Roman
artefacts demonstrating the process
of Romanisation in London. You’ll also
spend time in the Roman London gallery
using activities provided in the support
pack.
Curriculum links AQA Classical
Civilisation and Latin OCR, Roman Britain
Group size 35 maximum, 2 groups per day
Time 10.30am – 2.30pm
Dates 4 December 2009, 5 March,
30 April 2010
Museum of London
Roman civilisation
in London
Post 16 AS/A2 Classical
Civilisation/Ancient
History
Advanced study day and
support pack
Led by specialist curators, this study
day focuses on Roman civilisation in
London. The content covers Roman
religion in London, Boudicca’s revolt and
the Romanisation of the Thames region,
including its impact on the Britons.
Curator-led gallery work, an object-
handling workshop and an opportunity
to examine archaeological remains
with a tour of the nearby Roman fort
gate and amphitheatre, will give your
students hands-on experience of original
historical sources, as well as a chance to
discuss the topic with experts.
Curriculum links AQA Classical Civilisation;
OCR classics suite Ancient History and
Classical Civilisation
Time 10am – 3.10pm
Date 11 December 2009
Citizenship, History & PSHE
Museum of London
Careers day
KS3/4 New!
Presentation, workshop,
gallery work
Find out how your school curriculum
could relate to a career in museums!
This exciting new day comprises a
presentation by a museum professional,
multimedia gallery activities and a
chance to explore different vocational
possibilities within a museum setting.
Your students will get the chance to
become either designers or curators
for the gallery session, and using
digital technologies they will learn how
different jobs can relate to the artefacts
and create their own short films.
Curriculum links NC PSHE: Key concepts
(career), Key processes (self-development,
exploration); NC Citizenship: Critical thinking
and enquiry
Group size 35 maximum, 2 groups per day
Time 10am – 2.30pm
Dates 22 March, 23 June, 5 July 2010
Museum
of London Docklands
London: A home
from home KS3
Interactive presentation and self-
directed gallery visit
At the height of Queen Victoria’s reign,
London was the centre of a massive
trade empire. Sailors from around
the world settled and began to make
London the global city that we know
today. In this interactive session learn
who came to the city and why, and how
these different cultures have shaped the
capital. Focused gallery activities will
support the session.
Curriculum links NC Citizenship: Britain:
A diverse society?; NC History: Movement of
people to, from and within Britain
Duration 1 hour session plus 1 hour self
directed visit
Group size 35 maximum, 2 groups per day
Dates Given on application to the Box
Office, 30 days notice required
Museum
of London Docklands
Exploring diverse
London KS3
Drama performance, gallery work,
drama and dance workshops and
support pack
Experience four different activities on
this fun-packed day. We start with an
interactive drama performance, London
Calling, which explores the role of key
black African and Caribbean Londoners
in the development of the city. Following
this you’ll spend time in the London,
Sugar & Slavery gallery, and experience
a Bollywood dance workshop, learning
about its cultural significance and
having a go at a dance routine. Finally,
investigate themes of identity and
personal struggle in a drama workshop.
This session involves reflective
discussion, role-play and improvisation.
Curriculum links NC History: The impact
through time of the movement and
settlement of diverse peoples to, from and
within the British Isles; NC Citizenship:
Identities and diversity – living together in
the UK
Group size 35 maximum, 3 groups per day
Time 10am – 2.30pm
Dates 20 November 2009, 1 February 2010
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Citizenship, History & PSHE continued
Museum
of London Docklands
Money makes the
world go around!
KS4
Workshop, drama performance,
tour and study pack
Situated right by Canary Wharf, Museum
of London Docklands is the perfect site
for your students to learn about the
world of finance and how it relates to
their lives. They’ll get to plan and budget
for their own corporate event, meet a
1980s speculator and learn about the
context that created today’s financial
climate. They will then be taken on a
tour of nearby Citigroup building where
they will meet workers from the sector,
experience the boardrooms and offices
and see a trading floor in action, not to
mention the spectacular view from one
of Docklands’ many gleaming towers.
Curriculum links NC Citizenship: Knowledge
and understanding about becoming informed
citizens (the economy, role of business and
financial services, global independence and
responsibility including sustainability); NC
PSHE: Enterprise, capability, risk, economic
understanding, financial capability
Group size 35 maximum, 2 groups per day
Time 10.30am – 3pm
Dates 29 September 2009, 22 April, 7,
11 June 2010
FREE thanks to funding from Citi
Foundation
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AT YOUR SCHOOL
Slavery and Belonging
abolition in London outreach study
KS3 days KS3
Outreach drama performance,
workshop and support pack
This session starts with background
information about the slave trade and
the push for its abolition in London,
delivered by a Museum of London
educator. Then meet an actor who
will perform the role of London-based
Robert Wedderburn, son of a slave and a
fiery abolitionist determined to achieve
equality for his people. This interactive
drama will involve questioning, role-
play and discussion and is suitable
for students with or without prior
knowledge of the slave trade.
Curriculum links NC History: The
development of trade, colonisation,
industrialisation and technology in the
British Empire; NC Citizenship: Taking
informed and responsible action
Duration 60 minutes
Group size 35 maximum per session,
3 groups per day
Times 2/3 sessions per day to suit
your timetable
Dates 5, 8, 9, 14, 15 October 2009, 26,
27 April 2010
Booking ‘At your school’ sessions:
Please contact Lucie Parkes directly
on 020 7814 5772 or at
lparkes@museumoflondon.org.uk
AT YOUR SCHOOL
Outreach days supported by a
teachers pack
These two unique sessions were
inspired by a past Museum of London
exhibition which reflected on the lives
of refugees in London and provided
moving and inspirational perspectives
on contemporary London and its people.
The first workshop allows you to explore
perceptions of refugees and listen
to some of the personal testimony
collected for the exhibition. The second
is a creative, poetry-based workshop
that deals with the concept of identity
and the issues faced by refugees leaving
home and trying to ‘belong’ in a vast city
like London.
Curriculum links: NC History: The impact
through time of the movement and
settlement of diverse peoples to, from and
within the British Isles; NC Citizenship:
Identities and diversity – living together in
the UK
Duration 60 minutes
Group size 1 group of 35 maximum
Times 2/3 sessions per day to suit
your timetable
Dates Part 1: 12 November 2009, Part 2: 19
November 2009. Part 1: 21 May 2010, Part 2:
28 May 2010. Part 1: 7 June 2010, Part 2:
14 June 2010
AT YOUR SCHOOL
ASBO! KS3
Anti-social behaviour in the
community, outreach drama
session and support pack
This is a lively drama performance
that explores the historical and social
issue of anti-social behaviour in a
large city like London. Centred around
historically significant Marble Arch,
the performance looks at anti-social
behaviour and the punishments issued
today from a range of perspectives,
providing a context and an interweaving
comparison with London past. Your
students will have the opportunity to
question the actors in role, discuss the
ideas presented to them and debate the
outcome of the performance.
Curriculum links NC Citizenship: Knowledge
and understanding about becoming informed
citizens; Basic aspects of the criminal justice
system, how it relates to young people
Duration 60 minutes
Group size 1 group of 250 maximum
Times 2/3 sessions per day to suit
your timetable
Dates 24 November 2009,
3, 4 February 2010
AT YOUR SCHOOL AT YOUR SCHOOL
Black History The Suffragettes
Month outreach KS3/4
performance KS3/4 Outreach drama and support pack
This interactive drama is an opportunity
to bring a historical character into your
classroom. With an actor playing the role
of Kitty Marion, hear the perspective of
a militant Suffragette campaigner. Kitty
tells of her experience of hunger strikes
and force-feeding as well as her reasons
for wanting the vote. You’ll get the
opportunity to question her, as well as to
consider the importance of voting and
playing an active part in democratic and
electoral processes.
Curriculum links NC History: The
development of political power from
the middle ages to the 20th century; NC
Citizenship: Democracy and justice
Drama performance and
Duration 30 minutes
support pack Times 2/3 sessions per day to suit
The performance, London Calling, your timetable
celebrates the achievements of black
Dates 30 November 2009, 15 January, 23
African and Caribbean Londoners February, 23 March, 17 May 2010
through time. Three actors take
on several different roles and the
performance is supported with an
impressive audio-visual backdrop
and soundtrack. Your students are
encouraged to get involved in the
performance and respond positively to
its messages of individual achievement
and cultural celebration. This interactive
show is designed to be delivered
to whole year groups and we have
differentiated versions for older and
younger students. Learning activities
to prepare for and follow-up the
performance are supplied in a support
pack.
Curriculum links NC History: The impact
through time of the movement and
settlement of diverse peoples to, from and
within the British Isles; NC Citizenship:
identities and diversity – living together in
the UK
Duration 35 minutes
Group size year group (80-250)
Times 3 sessions per day to suit
your timetable
Dates 1, 2, 6, 7, 12, 13, 19, 22, 23
October 2009
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Geography and Travel & Tourism
Museum of London
Settlement and
urban growth
KS3
Study day and support pack
This day uses the London before London
gallery to explore why the Thames Valley
was chosen by prehistoric settlers. This
is followed by a gallery drama where
you will meet Tamesibuga, an Iron
Age settler in what is now Southwark.
Discover how her family live and the
role of the river in their lives, then
investigate the urban growth of London
through the Roman and medieval
periods. This session involves gallery
drama, a curator-led tour and discussion,
a map and object workshop and a trail
through the galleries.
Curriculum links: NC Geography: Physical
and human processes, understanding how
sequences of events and activities in the
physical and human worlds lead to change in
places, landscapes and societies
Group size: 35 maximum, 2 groups per day
Time: 10.30am – 2.30pm
Dates: 26, 27 November 2009, 5, 9 February,
1, 2 March, 14, 17 May 2010
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Museum
of London Docklands
The regeneration
of London’s
Docklands KS4
Guided walk, field survey and
gallery study*
In this popular session experience
Docklands regeneration first hand with
a guided tour of the Canary Wharf
area looking at new and redeveloped
buildings. Conduct a field study of West
India Quay, including a case study of
the redevelopment of No.1 Warehouse
in which the Museum is located. Back
in the Museum, visit the New Port,
New City gallery to gather information
related to the Docklands redevelopment
and its impact on the local community.
Curriculum links OCR Geography:
Managing change in human environments,
Geographical skills; Edexcel Geography:
Geographical investigations – human topics
Group size 35 maximum, 2 groups per day
Time 9.45am – 3pm
Dates 21 September, 15 October, 20
November, 11 December 2009, 22 January, 22
February, 11 March, 23 April, 17 May,
17 June, 5 July 2010
* Post 16 teachers may be interested in
the Urban environments day, tailored
to the new A-level specifications.
Museum
of London Docklands
Urban
environments
Post 16
Interactive classroom session and
focused gallery work
In response to increasing demand we
have redeveloped our popular GCSE
session for A-level students. The two-
hour session comprises an interactive
presentation plus supported time in
the Museum’s New Port, New City
gallery where the story of Canary Wharf
can be traced in detail. Your students
are encouraged to use the rest of the
day for a tour of the West India Quay
area or to use the DLR to see more of
the Isle of Dogs or the Olympics 2012
development*.
Curriculum links OCR Geography:
Managing change in human environments;
Edexcel Geography: Geographical
investigations – human topics
Group size 35 maximum, 2 groups per day
Times 10.15am – 1.15pm, 12-2.45pm
Dates Given on application to the Box
Office, 30 days notice required
* Tours are self-guided, or can be
booked subject to availability.
RE & Citizenship
Museum AT YOUR SCHOOL
of London Docklands
Travel & Tourism: Loan boxes KS3
Museums and
Heritage
Post 16 AS/A2
Study day and support pack
This day can form the basis of your
students’ work for the Travel & Tourism
unit ‘Arts, Museums and Cultural
Heritage’. They will produce a plan to
attract a new target market to Museum
of London Docklands. A detailed
information pack will support the
preparation for the day and the group
work on gallery activities relating to
visitor profiles. They are then presented
with a case study of working with a new
visitor group, followed by structured
research in the Museum towards their Faith boxes
own target audience project. Each box reflects one of the six major
faiths present in London and covered by
Curriculum links OCR Unit 5 (Tourist the KS3 Religious Education curriculum
Attractions), Unit 11 (The Guided Tour), Unit (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism,
14 (Cultural Tourism); AQA Unit 1 (Inside Buddhism and Sikhism). Each box is
Travel & Tourism), Unit 4 (Working in Travel presented from the viewpoint of a
& Tourism); Edexcel Unit 4 (Destination
Britain), Unit 9 (Working in Travel & Tourism) particular faith group to provide a
snapshot of a specific London-based
Group size 20 maximum, 1 group per day
faith community in the 21st century. The
Time 10am – 3pm
boxes contain objects, oral histories,
Dates 18, 23 March 2010
images and music, and will appeal to
different learning styles. Support notes
are provided for use in your classroom.
Curriculum links NC Religious Education:
Faith communities; NC Citizenship KS3:
The diversity of national, regional,
religious and ethnic identities in the
United Kingdom and the need for mutual
respect and understanding
To book a box please contact Lucie
Parkes, Secondary Schools Officer
on 020 7814 5772 or at
lparkes@museumoflondon.org.uk
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Museum Museum of London Museum Museum Museum
of London Docklands of London Docklands of London Docklands of London Docklands

Drama and Theatre
Studies day
Performance workshops, support pack and focused
gallery time
This innovative day is designed to assist your students in
devising their own piece of site specific theatre. Comprising
a performance workshop led by a theatre director and former
A-level teacher, gallery exploration time and a development
workshop, they will be encouraged to draw on techniques of
leading theatrical practitioners and forms to connect stimulus
material to the creation of an original piece of theatre. Themes
could include slavery, the life of the Thames, crime and the
river, the 1889 Dock Strike or journeys – or others inspired by
the extensive galleries.
Chaucer in context
Post 16 AS/A2
Drama performance, workshop,
support pack and gallery work
Meet Harry Bailey, owner of the Tabard
Inn, where the pilgrims started their
journey to Canterbury in an interactive
drama performance. Take part in a
workshop that provides an introduction
to Chaucer’s London using actual
medieval artefacts and quotations from
‘The Prologue’ to the tales as the basis
of investigation. This study day has been
designed to broaden your students’
knowledge of the context in which
Chaucer wrote his tales, in order to
enhance and inspire greater knowledge
and understanding of the text. It is not
tale-specific.
Curriculum links AQA English Literature
Spec A & B; Edexcel English Literature; OCR
English Literature
Group size 20 maximum, 3 groups per day
Time 10.30am – 2.30pm
Dates 3 November 2009, 13, 27 January,
1, 25 February, 30 March 2010
A Christmas Carol
KS3
Drama performance, workshop,
support pack and gallery work
This interactive performance interprets
Dickens’ traditional text in a clear and
entertaining way for KS3 students.
Learn how the Victorians celebrated
Christmas and be taken on a tour
around Sailortown (a reconstruction
of 19th riverside Wapping) in order to
get a real feel for the sights and smells
of Dickensian London. Students then
explore our City and River and First
Port of Empire galleries with a fun-filled
Dickensian Christmas trail.
Curriculum links NC English: Texts that
enable pupils to understand the appeal and
importance over time of texts from English
literary heritage
Group size 35 maximum, 2 groups per day
Time 10.30am – 2.30pm
Dates 1, 3, 4 December 2009
Prose before 1914
KS4
Drama performance, workshop
and gallery work
This study day combines a variety of
activities that will appeal to different
learning styles. Investigate the Victorian
galleries with focused activities;
examine, handle and debate key sources
and artefacts; and meet a 19th century
drama character. The day could provide
the stimulus for a creative writing
coursework option; or support the study
of a pre-20th century prose text such
as Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde or a crime
fiction short story.
Curriculum links OCR AS/A Level GCE
English Lit: changing texts
Group size 30 maximum, 3 groups per day
Time 10.45am – 2.45pm
Dates 22 October 2009, 24 March 2010
Dickens in context
KS4 Post 16 AS/A2
Drama performance, workshop
and support pack
The drama explores poverty, child labour,
the impact of the Industrial Revolution
and rise of the middle classes – themes
that underpin many of Dickens’ novels.
It will help your students contextualise
Dickens’ work and relate to any Dickens
set text. The programme also includes
independent research in the Victorian
sections of the new Galleries of Modern
London and a quotation workshop
focusing on textual analysis and object-
handling. The workshop can be adapted
for a range of set texts, so please let us
know your preference when booking.
Curriculum links AQA English Literature
Spec A & B; Edexcel English Literature; OCR
English Literature
Group size 20 maximum, 3 groups per day
Time 10am – 2.30pm
Dates 3, 9, 24 February 2010

Curriculum links AQA GCE Drama and Theatre Studies

Group size 35 maximum, 1 group per day
Time 10.30am – 2.30pm
Dates Given on application to the Box Office, 30 days notice required

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of London Docklands
Christmas Carol in
context KS4/5
Drama performance, workshop,
support pack and gallery work
Due to popular demand we have
adapted our Dickens in context
performance to relate specifically to
‘A Christmas Carol’. Your students
will meet Charles Dickens and a
character from this ghostly festive
tale. The performance will help them
contextualise this work as well as
explore themes that underpin many
of Dickens’ novels. The day includes a
quotation workshop focusing on textual
analysis of ‘A Christmas Carol’ and the
chance to explore its context through
handling 19th century objects. They will
then carry out independent research
in the Victorian sections of the new
Galleries of Modern London.
Curriculum links GCSE AQA and
Edexcel English
Group size 30 maximum, 3 groups per day
Time 11am – 2.30pm
Dates 24 November, 9, 10 December 2009
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AT YOUR SCHOOL
London diarists
KS3
Literacy session and support pack
This session begins with a drama
performance exploring the writings
of historical London diarists including
Samuel Pepys, Queen Victoria and a
young boy experiencing the Blitz. It
focuses on the character and technique
demonstrated in their diaries which your
students will examine and discuss. They
will then use this knowledge to plan
and create their own piece of writing,
developing the literacy skills involved in
diary writing, as well as speaking
and listening.
Curriculum links NC English: Writing –
varied linguistic and literary techniques
Time 2/3 sessions per day to suit your
timetable
Dates 16 November 2009, 11 March, 12 May,
22 June, 7 July 2010
‘Focused and lively,
making close links to the
text in both modern and
middle English.’
Christ the King School
AT YOUR SCHOOL
Chaucer in context
Post 16 AS/A2
Drama session and support pack
Meet Harry Bailey, the owner of the
Tabard Inn, where the pilgrims start their
journey to Canterbury. Be introduced
to Chaucer’s London and the language
of Chaucer’s poetry which will help
set this work in its historical context.
The performance has been designed to
broaden knowledge of Chaucer’s life and
writing and is not tale-specific.
Curriculum links AQA English Literature
Spec A & B; Edexcel English Literature; OCR
English Literature
Times AM or PM slot to suit your timetable
Dates 19, 22 March 2010
Booking ‘At your school’ sessions:
Please contact Lucie Parkes directly
on 020 7814 5772 or at
lparkes@museumoflondon.org.uk
History & Citizenship
Museum of London Museum of London
Tudor London Medieval London
study day KS3 study day KS3
Object handling, drama
performance and workshop,
gallery work and support pack
In ‘An audience with Henry VIII’ meet
the imposing Tudor monarch. This
exciting role-play session will help your
students explore the complex issues
surrounding Henry’s break with the
Church through drama, questioning and
discussion. The second session of day
encourages them to find out what life
was like in Tudor London by handling
original objects from the Museum’s
collection. They will then work through
activities supplied in the support pack
in the Tudor section of the Medieval
London gallery.
Curriculum links NC History: The
development of political power from the
Object handling, gallery drama, Do you teach the
gallery work and support pack
Middle Ages. Aspects of local history and
Investigate the structure of medieval
Romans? If so check our
how they relate to a broader historical
context society in an interactive workshop, using Classical Studies section
original objects from the Museum’s
Group size 35 maximum, 3 groups per day.
Please note that your allotted gallery visit collection. Then, in a second session,
for sessions suitable for
may be before or after your session time. gain a fascinating insight into the Black KS3 classes.
Time 10.30am – 2.30pm Death with a gallery drama where the
Dates 25, 26 January, 22 February 2010 causes, effects and aftermath of this
terrible disease are dramatically brought
to life in the person of innkeeper Harry
Bailey. You’ll then have the opportunity
to work through learning activities
supplied in the support pack in our
Medieval London gallery.
Curriculum links NC History: The way in
which the lives, beliefs, ideas and attitudes
of people in Britain have changed over time.
Aspects of local history and how they relate
to a broader historical context
Group size 35 maximum, 3 groups per day
Time 10am – 2.30pm
Dates 17, 18 November 2009, 21 January,
10, 11 February, 15, 16 March, 18, 19 May 2010
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Museum of London
The Great Fire and
Stuart London
study day KS3
Gallery drama, workshop and
gallery work
This exciting new session combines
gallery drama, time in the London’s
Burning exhibition and a source based
workshop. The Samuel Pepys drama is
a unique opportunity to hear about his
experiences of the plague, the Great
Fire and his life in Restoration London.
The workshop uses original artefacts
and sources to look at the way Stuart
London was rebuilt. It includes a walk
to nearby St Paul’s Cathedral, and other
local landmarks, to examine the built
environment as a primary historical
source.
Curriculum Links NC History: The way in
which the lives, beliefs, ideas and attitudes
of people in Britain have changed over time.
Aspects of local history and how they relate
to a broader historical context
Group size 35 maximum, 3 groups per day.
Please note that your allotted gallery visit
may be before or after your session time
Time 10.15am – 2.30pm
Dates 5 November 2009, 14 January,
2 February, 15, 29 June 2010
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Museum of London
Countdown to
conflict: The
English Civil War
KS3
Gallery drama, workshop and
debate, gallery work and support
pack
Through a mixture of drama, source
investigation and debate, experience
the bitterness surrounding the English
Civil War, concentrating on the causes
of the conflict. Let our Royalist and
Parliamentarian characters share their
views on why the war began through
their personal plight and form your own
opinion in order to debate which side
was 'in the right'. You will also get the
chance to explore our London 1558-1666
gallery using activities supplied in the
support pack.
Curriculum links NC History: The
development of political power from the
Middle Ages; NC Citizenship: Advocacy and
representation
Group size 35 maximum, 2 groups per day
Time 10.30am – 2.30pm. Please note that
your allotted gallery visit may be before or
after your session time
Dates 28 January, 25 March 2010
Museum of London
The impact of
empire KS3 NEW!
Book now to be a part of the
exciting pilot run of this study day
using the new Galleries of Modern
London!
The day focuses on the theme of
London and empire through time. This
includes an object handling workshop
where you will use artefacts to compare
and contrast the impact of empire on
London life, both as a province under
the Romans and as the hub of the British
Empire. Using digital technology to
record your findings, explore the new
galleries looking for evidence of how
empire has affected different aspects
of London life. Finally, meet a character
from the Windrush and understand the
impact from a personal perspective.
Curriculum links NC History: The impact
through time of the movement and
settlement of diverse peoples to, from and
within the British Isles
Group size 35 maximum, 3 groups per day
Time 10am – 2.30pm
Date 7 July 2010
Museum of London Museum of London
Hands-on Crime in London:
history: Applying An investigation
historical skills through time
in a professional KS4 NEW!
context
Post 16 AS/A2 NEW!
This new study day is designed to
provide your students with an insight
into how their historical skills can be
used in a professional capacity and help
to develop skills in historical analysis,
evaluation and interpretation. The day
starts with a talk from a Museum curator
about using artefacts as evidence and
what their job involves. They will then
get the chance to curate their own
virtual exhibition based on a specific
enquiry. They can explore the galleries
selecting evidence in order to create an
exhibition using digital technology in
our e-learning studio.
Curriculum links AO2 – A) As part of a Book now to be a part of the ‘Excellent – very
historical enquiry, analyse and evaluate a exciting pilot run of our new study
range of appropriate source material with day using the Galleries of Modern informative and pupils
discrimination. B) Analyse and evaluate,
in relation to the historical context, how
London! got a great deal from
This study day begins with a
aspects of the past have been interpreted
and represented in different ways. Economic performance of ‘ASBO!’, an interactive it.’ Eltham Green School
wellbeing 11-19: Career, work-related learning play that looks at anti-social behaviour
and enterprise. This day could be one of two past and present, from a variety of
work-related activities recommended by
perspectives and invites debate on
the QCA
punishments and popular response to
Group 30 maximum, 1 group per day
crime. Investigate artefacts related to
Time 10am – 3pm
the Jack the Ripper case in a workshop
Dates 30 June, 12 July 2010 continuing exploration into the social
context of crime, developments in
policing and crime investigation. Finally,
explore common themes and factors
relating to crime throughout London’s
history in gallery focused activities.
Curriculum links GCSE History: Crime and
punishment through time – change and
continuity in the nature of criminal activity.
The use of punishment and the changing
experience of men, women and children
before the law. The development of the
police force
Group size 35 maximum, 3 groups per day
Time 11am – 2.30pm
Date 9 July 2010
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Museum
of London Docklands
Strike! KS3
Theatre performance and debate
This session brings to life the dock strike
of 1889, demonstrating how industrial
growth led to disputes between
employers – represented by dock
owner Albert Baldwin and workers, led
by trade union leader Ben Tillett. The
session includes a theatre performance,
an escorted gallery visit and a lively
closing debate led by the actors and
facilitator. In the gallery, find out about
the conditions behind the strike while
facilitated group work will help develop
a viewpoint for the debate with Baldwin,
Tillett and each other.
Curriculum links NC Citizenship:
Rights and responsibilities. Advocacy
and representation. Taking informed
and responsible action; NC History: The
development of trade, colonisation,
industrialisation and technology in the
British Empire. The development of
political power from the Middle Ages to
the 20th century
Group size 35 maximum
Times 10.15am - 1.15pm, 12.15-2.30pm
Dates 7 October 2009, 4 March, 22 June 2010
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Museum
of London Docklands
Slavery: London
and beyond KS3
Dual site visit
Gain an insight into slavery with a visit
to two London museums. Museum of
London Docklands’ London, Sugar &
Slavery gallery focuses on the impact
and legacy of the transatlantic slave
trade on the development and life
of the capital. In nearby Greenwich,
the National Maritime Museum’s
Atlantic Worlds gallery explores the
interrelationship between Britain, Africa
and the Americas 1600-1850 and looks
at the empire on three continents. A
session at Docklands will comprise an
illustrated presentation and time in the
gallery, while the National Maritime
Museum will provide an object handling
session and gallery visit.
Curriculum links NC Citizenship: Taking
informed and responsible actions; NC
History: The development of trade,
colonisation, industrialisation and
technology in the British Empire
Group size 35 maximum, 2 groups per day
Time 10am – 2.30pm. Travel between sites
can be undertaken by DLR or the Thames
Clipper Service
Dates 24 September, 20 October 2009,
26 January, 30 March, 18 May 2010
Museum
of London Docklands
Exploring diverse
London KS3
Drama performance, gallery work,
drama and dance workshops and
support pack
Experience four different activities
on this fun-packed day. Start with an
interactive drama performance, London
Calling, which explores the role of key
Black African and Caribbean Londoners
in the development of the city. Following
this, spend time in the London, Sugar
& Slavery gallery, and experience a
Bollywood dance workshop, learning
about its cultural significance and having
a go at a dance routine. Finally, explore
the themes of identity and personal
struggle in a drama workshop. This
session involves reflective discussion,
role-play and improvisation.
Curriculum links NC History: The impact
through time of the movement and
settlement of diverse peoples to, from and
within the British Isles; NC Citizenship:
Identities and diversity – living together in
the UK
Group size 35 maximum, 3 groups per day
Time 10.30am – 2.30pm
Dates 20 November 2009, 1 February 2010
AT YOUR SCHOOL
Isambard Kingdom Slavery and Belonging KS3
Brunel KS3 abolition in London
Drama and support pack
Meet Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the
brilliant engineer who brought us
bridges, tunnels and rail transport. This
interactive performance is an excellent
insight into the industrialisation of
Britain in the Victorian period. Learn
how Brunel's pioneering ideas helped to
reshape transport in London.
Curriculum links NC History: The
development of trade, colonisation,
industrialisation and technology
Duration 40 minutes
Group size 2 groups of 35 maximum
Times 2/3 sessions per day to suit
your timetable
Dates 16 September 2009, 25 January,
5 May 2010
AT YOUR SCHOOL AT YOUR SCHOOL
KS3
Drama performance, workshop
and support pack
This session starts with background
information about the slave trade and
the push for its abolition in London,
delivered by a Museum of London
educator. Then meet London-based
Robert Wedderburn, son of a slave and a
fiery abolitionist determined to achieve
equality for his people. This interactive
drama will involve questioning, role-
play and discussion and is suitable
for students with or without prior
knowledge of the slave trade.
Curriculum links NC History: The
development of trade, colonisation, Two part sessions supported by a
industrialisation and technology in the teachers pack
British Empire; NC Citizenship: Taking
These two unique sessions were
informed and responsible action
inspired by a past Museum of London
Duration 60 minutes
exhibition which reflected on the lives
Group size 35 maximum per session,
of refugees in London and provided
3 groups per day
moving and inspirational perspectives
Times 2/3 sessions per day to suit your
on contemporary London and its people.
timetable
Dates 5, 8, 9, 14, 15 October 2009, The first workshop allows you to explore
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perceptions of refugees and listen
to some of the personal testimony
collected for the exhibition. The second
is a creative, poetry-based workshop
that deals with the concept of identity
and the issues faced by refugees leaving
home and trying to ‘belong’ in a vast city
like London.
Curriculum links NC History: The impact
through time of the movement and
settlement of diverse peoples to, from and
within the British Isles; NC Citizenship:
Identities and diversity – living together in
the UK
Duration 60 minutes
Group size 1 group of 35 maximum
Times 2/3 sessions per day to suit your
timetable
Dates Part 1: 12 November 2009, Part 2: 19
November 2009. Part 1: 21 May 2010, Part 2:
28 May 2010. Part 1: 7 June 2010, Part 2:
14 June 2010
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Life in the
medieval city KS3
Object handling workshop and
support pack
Pupils investigate the structure of
medieval society in an interactive
workshop, using original objects from
the Museum’s collection.
Curriculum links NC History: The way in
which the lives, beliefs, ideas and attitudes
of people in Britain have changed over time.
Aspects of local history and how they relate
to a broader historical context
Duration 60 minutes
Group size 1 group of 35 maximum
Times 2/3 sessions per day to suit your
timetable
Dates 6 November 2009, 28 January,
9 March, 6 May 2010
Booking ‘At your school’ sessions:
Please contact Lucie Parkes directly
on 020 7814 5772 or at
lparkes@museumoflondon.org.uk
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The Black Death: A Running 1,000
survivor’s tale KS3 miles for freedom
Drama performance and
support pack
This drama offers a fascinating insight
into the Black Death in medieval
London. The causes, effects and
aftermath of this terrible disease are
dramatically brought to life in the person
of innkeeper Harry Bailey.
Curriculum links NC History: The way in
which the lives, beliefs, ideas and attitudes
of people in Britain have changed over time.
Aspects of local history and how they relate
to a broader historical context
Duration 30 minutes
Group size 2 groups of 35 maximum
Times 2/3 sessions per day to suit
your timetable
Dates 28 September, 25 November 2009, 13,
29 January, 12 February, 4 May, 17 June 2010
Museum
of London Docklands
KS3/4
Gallery drama
Meet the astonishing Ellen Craft in
this dramatic presentation based on
real life events. Born into slavery in
Georgia, Ellen Craft and her husband
made a daring escape to England, where
they joined the anti-slavery movement
demonstrating against the continuation
of slavery in America, even appearing at
the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace
alongside the royal family. Expand upon
what you have learnt in this session
with a visit to the London, Sugar &
Slavery gallery.
Curriculum links NC Citizenship: Taking
informed and responsible actions; NC
History: The development of trade,
colonisation, industrialisation and
technology in the British Empire
Duration 40 minute session plus 40 minute
self-directed gallery visit
Group size 35 maximum
Times 9.45am – 12pm, 10.30am – 12.45pm,
10am – 1.45pm
Dates 18 September & 23 November 2009,
3 February, 26 March, 7 May, 13 July 2010
Museum
of London Docklands
Abdul Miah:
the story of a
Lascar sailor KS3/4
Gallery drama
Sailors from India, known as Lascars,
were essential crew for transporting tea
and other commodities as well as being
the forerunners of today’s Bangladeshi
community in London. Your pupils will
meet Abdul Miah and discover why he
left Calcutta, his life and skills on board
ship as well as his experiences of London
in the 1890s. They will be encouraged to
question Abdul and their learning will
be extended by resources and activities
which explore the connections between
the empire, trade and migrant workers
in the port of London.
Curriculum links NC Citizenship: Identities
and diversity – living together in the UK;
NC History: The impact through time of the
movement and settlement of diverse peoples
to, from and within the British Isles
Duration 40 minute session plus 50 minute
self-directed gallery visit
Group size 35 maximum
Time 9.45am – 12.15pm, 11.15am –1.45pm,
12–2.30pm
Dates 11 March, 8 June 2010
Museum Museum
of London Docklands of London Docklands
Slavery Study Day The poor in 19th
KS3/KS4 century London
Drama performance, workshop, Post 16 AS/A2
support pack and gallery work
This study day combines a variety of
activities that will appeal to different
learning styles. Investigate the London,
Sugar & Slavery gallery through focused
study activities; meet drama characters
who will aid understanding of issues
surrounding the abolition movement
through supported debate; and work
with an educator to discover more about
the creative legacy of slavery.
Curriculum links NC Citizenship: Taking
informed and responsible actions; NC
History: The development of trade,
colonisation, industrialisation and
technology in the British Empire
Group size 35 maximum, 3 groups per day
Time 10am – 2.30pm
Dates 5 October, 26 November 2009, 29
January, 12 March, 29 April, 10 June 2010 AS/A2 sixth form conference and
support pack
This study day is an excellent
opportunity for your students to explore
issues relating to London’s poor and
the state’s reaction to their plight.
Lectures and workshops led by curators
and London academics encourage
discussions around public health, the
housing of the poor, the geographical
spread of the poor in London, crime
and policing in relation to the plight of
the poor in London’s East End. Images,
object handling, gallery activities and
drama in the atmospheric Sailortown all
help to build a picture of London’s East
End in the 19th century.
Curriculum links AQA, Edexcel, OCR
History AS/A2
Group size 60 maximum
Time 10.30am – 3.30pm
Date 17 March 2010
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AT YOUR SCHOOL AT YOUR SCHOOL

The Suffragettes Black History Countdown to

KS3/4
Drama and support pack
This interactive drama is an opportunity
to bring a real historical character
into your classroom. With an actor
playing the role of Kitty Marion, hear
the experiences and perspective of a
militant Suffragette campaigner. Kitty
tells of her experience of hunger strikes
and force-feeding as well as her reasons
for wanting the vote. Students will have
the opportunity to question her, as well
as use the opportunity to consider the
importance of voting and playing an
active part in democratic and
electoral processes.
Month outreach conflict: The
performance KS3/4 English Civil War
KS3
Let our Royalist and Parliamentarian
characters share their views on why
the war began through their personal
plight and help students form their own
opinion in order to debate which side
was 'in the right'.
Curriculum links NC History: The
development of political power from the
Middle Ages; NC Citizenship: Advocacy and
representation
Duration 30 minutes

Curriculum links: NC History:

The development of political power from
the middle ages to the 20th century;
NC Citizenship: Democracy and justice
Duration: 30 minutes
Times: 2/3 sessions per day to suit your
timetable
Dates: 30 November 2009, 15 January,
23 February, 23 March, 17 May 2010
Drama performance and
support pack
The performance, London Calling,
celebrates the achievements of black
African and Caribbean Londoners
through time. Three actors take
on several different roles and the
performance is supported with an
impressive audio-visual backdrop
and soundtrack. Your students are
encouraged to get involved in the
performance and respond positively to
its messages of individual achievement
and cultural celebration. This interactive
show is designed to be delivered
to whole year groups and we have
differentiated versions for older and
younger students. Learning activities
to prepare for and follow-up the
performance are supplied in a teachers
support pack.
Curriculum links NC History: The impact
through time of the movement and
settlement of diverse peoples to, from and
within the British Isles; NC Citizenship:
Identities and diversity – living together in
the UK
Duration 35 minutes
Group size year group (80-250)
Times 3 sessions per day to suit your
timetable
Dates 1, 2, 6, 7, 12, 13, 19, 22, 23
October 2009
Booking ‘At your school’ sessions:
Please contact Lucie Parkes directly
on 020 7814 5772 or at
lparkes@museumoflondon.org.uk
Now you can experience a Museum of
London session without even leaving
the classroom! Each session allows
your pupils to interact with characters
or educators from the Museum
and to investigate objects from our
collection, via a television screen or
interactive whiteboard.
Equipment
If you have not made a videoconference
before:
•check with your school’s ICT department
to find out if you already have video
conferencing equipment
•register with Global Leap or JANET
videoconferencing service (JVCS).
www.global-leap.com or call
020 8866 6036
www.ja.net/services/video/jvcs/ or call
0131 650 4933
Videoconference availability is advertised
through Global Leap and JANET collaborate
websites www.janetcollaborate.ac.uk
Advice
Global Leap, local authorities and regional
broadband consortia are all able to advise on
technical requirements and equipment for
videoconferencing.
The following videoconference sessions are
available to book on request. We will try to
run sessions according to requested dates
and times where possible and can run up to
three sessions per day. Bookings must be
made at least 30 days in advance to ensure
this is possible. The minimum group size is
25 and those booking more than one session
will have priority.
If you are interested in booking a
videoconference please contact Lucie Parkes,
Secondary Schools Officer, on 020 7814 5772
or at lparkes@museumoflondon.org.uk
Votes for women
AS/A2
This session can be run either as a
lecture and discussion with an academic
expert on the subject or as a drama
performance using original objects from
the Museum’s collection. Your students
will have a role in the session through
questioning, discussion and prepared
presentations. Please contact Lucie
Parkes to plan this session.
Curriculum links AQA, Edexcel,
OCR History AS/A2
Duration 60 minutes
The Black Death:
A survivor’s tale
KS3
Please see ‘At your school’ section for session
description.
The Suffragettes
KS3 /4
Please see ‘At your school’ section for session
description.

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CALENDAR Museum of London
• Archaeology • Classical Studies • Citizenship, History & PSHE • Geography and Travel & Tourism • RE & Citizenship
• English • History & Citizenship • Videoconferencing
September 2009
• Tue 22 Introducing Roman London KS3
November 2009
• Tue 3 Chaucer in context Post 16 AS/A2
• Wed 4 Introducing Roman London KS3
• Thu 5 The Great Fire and Stuart London
KS3
• Tue 17 Medieval study day KS3
• Wed 18 Medieval study day KS3
• Mon 23  Advanced archaeology at the
museum Post 16 AS/A2
• Tue 24  Christmas Carol in context
KS4/Post 16 AS/A2
• Thu 26 Settlement and urban growth KS3
• Fri 27 Settlement and urban growth KS3
December 2009
• Fri 4 Roman London KS4
• Wed 9 Christmas Carol in context
KS4/Post 16 AS/A2
• Thu 10 Christmas Carol in context
KS4/Post 16 AS/A2
• Fri 11 Roman civilisation in London
Post 16 AS/A2
January 2010
• Wed 13 Chaucer in context Post 16 AS/A2
• Thu 14 The Great Fire and Stuart London KS3 April 2010
• Mon 18 Introducing Roman London KS3 • Fri 30 Roman London KS4
• Tue 19  Advanced archaeology at the
Museum Post 16 AS/A2
• Thu 21 Medieval study day KS3
• Mon 25 Tudor study day KS3
• Tue 26 Tudor study day KS3
• Wed 27 Chaucer in context Post 16 AS/A2
• Thu 28 Countdown to conflict:
The English Civil War KS3
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February 2010 May 2010 September 2009 March 2010 June 2010
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Mon 1 Chaucer in context Post 16 AS/A2 • Wed 5 Brunel KS3 • Fri 18 Running 1000 miles KS3 • Thu 4 Strike! KS3 • Mon 7  Money makes the world go
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Mon 1 Exploring diverse London KS3 • Wed 12 Introducing Roman London KS3 • Mon 21 Regeneration KS4 • Thu 11 Abdul Miah KS3 around! KS4
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Tue 2 The Great Fire and Stuart London • Wed 12 London diarists KS3 • Thu 24 Slavery: London and beyond • Thu 11 Regeneration KS4 • Tue 8 Abdul Miah KS3
KS3 • Fri 14 Settlement and urban growth KS3 (joint NMM) KS3 • Fri 12 Slavery study day KS3 • Thu 10 Slavery study day KS3
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Fri 5 Settlement and urban growth KS3 • Mon 17 Settlement and urban growth KS3 • Tue 29 Money makes the world go • Wed 17  The poor in the 19th century • Fri 11  Money makes the world go
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Mon 8 Introducing Roman London KS3 • Tue 18 Medieval study day KS3 around! KS4 Post 16 AS/A2 around! KS4
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Thu 9 Settlement and urban growth KS3 • Wed 19 Medieval study day KS3 • Thu 18 Travel & Tourism Post 16 AS/A2 • Thu 17 Regeneration KS4
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Wed 10 Medieval study day KS3 October 2009 • Tue 23 Travel and Tourism Post 16 AS/A2 • Tue 22 Strike! KS3
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Thu 11 Medieval study day KS3 June 2010 • Mon 5 Slavery study day KS3 • Wed 24 Prose before 1914 KS4
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Mon 22 Tudor study day KS3
• Tue 15 The Great Fire and Stuart London • Wed 7 Strike! KS3 • Fri 26 Running 1000 miles KS3 July 2010
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Wed 24 Dickens in context Post 16 AS/A2 KS3 • Thu 15 Regeneration KS4 • Tue 30  Slavery: London and beyond
• Mon 5 Regeneration KS4
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Thu 25 Chaucer in context Post 16 AS/A2 • Mon 21 Introducing Roman London KS3 • Tue 20 Slavery: London and beyond (joint NMM) KS3
•Tue 13 Running 1000 miles KS3
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Fri 26  Advanced archaeology at the • Wed 23 Careers day KS3 (joint NMM) KS3
archive Post 16 AS/A2 • Tue 29  The Great Fire and Stuart London • Thu 22 Prose before 1914 KS4 April 2010
KS3
• Thu 22  Money makes the world go
March 2010 • Wed 30  Hands on history: Applying November 2009 around! KS4
• Mon 1 Settlement and urban growth KS3 historical skills in a professional
• Fri 20 Regeneration KS4 • Fri 23 Regeneration KS4
• Tue 2 Settlement and urban growth KS3 context Post 16 AS/A2
• Fri 20 Exploring diverse London KS3 • Thu 29 Slavery study day KS3
• Fri 5
• Tue 9
Roman London KS4
July 2010 • Mon 23 Running 1000 miles KS3
May 2010
• Mon 15
Introducing Roman London KS3
• Thu 26 Slavery study day KS3
Medieval study day KS3 • Wed 7 The impact of empire KS3 • Fri 7 Running 1000 miles KS3
• Tue 16 Medieval study day KS3 • Mon 5 Careers day KS3 December 2009 • Mon 17 Regeneration KS4
• Mon 22 Careers day KS3 • Fri 9  Crime in London: An investigation • Tue 18 Slavery: London and beyond
• Thu 25 Countdown to conflict: through time KS4 • Tue 1 A Christmas Carol KS3
• Mon 12  Hands on history: Applying • Thu 3 A Christmas Carol KS3 (joint NMM) KS3
• Tue 30
The English Civil War KS3
Chaucer in context Post 16 AS/A2 historical skills in a professional • Fri 4 A Christmas Carol KS3 • Fri 28 Strike! KS3
context Post 16 AS/A2 • Fri 11 Regeneration KS4
January 2010
• Fri 22 Regeneration KS4
• Tue 26 Slavery: London and beyond
(joint NMM) KS3
• Wed 27 Exploring diverse London KS3
• Thu 28 Strike! KS3
• Fri 29 Slavery study day KS3
February 2010
• Wed 3 Running 1000 miles KS3
• Wed 3 Dickens in context Post 16 AS/A2
• Tue 9 Dickens in context Post 16 AS/A2
• Mon 22 Regeneration KS4
• Wed 24 Dickens in context Post 16 AS/A2
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• Archaeology • Classical Studies • Citizenship, History & PSHE • Geography and Travel & Tourism • RE & Citizenship
• English • History & Citizenship • Videoconferencing
September 2009
• Wed 16 Brunel KS3
• Mon 28 Black death KS3
October 2009
• Thu 1 Black History Month KS3/4
• Fri 2 Black History Month KS3/4
• Mon 5 Slavery and abolition KS3
• Tue 6 Black History Month KS3/4
• Wed 7 Black History Month KS3/4
• Thu 8 Slavery and abolition KS3
• Fri 9 Slavery and abolition KS3
• Mon 12 Black History Month KS3/4
• Tue 13 Black History Month KS3/4
• Wed 14 Slavery and abolition KS3
• Thu 15 Slavery and abolition KS3
• Mon 19 Black History Month KS3/4
• Thu 22 Black History Month KS3/4
• Fri 23 Black History Month KS3/4
November 2009
• Fri 6 Life in the medieval city KS3
• Thu 12 Belonging part 1 KS3/4
• Mon 16 London diarists KS3
• Thu 19 Belonging part 2 KS3/4
• Tue 24 ASBO! KS3
• Wed 25 Black death KS3
• Mon 30 Suffragettes KS3
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January 2010 June 2010
• Wed 13 Black death KS3 • Mon 7 Belonging part 1 KS3/4
• Fri 15 Suffragettes KS3/4 • Mon 14 Belonging part 2 KS3/4
• Mon 25 Brunel KS3 • Thu 17 Black death KS3
• Thu 28 Life in the medieval city KS3 • Tue 22 London diarists KS3
• Fri 29 Black death KS3
July 2010
February 2010 • Wed 7 London diarists KS3
• Wed 3 ASBO! KS3
• Thu 4 ASBO! KS3
• Fri 12 Black death KS3
• Tue 23 Suffragettes KS3/4
March 2010
• Tue 9 Life in the medieval city KS3
• Thu 11 London diarists KS3
• Fri 19 Chaucer in context Post 16 AS/A2
• Mon 22 Chaucer in context Post 16 AS/A2
• Tue 23 Suffragettes KS3/4
April 2010
• Tue 27 Slavery and abolition KS3
May 2010
• Tue 4 Black death KS3
• Thu 6 Life in the medieval city KS3
• Mon 17 Suffragettes KS3/4
• Fri 21 Belonging part 1 KS3/4
• Fri 28 Belonging part 2 KS3/4
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Open Mon-Sun 10am–6pm Open Mon-Sun 10am–6pm
Last admission 5.30pm Last admission 5.30pm
Getting to the Museum Getting to the Museum
St Paul’s, Barbican Museum entrance is two minutes walk from West India
Moorgate, Liverpool St, City Thameslink Quay. There is an NCP car park behind the Museum on
4, 8, 25, 56, 100, 172, 242, 501, 521 Hertsmere Road. See map.
West India Quay
Canary Wharf
15, 115, 135, 277, D3, D6, D7, D8

How to book Booking the picnic area • up to 3 students fewer than your original
All enquiries and group bookings are If you are booking a self-directed visit and booking: no charge
taken by the Box Office, which is open: would like to have lunch at the Museum, • 4 or more students fewer that your original
Monday to Friday 9.15am–6pm please request a time slot when you make booking: £5 per student.
Saturday and Sunday 10am–6pm your booking.
Free travel
Bookings can be made by telephone, Confirmation of your booking All schools within the Greater London area
fax or email: Bookings will be confirmed by email. Please can take advantage of the Transport for
Telephone 020 7001 9844 sign and return a copy of this to confirm your London’s School Party Scheme. See
Fax 020 7001 9843 booking. This email is your admission ticket www.tfl.gov.uk/schoolparty or call London
Email groups@museumoflondon.org.uk to the Museum and must be brought with Underground Customer Services on
A booking form for self-directed visits is you on the day of your visit. All bookings are 0845 330 9881 for details.
available online: subject to availability.
Museum shops
www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ Charge and numbers Our shops stock a wide range of books,
schoolsbooking All secondary sessions for the academic year resource packs, DVDs and other products
You must book in advance for all groups 2009-10 are FREE, thanks to support from which you may find useful. Don’t forget our
of ten or more. Please give as much the Renaissance in the Regions programme. time-saving goody bag service. School groups
notice as you can (two months if However, the secondary programme does wishing to visit the Museum shop must do so
possible). Please give details of any have to meet student number targets for in small groups only.
special needs when you make your funding to continue. Therefore it is necessary For prices and information email
booking. An adult to pupil ratio of 1:15 is for the Museum to enforce strict cancellation shop@museumoflondon.org.uk
required for secondary schools. and reduced attendance charges. or call 020 7814 5600.
Cancellation Shop online at
Your visit Cancellation fees for booked sessions and www.museumoflondonshop.co.uk
• All school sessions have been tailored events are charged as follows:
to fit the National Curriculum or related • over 8 weeks notice: £20
examination syllabuses and include priority • 4-8 weeks notice: £50
use of the relevant gallery. • less than 4 weeks notice: £100
• Please arrive 15 minutes before the start • failure to arrive on booked date: £150
time of your workshop.
• The minimum number of students per Reduced attendance
group is 15, the maximum is 35. If you need to bring fewer students than your
• Use our support packs to prepare and original booking please inform the Box Office
follow up your visit. on 020 7001 9844 at least 2 weeks before
• A planning visit is strongly recommended. the date of your visit. If you fail to inform us
To discuss this contact of number changes within this time period The Museum is grateful to the following organisations
lparkes@museumoflondon.org.uk you will be charged as follows: for their support of the learning programme.
Canary Wharf Group plc, Citi Foundation, Port of London
Authority and State Street