The preparation materials contain a research exercise based on original documents relevant to the workshop for students and information about the workshop itself for teachers. The research exercise could be done as a lesson before the workshop, or set as a homework depending on what suits you and your group. Students booked onto workshops will get much more out of the experience if they can complete the preparation work before their visit here, and are able to discuss it. We are developing preparation materials for other workshops, so come back soon to see what we’ve added.
This workshop aims to develop pupils’ understanding of the character of Henry VIII and how he used imagery to create an impression about himself. They will develop their understanding of the Tudor period by studying different types of documents and learning how they were made. They will develop their skills at interpreting information from documents, including portraits, and learn how to read original Tudor handwriting.
This videoconference aims to introduce pupils to documents about Victorian child criminals and to the background of Victorian crime and punishment. Through a study of documents held here at the archives, including photographs and prison records, pupils will investigate Victorian attitudes to crime and punishment, as well as the social and economic background of this period. Pupils will then go on to study the Prison Record of a little boy named Henry Munday, and will use his experiences as a stimulus for creative writing.
Sources used: handwritten and typed document, picture
An introduction to working with original documents: This workshop aims to help students understand about the different types of sources that can be used to find out about the past, and learn how to use them as evidence for investigating the past. It is designed to build on work students have done at key stage 2, and prepare them for working with sources at key stage 3.
The aim of this videoconference workshop is for students to develop their understanding of the causes of the English Civil Wars through engaging in a debate with actors in role as Puritan Adam Wright and Royalist Bishop Richard Hyde. It is also an opportunity to consider how useful this type of historical interpretation is as a piece of evidence, is it pure entertainment or has it more value?
The aim of this videoconference workshop is for pupils to explore different views on the Suffragette Movement. Students will have the opportunity to engage with actors playing the roles of Prime Minister Asquith and a Suffragette.
Sources used: Newspapers, photographs, hand written documents
The aim of this videoconference workshop is for students to develop their understanding of life in the trenches, through engaging with an actor in role as a soldier from a Pal’s Battalion. It is also an opportunity to consider how useful this type of historical interpretation is as a piece of evidence, is it pure entertainment or has it more value?
Two Sides, Two Stories: this workshop aims to help students investigate and understand the events of Bloody Sunday and the different interpretations regarding what happened and who was responsible, through the study of original documents.
This workshop aims to develop pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the character of Henry VIII and how he used imagery to create an impression about himself. Pupils will also develop their skills at using original evidence by studying different types of documents from the Tudor period and learning how they were made. They will learn how to interpret information from documents, including portraits, and how to read original Tudor handwriting.
The aim of this videoconference workshop is for students to develop their understanding of the type of women who became Suffragettes and how the WSPU used militancy to promote their cause.
This videoconference workshop aims to help students investigate and understand how the Nazi’s rise to power was influenced by their use of propaganda. Students will also develop their skills at using propaganda speeches as a source of evidence for investigating the past, through the study of original contemporary documents held at the National Archives.
