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‘An incredible experience. The pupils were enthralled with walking around the gallery and you helped them understand what to look for in artwork, how to think when exploring and express their creativity in the workshop.’

We believe in being:Learning is at the heart of Leeds Museums and Galleries. Across our nine very different museums and galleries, we have 1.3 million objects and artworks.

We use them to inspire and engage pupils with stories and enable them to build their own interpretations and experiences of their heritage through our collections.

All our programmes can be tailored to suit pupils with complex and varying needs. We can adapt an existing workshop or work with you to create a suitable session.

In here, you will find our menu of curriculum focussed workshops on our sites and as outreach. Use this as a starting point. If you can’t see the topic you are studying, let us know and we will try to help. Just ask and we’ll see what we can do.

- Curious and experimental We provide high quality, authentic

learning experiences, where your pupils can feel confident to try something new, or feel stretched, in a safe space.

- Creative and purposeful We develop our programmes in

collaboration with teachers and pupils.

- Accessible and welcoming We aim to provide tailored services

and support for groups with specific and complex needs.

- Enjoyable and sociable We aim to provide social and fun

experiences where pupils can engage in debate and find their own meaning within the collections.

- Robust and meaningful We are actively reflective on our

creative processes and value differences in practice.

Some topics we are asked a lot for are…

- Local History All our museums and galleries tell the

story of Leeds and its people. If you are studying a specific time period, or a place over time, talk to us.

- Chronology Most of our workshops involve

developing a sense of time and place. We run specific chronology workshops at Leeds City Museum and Temple Newsam House.

- Visual art and contemporary craft Leeds only collected contemporary

artworks, they just got old! Try the Art Gallery, Temple Newsam House, or Lotherton Hall; or the craft of weaving at Armley Mills.

- Science Use the natural history collections at

the Discovery Centre or Leeds City Museum for adaptations, classification, evolution and skeletons; or the machinery at Armley and Thwaite Mills to demonstrate real physics.

- Literacy Over a million objects hold over a

million stories. Use object learning at all our museums and galleries to develop questioning and enquiry skills, or as starting point for creative writing. Look at the art and science behind detectives in the murder mystery workshop at Abbey House.

- Maths How are shells, flowers and broccoli

linked to an Italian mathematician? How did the monks build Kirkstall Abbey? How did Benjamin Gott, Victorian businessman, make his money? Use the workshops and collections at the Discovery Centre, Kirkstall Abbey and Armley Mills to find out.


Contact

Sarah AllenLearning & Access Officer

Christine CavneySite Support

0113 378 [email protected]/abbeyhouselearning

Abbey House Museum

‘The programme was well planned and delivered, and was geared at the correct level for Foundation stage pupils. It is also very good value for money!’EYFS Teacher

‘All the staff were so helpful, especially the gentleman who told the story of the false teeth in the pharmacy window! My group found it horrific and I am sure they will remember it for a long time!’Year 1 Teacher

Early Years Foundation Stage

Abbey House Bear HuntLed by our bear hunter your class will explore the Victorian Streets, following the paw prints to discover what Albert the bear has been up to in the museum including Victorian washing and playing hopscotch. This active learning session lasts 1 hour and includes singing, actions, a craft activity and meeting Albert the bear.

Nursery Rhyme TimeThe Baker’s Wife will help your class to follow Gerald the gingerbread man’s clues to find nursery rhymes hidden around our Victorian Streets. They will count potatoes, tip like a tea pot and wobble like a jelly! This session lasts 1 hour and includes rhymes, actions, a craft activity and the chance to meet Gerald.

Key Stage 2

Abbey House Murder MysteryMr. Sellit, has been found dead in our Victorian Streets, covered in clues. Working with a Victorian detective can your pupils use thinking skills to solve the clues and crack the case? This workshop can be differentiated for groups studying Victorians, detective fiction, crime and punishment or early forensic science.

What was it like to live here 100 years ago?What was life like for ordinary people in Yorkshire 100 years ago? What did people do for a living? What did they eat? Where did they shop? What happened when they were ill? Your pupils will get to explore these questions and more using objects from the museum’s collections.

Going to the Seaside (or how Queen Victoria invented Holidays)Compare seaside holidays today with those in the recent past and those taken a long time ago by examining a range of objects and photos. Themes include: how and where did Victorians go on holiday, when did people start to go abroad on holiday and what type of souvenir would they all bring home? Includes a linked craft activity.

Comparing QueensCompare the lives of 2 remarkable women; our current Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria. We will look at their childhoods, coronation celebrations, important firsts, how we know about them and practice how to meet them. Finally we will focus on their jubilee celebrations and the differences between them.

Toys Through TimeYour class will get to see and handle a range of old and new toys and discover how differently children played in the past. Pupils will discuss materials, colour and condition to learn how to tell which is old and which is new. They will also see how these toys work and discuss forces with the workshop leader.

Houses & HomesHow heavy is a flat iron? How long did it take to wash clothes before washing machines were invented? Did Victorians have vacuum cleaners? Where was the toilet? Your class will be able to answer these questions and more after this interactive workshop which includes the chance to handle objects and role play using them.

Key Stage 1 - Topics through TimeWorkshops

Pupils feel like they have taken a step back in time wandering through Victorian streets full of shops and houses. We encourage our visitors of all ages to explore and ask questions and if you can reach it you can touch it! Ask about our fun Christmas workshops including Santa visits and Christmas toys and games.


Contact

Sarah AllenLearning & Access Officer

Christine CavneySite Support

0113 378 [email protected]/kirkstallabbeylearning

KirkstallAbbey

‘It was brilliant! The children came back and all wanted to read books! So it had the desired effect!’Year 4 Teacher

‘A great workshop…We all learnt a great deal from it. The children wrote an account in the afternoon and I’ve used their writing as a basis for an assembly script.Year 5 Teacher

Key Stage 1

Why is Kirkstall Abbey important?When was the abbey built? Who actually lived here? Why is it so big? And why is it still important today? We will start looking at important people like Henry de Lacy and Henry VIII in a talking timeline. Then we will explore the ruins and the monk’s lives with activities including dressing up, actions and puppets.

If Stones Could Speak Fun, practical activities including puppets, rubbings and dressing up help pupils to understand the different materials used in old buildings and how buildings change over time. We will explore the abbey collecting information on colour, texture, pattern & design. This feeds into group discussions and pieces of group art work for your class to keep.

Arty in the AbbeyThis session is full of fun art activities designed to help pupils to understand and explore our wonderful ruins. It is facilitated by one of our team and all art materials are provided. Activities include making rubbings, sketching, calligraphy and illuminated letters. This session can be differentiated to enhance different learning aims.

Hideous History - Monks and Tudors Why did Tudor doctors shave chickens’ bottoms? What did monks do with wee? Why were beetles so important in making books? Engage pupils with history and thinking skills by exploring some of the more horrid aspects of life in medieval and Tudor Kirkstall including medicine, hygiene and making books. This workshop also includes a talking timeline.

Maths at the MonasteryExperience practical maths in action! A range of simple methods and equipment will be used to estimate and calculate length, area and height. Pupils will compare and contrast modern and medieval methods and decide which is best. Pupils will also complete a range of practical maths activities which relate to the abbey and will require excellent teamwork.

What was it like to be a Monk at Kirkstall - a local study We will start with a talking timeline covering 850 years with pupils taking on the roles of important people in Kirkstall’s history. We will then investigate a range of 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.

Key Stage 2Workshops

Kirkstall Abbey is an important building in the history of Leeds and a brilliant starting point for historical enquiry, geographical field work, local studies or imaginative writing. Standing in our beautiful cloisters, listening to the birds it is easy to forget that you are in a city!


Leeds Art Gallery

Contact

Amanda PhillipsLearning & Access Officer

0113 2478 [email protected]/leedsartgallerylearning

Workshops

All workshops have been designed to support learning in all key stages and can be adapted to meet specific attainment targets.

We actively welcome conversation about specific school topics or themes.

Art and Galleries

An introduction to the gallery, an exhibition or specific artworks either as part of a self-led visit or Arts Award Explore or Discover. Extend your creative experience in this extraordinary building with downloadable resources, use of our Studio and materials.

Picturing Design

Creative workshop to develop art skills and confident use of materials and ideas. Exploration of artworks in the gallery stimulates imagination and experimentation for creative work in small groups. Choose from 3d materials and processes, colour and story, marks and scale, inside out people, or picturing ideas.

Ways of Being an Art Detective

Investigation workshop using looking and thinking to explore artworks in a gallery. Enquiry and literacy skills are combined in thoughtful ways with memories and experiences to form and share opinions in groups. Linking art, artists and the time in which they worked could be used for fun debate about who is a great artist and why?

Design technology workshop to understand and solve real design problems. Select from exhibition organisation, shop products, visitor interactives and bespoke seating, or propose innovative and enterprising new ideas. Consideration of craft and design in daily life alongside the needs of others leads to annotated drawings to explore and communicate design solutions.

Thinking Making

Super Sensory Sketchbooks

Playful workshop to engage all senses in exploring, making and sharing through immersive experience. Time spent in galleries is gathered in handmade books or as a story, sound or movement. The workshop can be used to enhance nursery – Yr6 and specialist SEN(D) visits, as well as develop sketchbook work and knowledge of contemporary art.

Practical cross-curricular workshop using learning strategies from the National Gallery’s exciting initiative. A single artwork sets in motion curiosity, lots of possibilities and then a line of enquiry for a class, a whole school, or an arts week. Young people and teachers work together to set themselves a creative challenge.

Take One Picture

Inspired by the National Gallery’sTake One Picture programme

‘An incredible experience. The pupils were enthralled with walking around the gallery and you helped them understand what to look for in artwork, how to think when exploring and express their creativity in the workshop.’ SEND Teacher

‘I learnt that art can be anything’KS2 Pupil


Contact

Natalie HaighLearning & Access Officer

0113 3785 [email protected]/citymuseumlearning

LeedsCityMuseum

‘High engagement, enjoyment and greater fascination with all things Egyptian’KS2 Teacher

‘They looked like real animals even though they are stuffed. I wish we could come again’Year 1 Pupil

Early Years Foundation Stageand Key Stage 1

One Hour AdventuresA museum explorer will lead your group on an animal adventure through the arctic, jungle and beyond! Workshop themes available:- That’s not my Tiger!- Snow Animals

Workshops

At Leeds City Museum you can stand next to a polar bear, search for treasures from ancient civilizations and find out how where you live has changed since the Stone Age.

Key Stage 1

Animal Antics Take a walk on the wild side to discover animals and habitats (arctic, rainforest, sea). Who dares peep into a polar bear’s mouth? Get up close to taxidermy then create 3D collages.

Ancient WorldsSee KS2 section (Egypt, Greeks, Romans can be adapted for KS1)

Key Stage 2

Ancient Worlds – choose from Egyptians, Romans or Greeks Popular workshops using the archaeology collections. Delve into the past with the museum’s mummy, a Roman soldier’s footprint, giant Greek tomb doors and much more. Immersive, interactive and exciting.

Chronology: Local HistoryTreasure HuntPupils become the heads of a giant timeline, from Stone Age to modern day. Go on a treasure hunt around the museum to see how Leeds has changed through time, and unlock the past with objects.

Anglo-SaxonsUse metal detectors to discover Leeds’ Anglo-Saxon gold jewellery, search

for evidence of Christian conversion on stone crosses, and discover Northumbrian kings on tiny coins. How did Britain change when the Romans left?

Animal Antics (Habitats/Adaptation or Endangered Animals)Who dares peep into a polar bear’s mouth? Research animals using big and small museum taxidermy, then create a giant 3D collage to take back to school.

Life in AsiaHandle Asian artefacts and journey through the Voices of Asia gallery. Search for Chinese lion heads, Indian jewellery, dress up and beat the bhangra drums. The focus of the workshop can be adapted.


Leeds Discovery Centre

Contact

Andrew KyroverEducation and Outreach Officer

0113 378 [email protected]/discoverycentrelearning

Workshops

We can bring any of the following workshops to you as outreach!

Upper Key Stage 1

Get Inspired!We have over a million inspirational objects covering dress and textiles, world cultures, archaeology, geology, social history and natural history. They can be used for evidence based learning, cross curricula stimulus or as a springboard to spark the imagination and engage your learners.

Key Stage 2

Amazing AnimalsAt the discovery centre you can get up close to animals you won’t find at school, from 4 billion year old fossils to gorilla skulls. Workshops can be focussed in different ways depending on topic and year groups. Our collections can be used to study classification, habitats, nutrition and evolution.

Key Stage 2 continued

Rocks and FossilsWhere do rocks come from? How are rocks classified? What are fossils and where are they found? In answering these questions your learners can also find out about sand, soils, minerals and shells and get a perception of a planet that is constantly evolving.

What have the Romans ever donefor us?Did you know we have our very own West Yorkshire Roman Villa? Pupils will explore how the Romans lived day to day in Britain by handling artefacts from Dalton Parlours, a Roman villa near Wetherby, and investigate the legacy they left behind.

Walk like an EgyptianForget Pharaohs and pyramids, see how the everyday citizens of ancient Egypt lived and worked. Pupils will handle real Egyptian artefacts made and used thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt and visit the 3,100 year old mummy bandages.

Stone Age to Iron Age BritainHow did Britain change from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and then to the Iron Age? How do we know when there were no written records? Pupils will look at how Archaeologists work and the evidence left by the original people of Yorkshire, from tools to farming.

First World War: Beyond the TrenchesWas the First World War all about the trenches? Who were the people behind the line and at home? Use objects, documentary evidence and discussion to find out the local experience of war; from the Leeds PALS and Rifles to the stories of the people they left behind.

‘I felt safe and happy on this wonderful trip’KS2 Pupil

‘You can look at all the things in real life instead of on the internet’KS2 Pupil


Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills

Contact

Cara JardineLearning and Access Officer

0113 378 [email protected]/armleymillslearning

Workshops

Armley Mills now houses the Leeds Industrial Museum collections, which cover a varied range of topics from early film, the Leeds fashion industry, steam power to the looms and mules involved in the weaving process. Most workshops are held within the galleries, near our inspirational collections, but we also have three spaces for groups to use during their visit and a space for group lunches.

Key Stage 1

Marvellous MaterialsExplore and experiment with different materials in the museum (using senses and developing vocabulary) and investigate the properties of these materials.

Key Stage 1 and 2

Victorian SchoolroomImmerse pupils in a Living History experience to discover what life was really like for children in the past in Victorian Britain. Pupils learn the 3 R’s in a typical Leeds school in 1887 under the watchful eye of Miss North, the school Ma’am. Pupils will be in costume and in role.

Calling Leeds EvacueesImmerse pupils in a Living History experience to discover what life was really like for children during the Second World War. Pupils meet Mrs Green, their wartime teacher and discover how Leeds school children prepared to become evacuees.

Key Stage 1 and 2 continued

Mill ChildrenPupils will learn about local history through an interactive workshop, and experience what it might have been like to live, dress and work as a child in the mill during the height of the Industrial Revolution.

A Victorian Christmas at the Mill We can thank the Victorians for Christmas festivities and delightful customs! Pupils will visit the Mill Manager’s house and the Weavers’ Cottage and explore the difference between rich and poor Christmases. Play parlour games and with replica Victorian toys, and make a craft to take home.

Machines in MotionExplore the mill and find simple machines (gears, levers and pulleys) in our mill. Pupils will investigate how they work and in groups will create their own simple machine.

Maths at the MillWhose business can make the most profit? Pupils will become young entrepreneurs to apply their decision making and numeracy skills to form a business. Activities include counting, multiplying, shapes, area and problem solving. Pupils will also find out about some of the processes needed to make woollen clothing in the past.

The Wonders of WeavingResearch the textile process from raw fleece to the finished garment all under one roof. Pupils will be able to learn about the properties of wool and try carding, spinning and weaving and create a woven masterpiece to take home.

‘Thoroughly engaging and highly polished experience for schools…an impressive educational resource, dealing with an important part of the regional and national heritage’Sandford Award Judge

‘Working in the museum is more fun than school’KS2 Pupil


Lotherton Hall

Contact

Dionne Matthews SpenceLearning and Access Officer

0113 378 2969 [email protected]/lothertonhalllearning

Workshops

Discover life at Lotherton Hall through the people who used to live there over 100 years ago or through the animals that inhabit us today. From Florence Nightingale to the World Wars, we cover significant people or points in British History as well as various subjects and topics to complement the curriculum. Have a different idea? Call us for a chat.

Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1

Lotherton Topic DaysLotherton Hall is a grand country home surrounded by beautiful gardens and a zoo. We provide activities to inspire your pupils’ creativity and learning in a varied and wondrous setting. These can include yoga warm up, investigating and exploring, giant drawing and object handling.

A workshop can be adapted to suit a number of related topics that you may be covering in school.

See some ideas below or ask us if there is something else you would like

• Nature detectives • Seeing the seasons • Houses and homes • Materials and patterns

‘We have used the visit to develop the children’s writing as they have written detailed accounts about what happened’KS2 Teacher

‘To just experience the house as a home gave the pupils the ‘WOW’ factor’KS1 Teacher

Key Stage 1

Upstairs, DownstairsStep back in time to compare and contrast the lives of Lotherton’s residents from the servants to the Gascoigne family. Pupils will experience what life was like for poor and wealthy people 100 years ago through a range of ‘upstairs, downstairs’ role play activities. These include servants’ jobs, etiquette lessons and dressing up.

Introducing Florence NightingaleMeet the young Florence Nightingale, cousin to the Gascoigne family of Lotherton Hall. With their owl puppets, pupils will listen to Florence’s stories about looking after animals, her decision to become a nurse and her hopes for the future. Pupils will practice first-aid in a teddy bear hospital and help Florence pack her suitcase ready for her journey to the Crimean War.

Key Stage 2

WWII Evacuation Role Play Day Immerse yourself in a significant point in British history and evacuate your pupils back to the Second World War. Billeted in the countryside, pupils will role-play in 1940s wartime and ‘do their bit’ for the war effort. From Morse Code to object handling, pupils will bring their own narratives and connections to life for the war effort.

The First World War HospitalDiscover the local history of Lotherton Hall as a VAD hospital during the First World War. Pupils will train as VAD nurses in the different jobs needed to look after wounded British soldiers coming home from the front line. Pupils will learn from sources and objects to develop their knowledge, understanding and empathy.

Lotherton Hall Bird Garden & Zoo Using scientific enquiry, pupils can experience a ‘bird’s eye view’ of the different species in the collection including a walk through the ‘Into Africa’ free flying aviary. Workshops provide first-hand practical experiences about bird life, evolution, life cycles and habitats.

Special Education Needs and DisabilitiesFor SEND schools and groups all our programmes can be tailored to suit pupils with complex and varying needs. We can adapt an existing workshop or work with you to create a suitable session. We also provide borrowable multi-sensory bags, ear defenders and torches. SEND schools from all LEAs benefit from free entry to the estate.

Self-led ActivitiesEntry includes access to the whole estate including the House and Bird Garden. Free House, Bird Garden and Nature paper trails are available on site. Ask us for guidance or other resources available for self-led visits.

All Key Stages


Temple Newsam House

Contact

Shelley DringNikki CairnsLearning and Access Officers

0113 336 7461 [email protected]/templenewsamhouselearning

Workshops

Explore 500 years of history, stories and treasures, develop an understanding of chronology and investigate the history of a significant local area over time. We can cater for larger groups with key activities from our workshops. Just ask!

Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1

The Princess and the PeaTake a magical journey using interactive storytelling, physical theatre and puppets designed to help your class discover the historic surroundings of Temple Newsam House. Dance at the ball, hide a pea and discover the science of a very big bed made for Queen Anne.

Little Kings and QueensMake a glittering crown, learn how to move like royalty in the fabulous Picture Gallery and discover the Kings and Queens linked to Temple Newsam by investigating mystery bags, costume and historic rooms.

Portraits to Life In this fun, creative workshop find out what a portrait is and how the nobility showed off in large scale portraits in the Picture Gallery. Use our giant frame to create a class portrait with fabrics and props, learn about form, shape and composition and develop stories. Pose and sketch, go portrait hunting, learn how to spot secret symbols as well as discovering some rare servant portraits.

‘Brilliant organisation and inspirational to the children’KS2 Teacher

‘Staff were so helpful and accommodating. Ideas for activities were adapted for our needs’SEND Teacher

Key Stage 1 and 2

Explorer tours: Temple Newsamthrough TimeGo on an adventure through time and discover secret doors, beautiful bedrooms, glorious galleries and hidden rooms. Find out who lived here and discover their stories. Differentiated for KS1 and KS2.

House fit for a KingFind out how life has changed over time for the residents of Temple Newsam House and discover how the wealthy and the servants lived in this lively interactive workshop. Be curious and develop historical vocabulary through object handling, dressing up and exploring rooms fit for a king (and his servants!). Differentiated for KS1 and KS2.

Key Stage 2

KS2 workshops include a ‘living timeline’ as your class take on characters covering over 500 years of Temple Newsam’s history with the ‘magic key’.

Who Killed the Queen’s husband?In the early hours of 10th February 1567, the body of Lord Darnley, husband of Mary Queen of Scots and resident of Temple Newsam House was found in the garden of the Old Provost’s Lodge, Edinburgh. Have a go at solving one of the great historical ‘whodunnits’ by finding clues in documents, paintings and replica objects. Hear the stories, make deductions and come up with a theory based on the evidence.

Dress to ImpressThis fun interactive session provides a unique opportunity for all to try on replica costume and discover the hidden ‘messages in the material’ about status, wealth and life in Tudor England. Take part in a costume discovery trail around the house, learn a popular court dance and make contrasts and connections between Tudor life and later periods.

Time Travellers Find out how the past is constructed from a range of sources in this imaginative session. Go on a magical history tour with our friendly workshop leader and learn to read Tudor and Elizabethan inventories and letters, play the ‘mystery object game’, investigate artefacts and furniture and discover secrets of the building. Explore connections and trends and contrast with later periods.

Tudor Portraits Create a ‘living’ portrait of Elizabeth I using replica costume and props and discover how composition, form, shape and tone portray hidden messages about power, status and everyday life. Pose and sketch, explore portraits in bedrooms and corridors and create large mixed media portraits to take back to school.

‘I felt really welcome’KS1 Pupil


Thwaite Mills

Contact

School BookingsAdrian [email protected]

Jodie Stott

General Enquiries aboutEducation Activities:Steve HutcheonScience Learning and Access Officer

0113 378 2983leeds.gov.uk/thwaitemillslearning

Workshops

Take a tour of the MillTours can be tailored to meet the needs and themes of your group. We can focus on working conditions and local history; the environment and water power; materials, properties and forces.

Key Stage 1 and 2

What did the Victorians do at Thwaite Mills?Follow the lives of the family, the servants and the workers of Thwaite Mill as the production of putty becomes more mechanised. Use real family stories to experience life as a Victorian servant, carrying out kitchen and washing duties in the Mill Manager’s House. KS1 will have Victorian playtime with replica toys, whilst KS2 can study primary source evidence (maps and Victorian objects).

Wartime at Thwaite Mills What did the Horne family of Thwaite Mills do to help the war effort? Become an evacuee from Leeds for the day and investigate why putty production was so important for the mill in the Second World War. Find out about the Horne family, use maths to weigh out a week’s ration and explore the island to see how you could make it go further, and use artefacts as historical evidence.

Celebrate Christmas with theHorne family Become a servant for the Horne family for the day and help them to celebrate a Victorian Christmas at Thwaite Mills. Compare rich and poor Christmases, make salt dough decorations and homemade lemonade.

Key Stage 1 and 2 continued

Back to NatureSee the natural sciences in action! Explore Thwaite Island as a habitat for butterflies and micro-habitats local wildlife. Gather evidence by using observational skills and record findings on record sheets using tables, graphs and pictures. KS1 will create their own beautiful butterfly to take home, whilst KS2 will examine the environments in which they located their specimens and record details of the habitat to look at how habitats affect species diversity.

Key Stage 2

Waterforce! A Green Energy SourceExplore the mill to discover how waterwheels work and discuss forces, then build working model waterwheels, evaluate them on a test rig and explore the use of dynamos to generate electricity.

Canals: Can water travel uphill?Why did we need canals in the past? How do locks work? Can you make water travel uphill? Explore water resistance, levers, gears and locks, experiment with our mini canal network, and record observations using tables and diagrams. In partnership with Canal Connections, we can offer a canal boat ride as part of the workshop. April – September (weather dependent) and small charge applies. Contact us for details.

Renewable Energy – Let’s makeThwaite Mills Green! Can we make Thwaite Mills energy sustainable? Explore water, wind and solar power and how they can generate electricity. Record observations on experimental record sheets using tables, graphs and diagrams and discuss whether findings can be used to support a sustainable environment on the island.

‘Good practical activity and staff were very interactive with the children. Informative too!’KS2 Teacher

‘I really liked the waterwheel.. it was loud.’KS2 Pupil


What else can we do?

Use the workshops in here as a starting point. There is a lot more you can do with object learning. Here are a few of things we have done in the past to inspire you and show you what’s possible.

Specialist Leaders in Cultural Education action research with West Oaks SEN Specialist School

We worked with West Oaks SEN Specialist School in Boston Spa on an action research programme. We measured the impact of object learning on the development of expressive communication in 17 SEND pupils using both qualitative and quantitative attainment data. We constructed a bespoke two-term programme for the pupils that included visits across our museums and galleries, working with visual artists and through visual art

practices, all inspired by our collections. Through the process, the pupils achieved Arts Award.

We found incredible rises in attainment, which far exceeding expected levels of progress for the students involved. One pupil exceeded his expected level of attainment across English, PSHE and Art by between 94% and 99%! The whole cohort generally exceeded by around 25%.

Developing Artsmark with the Brigshaw Trust primary schools and Highfield Primary

As part of a pilot project for developing Artsmark Supporter status, we have worked closely with the Brigshaw Trust primary schools and Highfield Primary to help them to develop the Arts and Cultural offer for their pupils. We supported the schools to write their Statements of Commitment, have sourced and developed bespoke CPD

and training for whole staff teams, have delivered workshops for the pupil across the school, and been a ‘phone a friend’ for sourcing arts engagements.

Through a process like this, we get to know your school, your pupils and your situation and then can help to support better.

How many…?

In 2015-16, we saw 48,575 children aged 0-19 in formal learning visits to our museums and galleries and in outreach workshops, supported by 7109 teachers. That’s a lot. Thank you and we hope to see you back this year!

We trained 1333 teachers and initial teacher trainees through our partnerships with Trinity and York St John Universities, local teaching alliances and our CPD programme.

FREE Object learning staff meeting training!

We can bring objects into one of your staff meetings, and give you the skills to

use objects effectively as part of your teaching.

Large scale school event days: Light at City Museum

In 2015, six primary schools explored the science of light at Leeds City Museum with museum curators, University of Leeds, an artist and a 3D photographer. The day connected to our special

exhibition Light Lab. When asked if the day met expectations, one teacher commented ‘Exceeded them – I particularly liked the learning behind the experiments’.

Run visits to our museums and galleries, or have outreach, then have some of the 10,000 Artemis objects in your classroom as a reminder and inspiration for your students. For more information on Artemis contact: 0113 244 0497.

mylearning.org.uk is an online resource packed full of digital images and information from museums around the country.

Visit us, then have Artemis objects in your classroom, or use mylearning.org digital resources!

For details, or to book any of the Teacher CPD Programmes, contact Kate Fellows, Lifelong Learning Manager on 07891 276 891, [email protected]

Bookings: Please book at least two weeks in advance for visits. We get booked up really quickly, so the earlier you book the more likely you are to get the date you want. Costs and Charges: Leeds LEA and SEND schools are admitted to all sites free of charge. Non-Leeds LEA schools (including academies) 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. Workshops are charged. For current workshop and admission charges see: www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries

Cancellations: To avoid disappointment to other schools please give as much notice of a cancellation as possible. If you cancel a workshop 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.

Practicalities: We insist on at least a ratio of 1:10 or greater for younger age groups. We may refuse entry if a group does not comply with this ratio.

Photography Credits: Simon Dewhirst, Lisa Stonehouse, Jason Lawton, David Lindsay, Norman Taylor, Olivia Hemingway and Sarah Zagni.

The very small print:

Our Teacher CPD ProgrammesYou need magic and sparkle too! If you want to build your subject knowledge, or find a different way to approach a topic, we can help through our CPD offer for teachers and educators.

Take One ToyTuesday 17 October 2016, 10am—3pm, Abbey House

A fun, playful cross curricular day with Abbey House’s toy collection. We will look at how toys can be used to explore

history, science and art and design.£90 per person.

The Anglo Saxons in YorkshireWednesday 7 December 2016, 3:15-4:45pm, Leeds City Museum

Discover how a hoard of gold jewellery, stone church crosses with Pagan symbols, a hanging bowl, coins of kings and metal detectors can be used by your pupils to delve into life in the Anglo Saxon kingdom of Northumbria. Try your hand at metal detecting and archaeology

to uncover various activities to use at the museum and at school, covering many curriculum aspects including the conversion to Christianity, the struggle for kingdoms, craftsmanship, historical enquiry, local history.£45 per person.

Fairytales Exhibition at Abbey House Teacher PreviewTuesday 24 January 2017, 3:30-5pm, Abbey House

Come and find out about the new exhibition at Abbey House, have tea and biscuits, explore the

resources and have a chat.Free of charge.

Fashionable Yorkshire Exhibition Teacher Preview. Wednesday 22 March 2017, 3:30-5pm, Lotherton Hall

Explore our new exhibition, Fashionable Yorkshire, have a cup of tea and biscuits whilst we explore.

Find out who wore what and why!Free of charge.

Want a bit more of something, just for you?

We can build you whole school bespoke training using objects, artworks and

stories for cross-curricular, child-led learning. Just ask!

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