School visit to the Industrial museum

Bradford Industrial Museum Education Programme

Welcome to Bradford Industrial Museum’s Learning & Outreach programme. To make a booking or for further information and small group rates (15 and under) contact our Education team below:

Daniel Willoughby, Learning Team Support Officer
telephone 01274 435865
email daniel.willoughby@bradford.gov.uk

Janet Simmonds, Museums Officer (Education)
telephone 01274 435864
email janet.simmonds@bradford.gov.uk

Janet Bruce, Museums Officer (Education)
telephone 01274 435857
email janet.bruce@bradford.gov.uk

Guided Tour to Bradford Industrial Museum or our exhibitions or our exhibitions:
45 minute Education Officer led session £45 per session (Max 35 pupils)

Toy Detectives
KS1 QCA History Unit 1
Children discover the difference between toys old and new by taking part in a fun session playing toy detectives and handling authentic toys from the Victorian era to Modern times.
1 hour Education Officer led hands-on workshop
£55 per session (Max 35 pupils)

Street Games (March to September)
KS1 QCA History Units 1/2 & KS2 Unit 11
What games did children from the past play and how do they differ from today? Children will discover the answer to these questions while enjoying hop-scotch, kick the can, long rope skipping, and whip the top.
1 hour Education Officer led hands-on workshop
£55 per session (Max 35 pupils)

Warp and Weft
KS1 QCA Art and Design Unit 1B
In the Weaving Gallery children will learn about the warp and the weft by playing games, seeing a variety of textile machinery and looking at different textures and fabrics. Can be adapted for KS2 - please contact the Education Officers.
Half-hour Education Officer led hands-on workshop £55 per session (Max 35 pupils)

Washday
KS1 QCA History Unit 2
Children will find out what it was like to do the washing in a back-to-back house in the past, using wash-boards, possers, dolly blue and the mangle.
Half-hour Education Officer led hands-on workshop
£55 per session

Unfair Trade – Africa, West Yorkshire & Slavery
KS3 & KS4
Unfair trade is a powerful workshop newly created for Bradford Museums. The workshop supports Citizenship, History and English and will engage students in an interactive debate uncovering stories of Africa and the slave trade. Inspired by our museum collections, students will engage directly with museum objects to explore the motives of slave owners and anti-slavery campaigners of 18th and 19th century Bradford. Unfair trade also makes reference to industrial slavery in the mills of West Yorkshire and to some examples of slavery today.

At Bradford Industrial Museum the workshop takes place on the weaving gallery beside the machines which textile workers operated for such long hours. Was industrial slavery in the same league as colonial slavery, or not? £55 for a 45minute workshop (Max 25 pupils)

The Friendship Treasure Chest KS2
Explore the theme of friendship and celebrate culture in Bradford. Hands-on activities including; a large scale map of the Bradford District, culture cards, transport and weaving games, as well as handling objects, mehndi designs, senses bags and a friendship puppet making guide. Activities are suitable for the whole class or smaller groups may sample different activities. £80 per session (Max 35 pupils)

Victorian Classroom KS2
At Moorside Board School, the Museum's period classroom, children experience Victorian schooling for themselves, including copywriting with dip-pens and doing sums on slates, singing songs and reciting poems.
2 hour Actor led workshop
£100 per session (Max 35 pupils, resources included)
For more information please download the Moorside Board School Booklet (PDF 72kb)

World War Two Classroom and Evacuees
KS2 QCA History Unit 9
Recreate the first lessons experienced by a class of London children evacuated to the countryside with their teacher. 2 hour Actor led workshop
£100 per session (Max 35 pupils, resources included)

A Chance to Meet… Historical Characters and Short Plays
Meet a Victorian Maid, a WW2 Housewife and a member of the Home Guard and other great characters. These workshops, linked to KS2 History units 9, 11 and 12, are also available at the museum. For more details please call or email the education team. ½ day, 2 hour Actor led workshop £100 per session (Max 35 pupils)

A Visit to Horses at Work
Enjoy a horse-tram ride with the Horses at Work team and find out how important working horses were in the Victorian era.

Sessions at 11.15am and 1.30pm. Numbers limited to 60 per session so please book early with the Education team. 50p child/concessions, £1 adult.

Self-service Literacy, Numeracy, and Technology packs are available for KS1/2; each contain background information and suggested activities and worksheets. These are priced at £4.95 each.

INSET - Professional development for teachers

  • An Introduction to Bradford Industrial Museum and www.mylearning.org Resources to enrich and inspire learning across the curriculum including; History, Science, Design Technology and PSHCE as well as personalised and family learning
  • Sessions will be planned to suit each group
  • Twilight session £100 (maximum group size 30)
  • ½ day sessions £200
  • Twilight session £100 (maximum group size 30)
  • Contact us for details