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Avoncroft and Education 
Avoncroft's education service has a proven record of excellence. As a five times winner of the Sandford Award for Heritage Education, we have years of experience in offering relevant, inspirational and fun activities in a taught environment. Our bookable sessions are cross curricular and based on keystage relevant area’s of the National Curriculum. Please see Sessions Information below for further details.
Teachers are encouraged to arrange a free preliminary visit to help plan ahead and meet our education team.
Sessions for further and higher education groups are available on request.
Expand your curriculum at Avoncroft!
Theme Days for Schools
Tudor - Victorian - World War Two
An exciting day of period themed hands-on
activities for key stages 1 – 3
Telephone the museum for prices
Museum Educational Sessions
Activity sessions last for approximately 45 minutes and can accommodate a maximum of 30 students per session.
Prices are based on group sizes. Prices available on application.
Sessions are delivered within specific buildings, outdoors, or in our dedicated teaching centre using historical replica objects and materials to recreate the past.
Description of educational programmes offered:
AE Archival Evidence; CI Costume Interpretation; GT Guided Tour; HC Handling Collection; OH Oral history: RP Role Play; TS Taught Session
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Title |
Key Stage |
Subject |
Links to National Curriculum / QCA |
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Wattle & Daub
"Create a Wattle & Daub Panel"
OH TS
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KS 1+ |
History
Science |
Britain in Tudor Times - Everyday Life (10)
Knowledge, Skills & Understanding
(1, 2 & 4). Breadth of Study (6)
Grouping Materials & Changing Materials (Sc3 /1&2) |
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Brick making
"Create a miniature brick"
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KS 1+ |
History
Science |
Knowledge, Skills & Understanding (1, 2 & 4). Breadth of Study (6)
Grouping Materials & Changing Materials (Sc3 /1&2). |
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Tudor Beggars & Barons
"Comparing rich & poor lifestyles"
HC RP TS OH |
KS 1& 2 |
History
PSHE
Literacy |
Britain in Tudor Times - Everyday Life (10)
Knowledge, Skills & Understanding (1-5). Breadth of Study (6)
Healthy, Safer Lifestyles/ Differences between People
En3 Writing (1,2,4,5 & 6). Breadth of Study (9 & 12) |
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Tudor Builder
"Investigate Tudor building techniques"
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KS 1+ |
History
DT
Numeracy
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Britain in Tudor Times - Everyday Life (10)
Knowledge, Skills & Understanding (1b&c/2a-d/4a&b/5b)
Ma3 Shape,space and measures
(1a-f/2a-d/3a-c/4a&b
Breadth of study (1a,b&g) |
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Timber Framer
"Build a timber framed building"
OH TS GT HC |
KS 2+ |
History
DT
Numeracy
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Britain in Tudor Times - Everyday Life (10)
Knowledge, Skills & Understanding (2a,c,d/3c/4a,b/5b)
Ma3 Shape,space & measures
1c,g,h/2a-d/3a/
Breadth of study (1a,d,e,f,h) |
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Child in the 1940’s
"Life as an evacuee"
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KS 2+ |
History
PSHE
Literacy |
Britain since 1930 (11b)
Healthy, Safer Lifestyles/ Differences between People /Consider Social Dilemmas / Active Role as Citizen
En3 Writing |
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Three Little Pigs
"Storytelling role play"
OH TS GT RP
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PS/R/KS1 |
Literacy
Numeracy
Science
DT
History
Music |
(KS1) EN1 Speaking /Listening /Drama(inc.Activities)/Group interaction
En2 - Literature
Ma2 Number (1e&f/2a)
Grouping Materials & Changing Materials (Sc3 /1&2)
(1a,b,c,e/2a/b/c/3a/4a)
Knowledge, Skills & Understanding
(1a)
Knowledge, Skills & Understanding
(1a,c/2a/4a,b,d) |
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Victorian Wash Day
"Domestic life on wash day"
OH TS HC RP
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KS1&2 |
History
PSHE
Science |
Victorian Britain (11a)
Healthy, Safer Lifestyles/ Differences between People/ Consider Social Dilemmas
Sc1 Scientific enquiry (2a,b,e,f)
Sc3 Materials and their properties
(1a-d/2a
Sc4 Physical Processes-Forces & motion (2a-c)
Breadth of study (1a,b/2a,b) |
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Playtimes in the Past
"Compare period & modern toys"
OH TS HC
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R /KS1+ |
DT
Science
PE
History |
Knowledge, Skills & Understanding (4a,b)
Breadth of Study (5a,b)
Sc1 Scientific enquiry (2a,c,e,f,g,i,j)
Sc3 Materials and their properties
(1c&d/2a)
Sc4 Physical processes-Forces & motion (2a-c)
Breadth of Study (1a,b)
Knowledge, Skills & Understanding
(1,2,3 & 4b)
Knowledge, Skills & Understanding
(1,2b,4). Breadth of Study (6a,b) |
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Homes Through The Ages
"Explore three periods in history"
OH TS GT |
KS 1+ |
History
Science
DT
PSHE |
Knowledge, Skills & Understanding (1, 2 & 4). Breadth of Study - (5)
Britain in Tudor Times - Everyday Life (10)
Victorian Britain (11a)
Britain since 1930 (11b)
Grouping Materials & Changing Materials (Sc3 /1&2).
Knowledge, Skills & Understanding
(4)
Breadth of Study (5b)
Healthy, Safer Lifestyles/ Differences between People/ Consider Social Dilemmas |
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Victorian Crime & Punishment
"Lives of child convicts"
OH TS CI HC RP AE |
Upper KS2 (Yrs 5&6) |
History
PSHE |
Knowledge, Skills & Understanding
Victorian Britain (11a)
Differences between People/ Consider Social & Moral Dilemmas/ Reflect on moral, social and cultural issues |
The Museum Shop
School groups are welcome to visit the Museum Shop, however, we ask that you state your intention to do so when booking your visit.
The Museum offers a gift bag service with two prices of £1.50 & £2.50. Gift bags can be collected from the shop during your visit. Please complete the Gift Bag booking form which will be sent with your booking confirmation,, at least two weeks prior to your proposed visit, with payment for them (cheque payable to Avoncroft Enterprises)
We advise that all students receive a gift bag of the same cost.
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