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Immerse yourself in the past with our thrilling Enhancing your Curriculum range of learning experiences designed to Whether you are walking the walls of Lincoln inspire and excite. You can journey through Castle, imagining the medieval cookery the expanse of history and culture presented at in the kitchen at Gainsborough Old Hall, our five amazing heritage sites. We offer you a handling fossils at The Collection, testing out unique atmosphere and sense of place in which your science understanding at the Museum to learn and enjoy. of Life or standing under the At each site we have vibrant and flexible Lancaster Bomber at the Battle of Britain learning spaces that enable us to provide a wide Memorial Flight, there is a learning offer to link variety of activities. Our dedicated learning to your curriculum. team have a wealth of experience in history From Early Years and Key Stage One to and heritage learning. Their enthusiasm shines sixth form and university group visits, our through! We have had such positive feedback programmes have been planned to suit specific about the flexibility of our programmes, our age ranges and learning abilities. We also interesting resources, the calm and friendly support the National Curriculum and other team and the immersive hands-on approach. formal qualifications, for example GCSE History, by offering sessions on site interpretation and related examination board topics e.g. Crime and Punishment. Explore our website for more information.

Each of the learning offers has a unique code e.g. CM01 (Collection Museum: Dinosaurs & Fossils). To help you plan your visit, each workshop is rainbow colour coded to show the main age range it is aimed at. These age ranges are intended to be a useful guide, although sessions can be adjusted to allow flexibility for groups with specific requirements relating to learning needs or topic content.

Ages 3 to 5 Ages 5 to 8 Ages 7 to 11 Ages 11 to 14 Ages 14 to 16 Ages 16 to 18 Age 18+

TimesThe workshops will be reviewed can also with be foryou a andfull ora bespoke part day timetable depending will on then the sitebe created offer: for your visit.

F Full day: (e.g. 10am-2.30pm) P Part day: (e.g. 10am-12 noon or 1pm-3pm)

Times will be reviewed with you and a bespoke timetable will then be created for your visit.

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8041 investigate education programme A5 V6 16pp TWEAK4.9 ART spread.indd 2 24/05/2018 09:18 There are three learning offers for you to choose from. These provide flexible opportunities to explore the history and culture of the sites and to handle and interpret real and replica objects.

Workshop Guided Learning Self-Led Experiences 1 Experiences 2 Experiences 3 Led by the learning team Led by the learning You may wish to lead your staff, each workshop has team staff, these guided own visit to a site. Self-led several sessions and age experiences are focused visits are booked via the ranges to choose from. on particular topics related learning team as there Review which best suits to the site and usually are a variety of options to your curriculum needs. include a tour of the site. choose from. Information They are one hour long about lunch room booking This brochure gives a brief but times can vary. and other site facilities are outline of each workshop. also provided. For the full list of session For example, at The choices see the website or Collection this could The site codes for the ask the learning team. involve a visit to the Self-Led Experiences are: Roman Posterngate; at CM11, LC17, GH03, ML07 Lincoln Castle it may include a bailey tour with a specific topic focus and at Gainsborough Old Hall it could outline features of the history of the building. The site codes for the Guided Learning Experiences are:

CM10, LC16, GH02, ML06

Providing a Quality Experience The learning team provide a high standard of delivery, as well as reviewing and evaluating our learning experiences and provision regularly. Our learning programmes have been externally verified for quality provision, for example gaining the Sandford Award at four of our sites. The Collection Museum holds the Learning Outside the Classroom Award, whilst also having recently become an Artsmark Partner within the Arts Council’s Artsmark Partnership programme.

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LC07 P Take a closer look at how the castle was built with our science focused sessions including our materials and forces tour. Currently in development is our siege engine activity session linked to the 1217 .

Norman Castle

LC08 P This popular option is adapted for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. Sessions include knight training, medieval walls tour, replica armour handling and a medieval banquet with real food. We LC10 P explore life in Lincoln Castle and meet some interesting characters e.g. Nicola de la Haye Lincoln Castle has one of the four original and Sir William Marshal. copies of Magna Carta from 1215 in the vault and workshops set the context and explore the Castle Wow Day decisions that King John faced at the time. You may also wish to focus on the effects of Magna LC09 F Carta and the Second Battle of Lincoln of 1217. You can combine all of your favourite sessions to create a full day Castle Wow Day option. A Magna Carta Wow Day great day for all! LC11 F For a full day of Magna Carta focused activities you can choose this Wow Day. Visit the Magna Carta vault and cinematic films, put King John on trial in our role play, try your hand at wax seal writing and take a themed castle wall tour.

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LC14 F You can combine the part day options to make up this Crime and Punishment Wow Day. This will give you chance to tour the prison and airing yard, discover the unique chapel and do the jobs that Victorian prisoners would have done (in costume!). Take a Crime and Punishment focused tour of the castle walls and see where the 19th century hangings actually took place.

Interpretation and the Site

LC15 P Due to popular demand we offer a local site study for age range 14 to 18+. The learning team have a range of history, archaeology, humanities and social studies specialisms and wide experience in delivering courses from GCSE and A Level to University level. Crime and Punishment: This part day offer can be tailored to specific Victorian Prison Escape course needs and explores and interprets the development and features of Lincoln Castle. LC12 P Recent examples have included interpreting How did Joseph Ralph escape? Investigate the visitor experiences at a heritage site and his incredible adventures by playing exploring the changes in law and order. the interactive prison game to solve the mystery. Explore what life was like and learn about some of the interesting characters linked to the Victorian prison.

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Contact us with your You will receive an You will receive confirmation initial enquiry. Investigate Booking Form. of your booking. This can be done by Please return the signed A Visit Information Pack, completing an Investigate Investigate Booking Form including site details and Enquiry Form. within the timescale to your timetable, will be sent avoid disappointment as prior to the visit. Copies are available at each we book up fast! site, via email or telephone We also provide a request and on the website. complementary pre-visit planning meeting to support Charges you when you are making your visit arrangements and Please view the website for the most up to date charge list for writing your risk assessments. our learning experiences as these vary across the sites. This information is also provided in the Investigate Booking Form. Example Timetable for a Full Day Workshop Experience [F] Time Activity For The Collection and Lincoln Castle each 10.00 - 10.30 Arrival and introduction workshop has several 10.30 - 11.30 Workshop choice 1 options to choose from. Please review these on 11.30 - 12.30 Workshop choice 2 the website and select Lunch which suit you.

12.30 - 13.00 The dedicated lunchrooms are available or you may For Gainsborough prefer to picnic in the grounds e.g. the Castle Bailey Old Hall, Museum or Usher Gallery gardens. of Lincolnshire Life and Battle of Britain 13.00 - 14.00 Workshop choice 3 Memorial Flight the details of the part day 14.00 - 14.30 Depart offers are also on the website.

Accessibility Loans Boxes Wheelchair access: the dedicated learning Loans boxes are becoming an increasingly spaces are accessible for wheelchair users. popular tool to support school topics and we As the sites vary please discuss with us any are developing some additions to our offer. particular physical and intellectual access We currently have a range of topics in our needs, for example the ground floor of loans boxes linked to a variety of curriculum Gainsborough Old Hall is accessible as is the areas e.g. Vikings, Fossils, Egyptians. A full list East Wall of the Wall Walk at Lincoln Castle. and further information can be viewed on the Shop website with details of how to order. The shops at each site are well stocked with pocket money priced and site related items. Contact us We support you in organising the best times Email: [email protected] and group sizes to shop during your visit. Telephone: 01522 550501 Website: www.investigatelearning.com 16 For more information visit: www.investigatelearning.com

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