Schools’ education programme 2017/18
Eastbury Manor House A hidden gem Heritage education programme
Eastbury Manor House is owned by the National Trust and managed by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. This historic house has delivered formal learning opportunities for schools since 1997. We provide:
❖ An award-winning, cross-curricular heritage education programme for schools
❖ Professional facilitators with a diverse set of skills and knowledge
❖ An immersive learning environment to spark pupils’ imagination
❖500 years of history from the Dissolution of Barking Abbey, in 1539, to the present day
❖ A safe environment for pupils
❖ Souvenirs, refreshments and catering on request (at an additional cost)
2 TheThe historic historic house house
Eastbury Manor House is Grade I listed and was completed c.1573 on lands that were once owned by Barking Abbey. Eastbury is one of the oldest domestic buildings in Greater London. Historic features include:
❖ 16th-century walled garden and herb/kitchen garden ❖ Bee-boles (niches for keeping bees) ❖ Original tower with oak spiral staircase ❖ Rare, classically-inspired late Tudor wall paintings ❖ Brickwork and timber attic beams
The house was built by Clement Sisley as a country home for his growing family. Originally farmland surrounded the house, contributing to the family’s income and providing food for the table.
3 AnAn ideal ideal setting setting for for learning learning
Eastbury supports teachers in delivering the National Curriculum for primary, secondary and SEND pupils. We use Eastbury’s historic rooms and gardens, and unique history to inspire curiosity through a range of hands-on and engaging learning opportunities. We offer full-day sessions from:
10am to 2.15pm Times can be adjusted, if required
The sessions are led by experienced and knowledgeable facilitators who help to build upon pupils’ knowledge with an interactive approach.
Our facilitators make learning fun for all ages and abilities. Our workshops can be tailored to meet the needs of Early Years and Special Educational Needs and Disability teaching.
The building has a lift and is accessible.
4 Workshops for primary schools
❖Early Years Our Home, Your Home page 7 Turrets and Tiaras page 8
❖Key Stage 1 Our Home, Your Home page 7 Turrets and Tiaras page 8 Elizabethan Life page 11 Tudor Kings and Queens page 12 The Gunpowder Plot page 14 Victorian Christmas page 15
❖Key Stage 2 Meet the Sisley family page 9 Maths in the Manor page 10 Elizabethan Life page 11 Tudor Kings and Queens page 12 Down with the Abbey page 13 The Gunpowder Plot page 14 Victorian Christmas page 15
5 WorkshopsWorkshops for secondary schools for secondary schools ❖ Key Stage 3 We are currently developing and piloting sessions with secondary schools.
❖ GCSE and A’ Levels We are currently developing and piloting sessions in partnership with the University of East London’s History Department.
If you would like to your class to participate in these pilot sessions or for further information please contact:
Tamara Horbacka Events and Partnerships Officer [email protected] T: 020 8227 2946
6 Our home, Your home
Outline Since the time when it was built, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, Eastbury has played an important role in local history.
During this session pupils will: ❖ Discover how family life in this Tudor building differs from pupils’ own ❖ Explore the house and gardens ❖ Handle replica objects and take part in role play ❖ Use costume to find out about Tudor clothes ❖ Explore Tudor toys and pastimes
Curriculum links: ❖ Early Years Understanding the World and People and Communities ❖ KS1 Significant Historical Events, and People and Places in their own Locality ❖ KS1 Events beyond Living Memory (significant nationally and globally)
Subject(s): History and Science | Topic: Local History | Early Years and KS1 | Length: Full-day
7 Turrets and Tiaras
Outline Identify similarities and differences between past ways of life and develop an awareness of the passing of time.
During this session pupils will: ❖ Use common words and phrases relating to the passing of time ❖ Identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods ❖ Learn about the duties of Knights, Squires, Pages, Ladies-in-Waiting and Maids of Honour ❖ Take part in role play by training to be a servant ❖ Make a shield or crown
Curriculum links: ❖ Early Years Understanding the World and People and Communities ❖ KS1 Significant Historical Events (people and places in their own locality) ❖ KS1 Events beyond Living Memory (significant nationally and globally)
Subject(s): History, Literacy and Design & Technology | Topic: Local History | Early Years and KS1 | Length: Full-day
8 MeetMeet the the Sisley Sisley family family Outline Barking’s history would be less colourful without the Sisley family and their home Eastbury Hall.
During this session pupils will: ❖ Explores Tudor pastimes ❖ Handle replica objects ❖ Examine the house and its architecture to explore the history of the period
Teachers must also choose from two of the following activities: ❖ Learn Tudor dancing and explore Tudor pastimes ❖ Use costume to investigate Tudor fashion ❖ Investigate changes in the local landscape by using historic maps ❖ Use math skills in the new activity ‘Maths in the Manor’ (see page 10) Curriculum links: ❖ KS2 A Study of an Aspect or Theme of British History (beyond 1066)
Subject(s): History | Topic: Tudors | KS2 | Length: Full-day
9 Maths in the Manor (activity) Outline Using Eastbury’s architecture and archival material pupils will develop their maths skills in an historic context.
One of the following activities can be chosen: ❖ Count, measure, and record numbers and distances to help the builders design a new master bedroom ❖ Use directions to help the servants find their way around the house and garden ❖ Use knowledge of symmetry to help Mr Sisley plan a new walled garden to impress his visitors ❖ Use knowledge and understanding of time and money to plan Thomas Sisley’s budget for university
Math curriculum links: ❖ KS2 Solving problems and developing efficient written and mental methods of calculation
Subject(s): History and Maths| Topic: Measurement| KS2 | Length: 1-hour
10 Elizabethan Life Outline Explore everyday life in Elizabethan times.
During this session pupils will: ❖ Explore the architecture, building and gardens to discover how the area has changed from farmland to London suburb ❖ Learn about Elizabethan clothing, such as doublets, ruffs, kirtles and farthingales ❖ Gain an understanding of clothing and how sumptuary laws influenced dress ❖ Take part in object handling, role play and dress up in replica costumes ❖ Learn Elizabethan games, and find about other leisure past times of the period. Curriculum links: ❖ KS1 The lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements ❖ KS1 Significant Historical Events (people and places in their own locality). For example: local Tudors and Queen Elizabeth I ❖ KS2 A Local History Study (beyond 1066)
Subject(s): History | Topic: Tudors | KS1 and KS2 | Length: Full-day
11 TudorTudor Kings Kings and and Quens Queens Outline Learn about the lives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I and their reigns impacted on people’s lives.
During this session pupils will: ❖ Use images and objects to explore the lives of the Tudor royalty ❖ Find out about the differences between rich and poor, and then and now ❖ Play with Tudor toys, handle replica objects and find out about Elizabethan foods ❖ Take part in role play by learning to defend the house
Curriculum links: ❖ KS1 The lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements ❖ KS1 Significant Historical Events (people and places in their own locality). For example: present day, and Tudor and Elizabethan times ❖ KS2 A Local History Study (beyond 1066)
Subject(s): History | Topic: Tudors | KS1 and KS2 | Length: Full-day
12 Down with the Abbey
Outline Before the Dissolution in 1536, Barking had one of the largest and wealthiest Abbeys in Britain, influencing life both locally and nationally.
During this session pupils will: ❖ Use archaeological ‘dig’ boxes and maps to explore the importance of the site ❖ Take part in role play to explore how life changed locally ❖ Make a 3D interpretation of the Tudor landscape around Eastbury
Curriculum links: ❖ KS2 A Local History Study (beyond 1066) ❖ KS2 A Study of an Aspect or Theme of British History (beyond 1066)
Subject(s): History, Geography, Science and Art & Design| Topic: Medieval and Tudor England | KS2 | Length: Full-day
13 The Gunpowder Plot
Outline Discover the rumours linking the leaseholder, John Moore, with the Gunpowder Plotters, and find out about the religious divide in England.
During this session pupils will: ❖ Learn about John Moore’s links to the plotters and the Tresham family ❖ Take part in ‘plotters and spies’ activity to code and decode messages and understand the meaning of Lord Monteagle’s letter ❖ Make a plotters’ hat and spies' lantern ❖ Play the ‘Protestant and Catholic’ floor game to learn about religious persecution ❖ Take part in role play to create a tableaux of the events using costumes and props History curriculum links: ❖ KS2 A Local History Study (beyond 1066) ❖ KS2 The Lives of Significant Individuals in the Past (national and international), for instance Guy Fawkes’ plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605
Subject(s): History, Literacy, Maths and PHSE | Topic: Tudors and Stuarts | KS2 | Length: Full-day
14 Victorian Christmas
Outline Learn the history of Christmas traditions in England and how Queen Victoria and Prince Albert popularised these rituals and customs.
During this session pupils will: ❖ Learn about the history of Christmas trees ❖ Take part in a heritage trail and quiz ❖ Sketch Eastbury’s Christmas tree and its decorations ❖ Make a Christmas pudding or Victorian-style Christmas card ❖ Learn about traditional ingredients and customs associated with seasonal foods.
History curriculum links: ❖ KS1 Compare aspects of life in different periods, for example: present day and Victorian England ❖ KS2 The Lives of Significant Individuals in the Past (national and international)
Subject(s): History, PHSE, Art & Design | Topic: Victorian England| KS1 and KS2 | Length: Full-day
15 Inclusive learning
❖ Home-educated children If you’re a parent who home schools we can deliver our range of workshops to a home school group. We’re also able to adapt our sessions to meet your needs. We require a minimum booking of 25 children.
❖ SEND provision We offer learning opportunities for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. Our resources are multi-sensory, and include: sound, taste, smell, visual material and touch through the use of music, food and object handling. We are happy to adapt our sessions to your pupils’ needs. To discuss SEND provision and/or new topics and sessions please contact:
Mark Watson Interpretation and Outreach Officer [email protected] T: 020 8227 5242
16 WhatWhat teachers teachers say say about about us? us?
‘Children fully engaged ... resourcing was brilliant with age appropriate activities ...’
‘The whole day was well planned and developed the children's knowledge in a thought provoking manner.’
‘Great sessions! The children really enjoyed themselves’.
‘The trip is fantastic. Just as good as Colchester Castle vaults. [The] people are great.’
17 Prices
Full-day workshop LBBD schools: £6.00 per child Other schools: £8.50 per child
Cancellations We require five working days notice of cancellation. Please contact us if you require clarification or further information.
18 How to book
For further information about the content of sessions for primary school-aged pupils please contact:
Mark Watson Interpretation and Outreach Officer [email protected] T: 020 8227 5242
To book a workshop for KS1/2 please contact:
Amanda Wray Heritage Learning Coordinator [email protected] T: 020 8227 5293
For further information on pilot sessions for secondary school-aged pupils please contact:
Tamara Horbacka Events and Partnerships Officer [email protected] T: 0202 8227 2946
19 HowHow to to find find us us Contact us Phone: 020 8227 2942 (reception) Email: [email protected] Website: nationaltrust.org.uk/eastburymanorhouse Twitter: @EastburyManor Facebook: /eastburymanorhouse Instagram: @EastburyManor
Address Eastbury Manor House Eastbury Square Barking Essex IG11 9SN
Getting here Tube: Upney (District line) 650 metres/ 10-minute walk Train: Barking (C2C and Overground) 1.1 miles/ 25-minute walk Bus: 368, 62 and 287 Tudor Road stop 300 metres/2-minute walk Coach: Drop off point in Eastbury Square Car: Free parking available in Eastbury Square Blue Badge holders (two spaces available on site)
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