Secondary School Learning Programme

Sessions for Schools September 2019 - July 2020

Discover the extraordinary at Museums and Castles experiencewakefield.co.uk/museumsandcastles Our programme uses the museums’ rich collections, local landmarks and history School to create memorable and interactive learning experiences. All sessions are flexible and can be adapted to meet your Learning needs. If you don’t find the topic you are looking Programme for, just let us know. We always welcome suggestions for new topics and ways to help you. We can help you We look forward to welcoming you and bring excitement to your pupils. For enquiries or more information, please learning! email: [email protected] Information about our existing workshops, news sessions and ‘Specials Weeks’ will be shown on our learning blog: http://museumslearning.blogspot.co.uk/

Workshop costs £60 for standard workshops delivered at one of our sites £116 for full day sessions (such as those lasting 4 hours or more) £106 for workshops delivered in-school (£160 for two, or £184 for three sessions run in one day) £60 for up to 2 Castle Dungeon Tours (please note: each tour can accommodate a maximum of 20 people) Book 5 sessions in a school year and get a 6th free (if all booked at the same time. The workshops will be invoiced at the time of booking to be paid in advance) Free Sessions! We often offer free pilots for new sessions on a first-come, first-served basis. This is to enable us to refine the content prior to general release, so it is a condition of taking up a free session that you are willing to give us detailed feedback and take part in promotional photography as necessary. To be sure of hearing about free pilots on offer, sign up to our teachers’ mailing list by visiting www.ExperienceWakefield.co.uk/enews

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Burton Street Sandal Castle Castle Chain Wakefield Manygates Lane, Pontefract WF1 2DD Sandal WF8 1QH WF2 7DS Follow the themes of wealth This once-mighty fortress Known as the Key to the North, and power, hardship and hope, played host to earls and kings, this Royal Castle was once passion and belief, love and was the site of pivotal battles, one of the most important war, work and home. and features in the works of fortresses in the country. It Plus, discover the extraordinary Shakespeare. Sandal Castle’s was frequently at the centre life of Charles Waterton, ruins are ideal for self-led of national events, acting as a pioneering Victorian exploration. fortress and temporary home eco-warrior, explorer and for lords and kings. It was also Yorkshireman. a prison and armoury up to its demolition in 1649. You can visit the underground Salter Row dungeon cut out of the solid Pontefract rock and see where Civil War Carlton Street WF8 1BA prisoners carved their names Castleford into the cell walls. The castle WF10 1BB Pontefract Museum is situated is a short walk from Pontefract in Pontefract town centre and Museum. is packed full of life, history and From an Iron Age chariot to a Outreach Roman’s hobnail sandal, not artefacts tracing the history of forgetting marbles, rugby, the growth of Pontefract Town, We can bring the museum to you! from medieval times to the Civil mining and pottery! The Many of our workshops are also War, to working in the liquorice museum invites visitors to offered as Outreach, at a time factories, to life in a workhouse; follow the history of Castleford and date to suit you - and most and a room dedicated to the from the Bronze Age to the can be adapted to fit in with local glass industry. modern day. your timetable. The early life of Henry Moore, The museum also has a We do recommend visiting the one of Castleford’s most famous research room, for investigating museum for your workshops sons, is explored using objects all things Pontefract, and whenever possible, but from the beginning of his career a programme of temporary understand that this isn’t as a world famous artist. exhibitions. The museum is always practical, so we are a short walk from Pontefract happy to come to you. Castle. See individual workshop listings for sessions available in-school. Please note that Outreach sessions are usually only available to schools within the Wakefield district. If yours is located further afield please contact us directly at museumslearning@wakefield. gov.uk to enquire – we may be able to help depending on distance/timings.

3 We had a great Special time today, mainly thanks to the workshop leader’s superb Educational guidance! She really made the castle come alive for the students and her dialogue and well sourced Needs resources really helped We currently offer 4 core SEN sessions to make that happen. on the following topics: Highfield School The Rainforest – Wakefield Museum or in school The Tudors – Wakefield Museum, Pontefract Museum or in school The Romans – Castleford Museum or in school Life in a Medieval Castle – or in school

These interactive, multi-sensory sessions can all be tailored with regards to content, activities and duration to best suit your pupils’ particular needs. We can also make preliminary visits to meet pupils in advance and introduce topics before the main workshop date. Please contact us to discuss your requirements by emailing [email protected] If there is another topic that you think we might be able to support you in teaching please get in touch. We are very keen to expand our SEN provision and to develop new workshops. New sessions will be piloted free of charge in exchange for teacher input and feedback. If you are interested in helping us develop a new session, we would be glad to hear from you.

4 Bloody Pomfret - A Pontefract Castle Murder Mystery!

6 – 10 July 2020 at Pontefract Castle Key Stage 3 £60 History and Drama This fun and interactive workshop will see pupils travel back in time to the year 1890 to join Pontefract Castle’s amateur dramatic company as they begin rehearsals for, ‘The Pageant of Bloody Pomfret!’, with parts available for everyone! Rumour has it that a famous detective is also visiting the area. Perhaps he will be able to use his deductive skills to solve the mysteries. With witty lines, false beards and cases of mistaken identity - learning about Pontefract’s history has never been so fun!

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Key Stage: 3 Links to literacy, language and local history are developed throughout this workshop.

How was an object created and by whom? What stories do our objects tell? Inspired by objects from the collections, pupils will create a short poem or story. Will pupils work explore the ideas of fact or fiction? Can an object be the inspiration to create the most amazing piece of writing? This session includes discussion, object handling and time to develop ideas that can be continued back at school. Workshop includes: • A guided tour of the museum • Handling objects from the museum collections • Creation of poetry or short story Duration: 2 hours

Venue: Castleford Museum, Pontefract Museum, Wakefield Museum or Pontefract Castle.

6 Enquire, Discover and Film! Notes

Key Stage: 3 Links to history, literacy, computing skills and speaking and listening skills are developed throughout this workshop.

Can your pupils come to a conclusion about at hypothesis posed to them? Will they agree or disagree once they have looked at the evidence? This session allows pupils to use Wakefield Museums’ collections as a focus for enquiry along with technology (iPads) to record their findings. Pupils will be given a ‘big question’ to consider, related objects for research and iPads to record the process. They will use an app to create short digital presentations in which they try to answer the ‘big question’. Each film will be watched by the group and positive critique will be offered. All work will be transferred to disc for further use in school. Workshop includes: • Object handling • Hands-on technology work • Group discussion Duration: 4 hours (lunch break at Example hypothesis: museum/site part way through – lunch not provided) “Throughout history, the people of Pontefract Venue: Pontefract Castle have had the castle they deserve.”

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Key Stage: 3 Links to history, art and design, drama, literacy and speaking and listening skills are developed throughout this workshop.

How was and is Pontefract Castle viewed by those who lived and visit here? Using images, maps and objects pupils will begin to develop their own picture of how important this site was – and is. Through visual and hands-on enquiry pupils will begin to understand how one site can be interpreted in many different ways. The session will be delivered at the castle and at Pontefract Museum. Workshop includes: • Viewing different art works and images • Object handling • Site tour Duration: 4 hours (lunch break at castle site part way through – lunch not provided) Venue: Pontefract Castle and Pontefract Museum

8 The British Civil War: Sieges in Pontefract Notes

Key Stage: 3 Links to local history, national events in history, literacy, geography and enquiry skills are developed throughout this session.

How do we know what happened locally? What evidence is left on-site? Using a diary account written by a soldier garrisoned in Pontefract Castle in 1642, pupils will be asked to think about the day- to-day life of people during the English Civil Wars. From written words to maps of the time, we will explore the Civil War history of the castle, showing pupils around the site and matching up present day archaeology with evidence from the past. Workshop includes: • Transcribing diary entries • Relating historical maps to areas on site • Developing empathy with a person from the past Duration: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 mins depending on what best fits your timetabling

Venue: Pontefract Castle You can extend your visit to the castle by taking a self-led look around or guided tour after your workshop – just ask a member of the team for more details.

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Skeleton Secrets: Investigating Ancient Bones Notes

Key Stage: 3 Links to history and science are developed throughout this session.

How can studying skeletons help us to understand what life was like in the past? What information can a person’s bones reveal about their health and lifestyle? This exciting workshop will transform your pupils into scientists as they learn about ancient bones and how to examine them. Pupils will first consider what archaeologists find when they discover ancient burials – what remains from the past and what has rotted away? Using a PowerPoint for guidance, pupils will next learn how to determine the age and gender of a skeleton as well as how to recognise signs of specific ailments and afflictions. Pupils will work in small groups to apply their learning, examining specially modified replica skeletons and drawing conclusions about what the bones reveal about the lives of these imaginary ancient people. Workshop includes: • Discovering how human bones can help archaeologists learn about the lives of past peoples • Recognising that what you eat can affect your bones • Investigating life-sized replica skeletons Duration: 2 hours Venue: Pontefract Castle You can extend your visit to the castle by taking a self-led look around, castle top guided tour or dungeon tour after your 10 workshop – just ask a member of the team for more details.

Voting for Change: Pontefract’s Secret Ballot Notes

Key Stage: 3 Links to local history, national events in history and citizenship are developed throughout this workshop.

Why was the secret ballot system introduced? How did the first secret ballot election for an MP in Britain come to be held in Pontefract? What was the impact of the secret ballot? The first secret ballot vote for an MP in Britain took place in Pontefract in 1872. Before this, people had to state in public who they were voting for meaning that the election process was open to corruption. In this engaging workshop pupils will use historic texts and our brand new comic book account to learn the story of the Pontefract Secret Ballot. They will discover just how corrupt the electoral system was prior to 1872, learn why Pontefract was chosen for the first secret ballot and explore the key events of the election. They will then debate about how important the introduction of the secret ballot was to political reform in the 19th century and discover how the legacy of this historic election still impacts upon the way we vote today. Workshop includes: • Learning about Pontefract’s secret ballot election of 1872 • Learning how this local event has had a lasting impact on a national level • Interpreting history using both Please Note: Original ballot contemporary texts and modern boxes used in the 1872 election accounts are on display at Pontefract • Engaging in debate and Wakefield Museums and classes who come to either Duration: 1 hour or 1 hour 30 mins depending museum for this workshop will on what best fits your timetabling have the opportunity to see them. Venue: Pontefract Museum, Wakefield Museum or in school 11 http://museumslearning.blogspot.co.uk/ Medicine Through Time: Medieval Medicine Notes

Key Stage: 3 and 4 Links to history and science are developed throughout this session.

What did medieval people believe caused illness? Who would help you if you got sick? Did medieval medicine actually work? In this interactive session pupils will learn about different aspects of medieval medicine – from the belief in the four humours to the roles of the physician, apothecary and the medieval surgeon. They will have the opportunity to make some medieval home remedies, using the kind of equipment and ingredients that medieval households had access to, and they will try to work out how effective these remedies would have been. Workshop includes: • Understanding basic medieval medical theory • Safe demonstration of the use of surgical instruments • Recreating real medieval remedies

Duration: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 mins depending on what best fits your timetabling Venue: Pontefract Castle or in school Also available are our Renaissance Medicine and Modern Medicine workshops. Why not book all three medicine sessions together, or combine them Fun, engaging and a brilliant with Skeleton Secrets or Changing introduction to Medieval Medicine. Perspectives on Smoking, for a whole Airedale Academy day of themed learning? Please email [email protected] 12 for more information. Changing Perspectives on Smoking Notes

Key Stage: 3 and 4 Links to history, science, citizenship and art & design are developed throughout this session.

How did society perceive smoking in the past? Why have attitudes towards smoking changed over time? How can museums use historic objects to educate people about the dangers of smoking? Pupils will investigate how smoking was perceived by British society in the last century by examining and interpreting historic objects from the museum collections. They will compare and contrast past perceptions with those of today and consider why society’s attitudes towards smoking have changed over time. The pupils will then be challenged to take on the role of museum curators, first considering how objects that originally portrayed smoking in a positive way might be used to educate the people of today about the dangers of smoking and then drawing their own designs for anti-smoking museum displays. Workshop includes: • Handling real historic objects • Interpreting information about the past from objects • Considering how to tell stories and convey ideas using historic objects • Working cooperatively to create an end product I think it was fascinating. It approached the anti-smoking message in a Duration: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 mins completely unique way. They children depending on what best fits your timetabling were very engaged and enjoyed being able to get hands-on with the resources. Venue: Wakefield Museum, Pontefract Museum or in school Outwood Grange Academy

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Key Stage: 3 and 4 Links to geography, history and citizenship and are developed throughout this session.

How did the landscape of Wakefield change from Tudor to modern day? Why does a place need to change? How can museums use their collections to educate people about the changing landscape? Pupils will investigate how Wakefield has changed from the Tudor era to the present day by examining and interpreting historic documents and objects from the museum collections. This session will include looking at old postcards, maps and aerial & street view photography. Workshop includes: • Handling real historic objects/ documents • Interpreting information about the past • Considering how to tell stories and convey ideas using historic objects/ documents • Working cooperatively to collate information to support project work Duration: Approx. 1 hour depending on what best fits your timetabling Venue: Wakefield Museum or in school

14 Other Online Services Resources There are a number of online resources available for teachers at: http:// for Schools museumslearning.blogspot.co.uk/ Self-directed visits Teachers are welcome to visit the These resources include: museums and the castles, organise their own activities and teach groups in Industrial Wakefield Resource Pack the galleries. Such visits are welcomed, Tudor Resource Pack but please do book in advance to avoid clashes with other groups. Sharing Stories of the Ackworth Hoard Please note, you may also wish to book WI Resource Packs a castle or dungeon tour at Pontefract Image Banks Castle. Please contact us for charges. Wakefield and Pontefract Online resources Workhouse Resource Packs There are a number of online resources Is there an area of study that you would available at: http://museumslearning. like us to research to provide a resource to blogspot.co.uk/ support in school teaching? Lunch Spaces If we have objects in the collections that Please be aware that there are no can be used to create a new resource dedicated lunch spaces in our venues. You pack on a specific theme we can work on may be able to book a space to eat your this for teachers – just get in touch! packed lunch on site, but please enquire in advance. A small housekeeping charge

Name: Gladys Mary Jessop Date of Birth: may be applied. Ossett 13th September 1889, Died: September 1948, Address pre-war: ‘ Street, Ossett Wellfield’, Dale Occupation pre-war: Not known Company/Battalion/Organisation: Fact-finding and preliminary visits John’s auxiliary Hospital, Wentworth St House, Wakefield Role: Voluntary aid Detachment Nursing Sister We are always happy to see teachers to 28th February 1919 1st October 1918 - Any other info: Religion - known but was baptised at OssettNot Wesleyan Chapel and married at the talk through potential visits. Appointments George Kellett New Wesleyan Chapel, 1918 Married to - George Edward Jessop 12th March 1918, he was killed in action 10th April 1918. can be made after school or during school William Henry Colbeck 2nd June 1920

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Before contacting us to book your visit please consider: • Which sessions interest you • Organising a preliminary visit • Appropriate adult : child ratios • Potential visit dates • Consider extending your visit by taking a self-led look around the museum/ castle after your workshop

We will need to know: • The number of pupils in your group • The age/ability of your pupils • Any special needs • Topics you are studying • Your preferred arrival and departure time • Any other requirements

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