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Learning Tyntesfield | Leigh Woods Clevedon Court Learning Tyntesfield | Leigh Woods Clevedon Court Learning sessions on your doorstep From pre-school to post-16 Investigate history on your doorstep Experience the life of a Victorian servant Question objects from the past Discover Tyntesfield’s animals and plants Explore hidden habitats Connect with the world that inspired Victorian literature Venture across the ramparts of a real Iron Age hill fort 1 Learning with the National Trust Our diverse places, from the grand houses and gardens of Tyntesfield and Clevedon Court, to beautiful woodland spaces and prehistoric sites such as Stokeleigh Camp at Leigh Woods, make a fabulous teaching and learning resource. What can we offer? We offer unique opportunities for creative learning across the curriculum. We provide authentic, first- hand experiences that cannot be recreated in the classroom and the opportunity to engage your pupils with real objects, real stories, real people and real environments. Our hands-on and interactive workshops at the amazing places Index that we care for will excite and inspire your pupils across a wide range of subjects. Page 4 For teachers: CPD opportunities, open evenings and teacher events Page 8 Visiting Tyntesfield for free with Education Group Membership Page 9 Tyntesfield sessions KS1 ‘A wonderful trip! I have been teaching for 35 years Page 11 Tyntesfield sessions KS1 and KS2 and I can honestly say this is the best trip I’ve ever been Page 13 Tyntesfield sessions KS3, KS4 and post 16 on. We will definitely be Page 15 Learning at Leigh Woods KS1 and KS2 back next year.’ Page 16 Seasonal sessions Year 3 teacher, Colston’s Primary School Page 18 Planning your visit Page 20 Map and directions 2 3 ‘National Trust education days just get better and better!... Lots of hands-on activities, excellent artefacts to explore and learn from ... I cannot praise them highly enough: thorough knowledge, good questioning and lots of enthusiasm!’ Winford Primary School Open days at Tyntesfield Spotlight on schools - Fri 22 Feb 2019 Tyntesfield’s learning team invite teachers and their families to join us for a day of hands-on activities over the Easter break. For teachers Back by popular demand, Spotlight on schools is a great opportunity for teachers to sample a range of activities from our Open evenings at Tyntesfield and Leigh Woods schools programme, visit the house and gardens and enjoy a day Join us on one of our free open evenings for teachers. Open out with their families. This event is free of charge for teachers evenings are a great opportunity to sample some of the sessions and their families. and discuss your group’s needs with our learning team. Leigh Woods Tyntesfield Free teacher planning visits Present your school ID at the Ticket Office and enjoy Tyntesfield Thur 11 Oct 2018 Tue 25 Sep 2018 for free to plan your school visit. Please book your planning visit Time: 5–7pm Time: 5–7pm in advance. Booking is essential for all free teacher events. Please call our learning team on 01275 461 961 or email [email protected]. INSET days Bring your colleagues to Tyntesfield for an inspiring INSET day. You will have an introduction to our learning offer and the opportunity to reflect, discuss and plan how you can use a visit to Tyntesfield to bring your curriculum to life. This package includes: • an introduction to our learning programme by the Learning and Engagement Officer • the use of one of our classrooms in the Sawmill learning centre • tea and coffee throughout the day • entry to the estate, gardens and house Booking is essential. • the opportunity to book one of our workshops at a Please call our learning team on 01275 461 961 or email special rate if you book within a week of your INSET day [email protected] 4 All for only £135 for up to 30 teachers. 5 Professional development opportunities We offer exciting professional development opportunities for primary teachers across a range of subjects. How to use your local Iron Age hill fort Fri 5 Oct 2018 Price: £45 + VAT Did you know that at Leigh Woods we have our very own Iron Age hill fort, Stokeleigh Camp? Stokeleigh Camp provided a home for people for thousands of years and is an outstanding example of a defended settlement. Built at a key vantage point in Leigh Woods overlooking the Avon Gorge, the location was ideal for the families who lived here. Get your school gardening This half day course for primary teachers is packed with useful Fri 8 Mar 2019 information, advice and activities that will help you to bring this Price: £70 + VAT topic to life using your local area. The National Curriculum states that children should not only be able to name a range of common plants but should have the Teachers attending this course will be able to book our Iron Age opportunity to observe the growth of flowers and vegetables that life workshop at a reduced rate if booked within one week of they have planted. This course will provide an introduction to the course. the development of a school garden, an ideal environment where children will be able to explore and answer their own questions ‘A great day. The children have really enjoyed working with the about plants. You will develop your knowledge and skills to make enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff. It’s brought the iron age the most of learning opportunities presented by school gardens to life and it’s great to find out about something so close.’ and appreciate how these meet the needs of the new curriculum. Year 3 teacher, St Joseph’s Primary Many practical ideas and suggestions will be provided. 6 7 Learning at Tyntesfield Facilitated learning Learning sessions at Tyntesfield are available throughout the academic year for groups of up to 90 pupils unless otherwise sessions stated. Our learning sessions are popular so please book as early as you can to avoid disappointment. For more information The Bristol portfolio learning team also offer a wide variety and to make a booking please call 01275 461 961 or email of facilitated learning sessions. Details of these sessions can [email protected] be found on the next few pages. If you would like to book a session on a topic that we do not currently offer, then please get in touch with the learning team, who will do their best to accommodate bespoke requests. School visits to Please note the learning team are unable to run bespoke National Trust sites sessions from May-July. Did you know that by purchasing Education Group Early Years Membership (EGM) your school can visit any National Trust site in England, Wales or Northern Ireland at no additional cost? Foundation The cost of Education Group Membership varies from £45.65-£144.55, depending on the size of your school/ education provider. Once purchased, EGM lasts for one Stage and year and covers your whole school; enabling you to visit Tyntesfield (and other National Trust sites) free of charge. Key Stage 1 Self-led visits We welcome teachers who want to use our special places as a Home Sweet Home learning space for their students. Whether you want to bring Duration: half day students to learn about history, or just fancy delivering your own Price: £5 per pupil +VAT literacy session with a difference, all learning experiences are Tyntesfield, just a stone’s throw away from Bristol, was not encouraged. built as a bold and extravagant statement of wealth, power or politics. Its purpose was simple; to serve as a family home. In If you need any help with planning a specific session or want this hands-on session children will look at the similarities and some inspiration for a self-led visit, please contact our learning differences between homes today and in the past. They will team at [email protected] who will be be supported to make connections and ask questions as they more than happy to assist you in planning your visit. explore the grand Victorian house and investigate artefacts from our handling collection. We can provide free self-led resources for all ages, including our Iron Age Loan box (KS2) and our Victorian literature trail History, English (KS3/4). For more information, please see our website or contact our team directly. ‘Really REALLY impressed by the staff, educational content and of course the house!’ Please note, that although we welcome self-led groups onsite, all visits must be booked in advance. Year 1 teacher, The Downs School 8 9 Let’s Play! Duration: half day Price: £5 per pupil +VAT Key Stage 1 and How did children have fun before televisions, computers and PlayStations? Will your Key Stage 2 class recognise any of the toys and games that appear Plant Hunters in this immersive session? Available: Mar - Oct Step back in time and try out Duration: full day (up to 60 students) a range of toys from the past. Price: £7.50 per pupil + VAT From making a thaumatrope During this hands-on workshops pupils will carefully observe, in the nursery to discovering identify and name different plants growing on the estate. They the strict rules about proper will think about life cycles, investigating seeds in the Victorian toys on a Sunday, this session walled garden and compost. Children will learn about the different offers a real glimpse into functions of plants and make some fresh mint tea. Tyntesfield’s playful past. Science History ‘The children were engaged throughout the day, they really enjoyed the variety of activities and learned a lot about the Victorian times.
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