Education
& Schools
A range of full-day educational workshops for schools.
Conducted by our experienced education officer, our exciting and engaging sessions give pupils the opportunity to explore our unique history, collections and grounds.
Workshops
BRAND NEW
Victorian School Day Experience
This immersive experience will bring history to life in a fun, memorable and engaging way.
Be led through your day by our very own Victorian schoolmaster who has been sucked through a time vortex just to see you. Enjoy subjects taught in these very rooms many years ago as you experience life as an Ushaw scholar.
Conducted by our Schools Education Officer and Activate Theatre.
Suitable for Key Stage 2
National Curriculum links: History, PE & Geography
Details
Suitable for Key Stage 2
National Curriculum links: History, PE & Geography
History
- a local history study
- a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066
PE
- develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance [for example, through athletics and gymnastics]
Geography
- interpret a range of sources of geographical information, including maps, diagrams, globes, aerial photographs and Geographical Information Systems
- use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world
Keep the Faith a Secret
Delve into Ushaw’s 450-year history and discover the lengths England’s Catholics went to in order to protect their way of life at a time when being a Catholic became illegal.
Crack the secret codes used to practise faith in secret and uncover gruesome punishments. Interact with real artefacts from the 17th century as we discover what life was like for Catholics. In this PSHE/Citizenship session, we will discuss how a religion became outlawed and decide whether we would risk our lives or try and protect ourselves, and find out whether intolerance really has been banished to the past.
Suitable for Key Stage 2
National Curriculum links: PSHE and History
Details
Suitable for Key Stage 2
PSHE Association: Programme of study for PSHE Education
Core Theme 2 - Relationships
- R14. to realise the nature and consequences of discrimination, teasing, bullying and aggressive behaviours (including cyber bullying, use of prejudice-based language, ‘trolling’, how to respond and ask for help)
Core Theme 3 - Living in the wider world
- L1. to research, discuss and debate topical issues, problems and events that are of concern to them and offer their recommendations to appropriate people
- L8. to resolve differences by looking at alternatives, seeing and respecting others’ points of view, making decisions and explaining choices.
- L11. to appreciate the range of national, regional, religious and ethnic identities in the United Kingdom.
- L12. to consider the lives of people living in other places, and people with different values and customs.
- L17. to explore and critique how the media present information.
Pugins Pupils
Discover how the Pugins created such a wonderful building.
Starting with a tour of the majestic chapels, we will discover just what makes the buildings so special. We will explore the different areas of the church, and how they are still used today for religious services. Using the incredible work of Pugin as our inspiration, we will create art work in his style using mediums such as printing or stained glass windows.
Suitable for Key Stage 1 & 2
National Curriculum links: History, RE & Art
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Suitable for Key Stage 1 & 2
National Curriculum links: History, RE & Art
RE
(Taken from Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education in Durham 2020)
KS1: Christianity - introduction to beliefs and practices and their impact. Example of Unit Question - How do Christians celebrate Easter?
KS2: Christianity – beliefs and practices across the denominations and the impact of these for individuals and communities.
History
KS1: significant historical events, people and places in their own locality.
KS2: a study of an aspect of history or a site dating from a period beyond 1066 that is significant in the locality.
Art
KS1:
- to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products.
- to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination.
- to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
- about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.
KS2:
- to develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design.
- to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas.
- to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay]
- about great artists, architects and designers in history.
Beasts and Beyond
Unlock some of the beastly secrets held deep in the library.
Discover the beasts that are lurking within its pages and the tales of how they came to be there. Join us as we try to work out what the author was describing, before creating our own book of curiosities. Enjoy an introduction to historic illustration as we use printing techniques to bring our creations to life.
Suitable for Key Stages 2 & 3
National Curriculum links: English & Art
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Suitable for Key Stages 2 & 3
National Curriculum links: English & Art
English
- appreciate our rich and varied literary heritage
- write clearly, accurately and coherently, adapting their language and style in and for a range of contexts, purposes and audiences
- use discussion in order to learn; they should be able to elaborate and explain clearly their understanding and ideas
- give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings
- use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining and exploring ideas
Y3/4
- develop positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by:
- listening to and discussing a wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks
- reading books that are structured in different ways and reading for a range of purposes
- using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read
- increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including fairy stories, myths and legends, and retelling some of these orally
- retrieve and record information from non-fiction
- participate in discussion about both books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, taking turns and listening to what others say.
Y5/6
- pupils should be taught to maintain positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what they read by: continuing to read and discuss an increasingly wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks
- reading books that are structured in different ways and reading for a range of purposes
- increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including myths, legends and traditional stories, modern fiction, fiction from our literary heritage, and books from other cultures and traditions
Art
KS1:
- to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products.
- to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination.
- to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
- about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.
KS2:
- to develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design.
- to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas.
- to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay]
- about great artists, architects and designers in history.
Mysteries Abound
Do you have a cunning team of sleuths to help us solve a mystery which has confounded our best detectives?
Join us for a day of hunting clues, solving puzzles and using your logic, reasoning and inference skills to help us finally unearth what happened. Similar to an escape room, clues will be hidden around the house and grounds for children to find in small groups. These clues will require a range of skills from logic and inference to map reading and orienteering. An immersive day of sleuthing culminating with a presentation of their evidence and theories in the theatre.
Suitable for Key Stage 2
National Curriculum links: Maths, English & Geography
Details
Suitable for Key Stage 1 & 2
National Curriculum links: Maths, English & Geography
Maths
- solve problems in context using a range of number skills
English
- making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
- predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far
- participate in discussion about what is read to them, taking turns and listening to what others say
- Justifying inferences with evidence
Geography
- use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied
- use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world
Planning
Your Visit
Please book your session in advance.
Free teacher pre-visit included.
Open Hours
Workshops run from
10am - 2.30pm
Monday - Friday
Prices
Workshops are priced from £5 per child
Booking
To organise your visit,
please contact us
via email at learning@ushaw.org
