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Victorian Workshop for Schools

Engaging Victorian Classroom Workshops for Primary Schools

Transform your classroom into a Victorian one! Children explore Victorian life with strict lessons, toys, an MP role-play, artifact digging, and reflections on the era's challenges.

We are the No.1 history workshop provider in the UK! In 2023-24 we delivered nearly 700 workshops!

Format

Our sessions have been thoughtfully developed to be as engaging and hands-on as possible. We use a carousel format to provide all of the sessions for up to 4 classes! That's a full day (9-3) for ALL!

Age Groups

Y3 - Y6, Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Introduction

The workshop leader will present an introduction to Victorian Britain and the British Empire, delivering an engaging assembly for the children.

Presenting Victorian Workshop

Workshop Activities

  • The Victorian Classroom: The workshop leader will conduct a lesson, demonstrating what schooling was like in Victorian times. Strict discipline and attentive behaviour are a must to avoid punishment!
  • Life in Victorian Britain: This session shifts focus from well-known figures of the era to the lives of ordinary Victorians. The workshop leader provides an insightful look into how people lived and worked during this time.
  • Victorian Choices: With an interactive PowerPoint, children travel back in time to become members of parliament (MPs). They will debate and vote on key issues of the era, aiming to make decisions that benefit various social classes.
  • Toys of the Victorian Age: Children will explore and investigate a variety of toys from the Victorian period—perhaps even get hands-on with them!
  • Archaeological Dig: In trays of soil, children will uncover real artefacts. They will identify what the items are, their purpose, and whether they date back to the Victorian era.
Victorian activities in school

Final Review

After an action-packed day, the children will unwind and reflect on their experiences. They’ll discuss whether they’d have liked living in Victorian times, compare life then to now, and explore which differences they’d find most challenging or intriguing. This reflection helps them thoughtfully connect the past with their present.

Cost

1  Class

£395+VAT**

 2 Classes

 £480+VAT**

 3 Classes

 £565+VAT**

 4 Classes

 £650+VAT**

 

Ancient Egyptian, Maya, Ancient Greek, Roman & Kings and Queens workshops +£10 per class (to cover the cost of resources used, such as papyrus, clay, ink, bark paper).

Prices include travel, unless the only available workshop leader is too great a distance away from your school. We will then email you to inform you of the price to see if you still wish to go ahead.

* 10% discount applies to the price of the workshop, excluding the cost of resources used (see above).
** Schools in: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Greater London + 10% of the price of the workshop (excluding resources used (see above).

Checklist

About This Provider (Historic Workshops)
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Head Office: Historic Workshops, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 2RB

We are the No.1 history workshop provider in the UK! In 2023-24 we delivered nearly 700 workshops! Historic Workshops travel to schools nationwide, to provide highly-engaging, hands-on learning that is second-to-none. We have more 5 star reviews and more testimonials than any other history workshop provider. Our 10 workshop leaders pride themselves in providing a professional service that aims to deliver each workshop to as many children as possible. All of our workshops can cater for 3 or more classes in a single day. Historic Workshops has delivered workshops to hundreds of schools nationwide! We have 8 workshop leaders and we deliver 15 different workshops from the Stone-Age through to World War Two.

Delivery Format
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Our sessions have been thoughtfully developed to be as engaging and hands-on as possible. We use a carousel format to provide all of the sessions for up to 4 classes! That's a full day (9-3) for ALL!
Available Regions
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Anywhere in England
Anywhere in Wales

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