Learning Sessions
Weston Museum prides itself on being a space for learning and offers a range of learning sessions and resources for schools, colleges, and community groups.
We have experienced children’s educators and a host of learning tools. We believe it’s all about a hands-on, interactive, and creative learning experience that can’t be found on a whiteboard or even a Victorian chalk one!
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How We Support Schools
Take a trip to the museum to explore the displays and take part in an exciting learning session covering one of a range of history topics based around the National Curriculum.
Visit for a half-day or full-day, combined with lunch and maybe a trip to the seaside (within walking distance). The museum’s learning team can work with you to plan a visit and provide a wealth of knowledge and resources to make your history teaching outstanding!
Prices vary depending on times and class numbers, please get in touch for a quote and to discuss your preferences with the Learning Team. Please note, dates can book up well in advance, especially for the Spring and Summer terms, we advise enquiring at least a term ahead.
Bringing the Museum to the school or college
We offer in-school sessions in an adapted form, where members of the learning team will visit you. Popular topics include ‘History Detectives’, ‘Make a Class Display’ and ‘Writing Through Time’
Learning Session Topics Covered
Fossils and Dinosaurs
Pretend to be a Palaeontologist by digging for the remains of the amazing creatures that once roamed the Earth. See how fossils are formed and create your own trace fossil to take away.
Stone Age to Bronze Age
Imagine how our ancestors survived in a place where mammoths and woolly rhinos roamed the land. Get hands on by examining antler, bone, flint and bronze tools, and trying on fur and leather items.
You can also focus on the Stone Age by taking part in a whole class Cave Art activity, where we focus on animals and create some beautiful large scale works of art!
The Iron Age
Picture yourself as a tribal warrior or farmer by handling replica Iron Age tools and weapons and trying on some Iron Age dressing up. Learn about domestic life and people’s treasured items through handling and craft activities.
The Romans
Imagine yourself as a Roman emperor by trying on a toga and making your own coins. Learn about Roman culture through playing some Roman games, designing your own mosaic and adopting a Roman name.
Saxons and Vikings
Uncover myths, play games, translate writing and explore the amazing culture of the Anglo-Saxon and Viking ages. Handle a variety of replicas, try on costumes and make some crafts in this flexible session, which can focus on Vikings, Saxons or a mix of both.
Victorian Seaside and Victorian Life
This highly adaptable session can cover many different subjects from beach finds and entertainment, through trades and leisure, to domestic life and school. Our most popular session can have a science and nature focus or a history and social science one, depending on your topic questions.
Toys and Games
Enjoy a session of playing with toys and games from the distant to recent past. Consider different materials and sources of power. Play with some Victorian schoolyard toys, explore puppetry and make your own stick puppet to play with. Then finish with a story all about museum toys!
History Detectives
Explore different sources of information from objects and buildings, through writing and images and also people, both living and long dead. Handle a variety of artefacts and apply your learning to your own topic focus in this highly adaptable session.
Rubbish Archaeology
What does our waste say about us? To an Archaeologist, the things that have been put into the ground can be highly beneficial for learning about the past. Contrast the items left behind by previous generations with the waste we leave behind today, to enable discussion of climate change and plastic pollution.