Education visits
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School visits can be arranged either onsite at The Royal Mail Archive or the Museum Store or in the classroom using objects from our handling collection. If you would like to discuss your learning requirements, please email info@postalheritage.org.uk or call 020 7239 2570.
Schools Workshops: Last Post: Remembering the First World War
The BPMA and the Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms are offering a serires of free school workshops for Years 5 and 6, exploring the themes around the Last Post: Remembering the First World War exhibition.
The sessions focus on literacy and rememberance, with cross-curricular links to history and ICT. They are designed to develop confidence, imagination and investigative skills.
Activity 1
Working with short extracts from War Game, the DVD of Michael Foreman's award winning book, children will handle objects, examine facsimiles of original documents, and use role play and discussion to deepen their understand of communication and remembrance.
Activity 2
This session will use objects in the Last Post exhibition and the Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms to explore communication media used during the two wars and the messages they were used to convey.
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Event details |
Schools workshops: Last Post: Remembering the First World War |
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| Event type | Schools workshops. |
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Location |
The workshops will be held at The Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms, Clive Steps, King Charles Street, London, SW1A 2AQ. Visit cwr.iwm.org.uk for directions. |
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Dates |
18th December 2008 - BOOKED OUT 8th, 15th, 22nd & 27th January 2009 5th, 12th, 26th February 2009 |
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Times |
Morning and afternoon sessions are available:10.00am-12.00 noon or 12.30pm-2.30pm |
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Price |
Free. |
| Pre-booking required? |
Yes. To book, please contact the Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms on 020 7766 0130/0132, or e-mail cwr-edu@iwm.org.uk |
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Suitable for? |
Years 5 and 6. The sessions can accomodate a maximum of 35 children. |
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Related events |
Exhibition: Last Post: Remembering the First World War Online Exhibition: Last Post: Remembering the First World War Talk: War Heroes of the Post Office Talk: Women Workers in the Post Office 1914 to 1939 Talk: The Post Office during the Second World War Talk: Winston Churchill and the First World War Talk: The Post Office during the First World War |
These workshops are funded by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council's Their Past Your Future programme.
Stamps in Schools - free visits to your school
Stamps in Schools is a free service to primary and secondary schools throughout the UK. The project provides links with the curriculum at Key Stage 2 and 3 through the medium of stamps, and an idea for a new hobby for children and a new club for schools.
During a 'stamp day', children are taken into the wonderful world of stamps – learning about the history of stamps and being introduced to the idea of starting their own stamp collection.
The session typically lasts for about an hour, and one or two class groups are involved.
Stamp days feature:
- An exhibition of stamps that will appeal to children
- A presentation about the Penny Black (the first stamp)
- Stamp-themed activities
- Information on how to start a stamp collection
- Advice and support for schools wishing to set up a stamp club
Stamps in Schools is a volunteer project co-ordinated by retired teacher Erene Grieve. The BPMA sponsors Erene's work, which has been widely praised for its success in engaging children in schools across the UK. Find out more about Stamps in Schools in our Projects section.
Comments from pupils:
- 'I don't know what it is about stamp collecting but I really like it.'
- 'Thanks, that was brill.'
To book a Stamps in Schools session please contact the project co-ordinator on 01646 601 490, or email erenegrieve@f2s.com.
