Education sessions

4099 is my name SEND session

Victorian photograph of a child prisoner. He looks calmly into the camera. He has a sign reading 4099 round his neck.

Key stage: KS2–⁠KS5
Date: All year
Locations: Various locations

This immersive experience, aimed at students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), explores the story of child prisoner William Towers.

Ancient Egypt in the Archives

Hand drawn illustration of two archaeologists in Egypt.

Key stage: KS2
Date: All year
Locations: Various locations

In this session students will learn about the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb through documents in The National Archives' collection.

Apartheid: Fight for Freedom

Men and women walking to work in Johannesburg during the Sophiatown Bus Boycott of 1957

Key stage: KS5
Date: All year
Locations: At The National Archives

This workshop aimed at key stage 5 students looks at what British Government documents can tell us about resistance against apartheid in South Africa.

Black Victorians

Key stage: KS2–⁠KS3
Date: All year
Locations: Various locations

This session explores how much archival documents can reveal about the lives of Black people in Victorian Britain.

Chartism

a chartist poster calling for a public meeting in Carlisle

Key stage: KS5
Date: All year
Locations: At The National Archives

This session for key stage 5 asks the question: who were the Chartists?

Civil rights and racial segregation

Newspaper article on civil rights in America

Key stage: KS5
Date: All year
Locations: At The National Archives

This session for key stage 5 students looks at the response to racial segregation in the United States.

Cold War

Head and shoulders portrait photograph of Clement Attlee. He is wearing a suit jacket, shirt and tie.

Key stage: KS4–⁠KS5
Date: All year
Locations: Various locations

This session for key stages 4 and 5 looks at how concerned the British were in the early stages of the Cold War.

Crisis in the reign of Mary I

An illuminated manuscript showing Mary I and Philip II of Spain sitting side by side on thrones.

Key stage: KS5
Date: All year
Locations: Various locations

This session aimed at key stage 5 students looks at how far Mary I’s reign can be considered a time of crisis.

Enquiring into Elizabeth

Illuminated manuscript showing the letter P with a detailed illustration of Elizabeth I in the centre. There is a crown on top of the letter.

Key stage: KS3–⁠KS5
Date: All year
Locations: Various locations

This workshop, available online and at The National Archives, looks at what we can we learn about Elizabeth I’s ruling style from her letters and speeches.