Our ‘Curriculum Topics’ use the phrasing of the National Curriculum to help you find content that can be used to teach each individual module.
Our taught sessions and online resources cover a variety of time periods and places. Many contain structured investigations for use directly in the classroom. Others are more suited for research and preparation. They all allow access into our unique collections.
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19th century mining disaster
What happened at the Trimdon Grange Mining Disaster?
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4099 is my name (SEND)
How can we share the experiences of someone who lived in the past?
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Coping with Cholera
How did the authorities react in 19th century?
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Holding History
What is 'The National Archives'?
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Past pleasures
How did the Victorians have fun?
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People – GCSE English Language
Using images for descriptive and narrative writing
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Places – GCSE English Language
Using images for descriptive and narrative writing
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Rob Roy
A Victorian railway accident
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Selling the Victorians
Victorians for sale! Has advertising changed from Victorian times?
Time Travel Club Activities
Discovering The National Archives
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Trimdon
What was it like living in a late 19th century mining town?
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Victorian family history
How can we find out about the life of a Victorian child using family sources?
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Victorian Food and Drink
What do old adverts reveal?
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Victorian Health Reform
How did the Victorians view compulsory vaccination?
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Victorian lives
How was life different in Victorian times?
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Victorian Railways
Did they create more crime?
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Whitechapel
How can we find about what Whitechapel was like in 1888?
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Workhouse Voices
What did paupers say about the Poor Law?