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The General Strike in the North East
In this workshop available online, at your school or at The Discovery Museum in Newcastle, students will explore the impact of the 1926 General Strike on the North East of England.
- Age ranges
- Key stage 4 (Ages 14–16)
- Key stage 5 (Ages 16–18)
- Date
- All year
- Locations
- Online, At your school, The Discovery Museum
About this image
Map of Northumberland police incidents during General Strike. Catalogue reference: HO 45/24708
About this session
Time period
- Early Twentieth Century (1901–1945)
Themes
- Economy, trade and industry
- Local history
- Power, politics and reform
Subjects covered in the session
Students will use a variety of documents including interview transcripts, memoirs, newspaper articles, Home Office records and local council sub-committee meeting minutes to find about the economic, social and political impact of the General Strike of 1926.
What to expect in an online session
Interacting live with experienced educators from The National Archives, students will explore history using both national and local archive collections and will engage in historical enquiry from their classroom.
You only need a microphone, large screen and webcam to take part. Interactive activities encourage students to discuss their ideas and work in groups using high-quality materials provided in advance by The National Archives Education team.
What to expect in a workshop at The Discovery Museum
Our on-site session takes place in inspiring learning spaces at The Discovery Museum in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Students will get to see and handle a range of original documents, to investigate the past in an active way.
What to expect in an in-school session
Our in-school sessions take place in your classroom. Students will get to see and handle a range of archival documents, to investigate the past in an active way.
Sessions are typically an hour in duration, but can be tweaked to fit in with lesson times. Sessions can be delivered anytime between 9:00 and 15:30 and we can deliver the same session for multiple classes over the course of the day.
Please note: schools must be located within a 40-mile radius of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Contact us
If you need any support with your booking, please get in touch.
Connections to the curriculum
Key Stage 4
- AQA: Britain: Power and the people: c1170 to the present day
Key Stage 5
- AQA: GCE History, Unit 2M: Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906-1957
Key details
- Locations
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- Online
- At your school
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The Discovery Museum
Blandford Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4JA
- Date
- All year
- Price
- Free
- Duration
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- Online: 1 hour
- At your school: 1 hour
- The Discovery Museum: 2 hours
- Age ranges
- Key stage 4 (Ages 14–16)
- Key stage 5 (Ages 16–18)
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