Find out how to start your research at The National Archives and gain study skills.
Young people in schools in England and Wales are getting an exciting opportunity to have their work made part of the official public record at the National Archives as part of the Census 2021 - It’s Our Story Competition.
From April onwards, The National Archives are inviting children and families across the country to join us for Time Travel TV! Each week, on a Tuesday and Thursday, we will be broadcasting fun-filled sessions and bringing the archives to your armchair! Time travellers will find out all about The National Archives and the wonderful treasures that we hold; from the extraordinary to the down-right bizarre! Each session will have exciting follow-up activities for viewers to complete, including a detective based enquiry exploring other documents in our collection, and a creative themed craft.
- Introduction
- Tudors: Image of a King
- Fun in the Files
- Disaster at Sea
- Propaganda
- Dear Herbert
- All Work and No Play
- Census Detectives
- Animals in the Archives
- Curiosities
- Archives Ahoy!
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered
- Living under canvas
- Codes and Secret Messages
- Archaeology in the Archives
- The Beautiful Game
- A Significant Person
- Holidays are Here!
Each summer, The National Archives' on site education team at Kew, London, offer young people in schools and colleges the chance to take part in a unique project that explores some of the hidden stories in our documents.
Our Study Days pair our education workshops with other activities such as crafts, talks by leading Historians or experiences with reenactors.
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