The National Archives and North East Museums Partnership

An exciting new partnership between The National Archives and North East Museums means that we are now able to offer curriculum-focussed workshops to secondary schools in the North East of England. These workshops combine national and regional histories and draw on collections from the National Archives and North East Museums.

This new opportunity has been made possible by an exciting educational partnership with Tyne & Wear Archives based at Newcastle’s Discovery Museum, part of North East Museums.

Workshops for Key Stages 3-5 in the North East of England

We offer a range of on-site workshops at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle, where students can get ‘hands-on’ with history, exploring original historical documents.

Most of our workshops can also be delivered in-school or online.

Scroll down to see the workshops we offer.

Get in touch

If you have any questions about our workshops for North East schools, please email: educationbookingsne@nationalarchives.gov.uk

Visit Bursary

We may be able to support the costs associated with your visit through our bursary scheme (North East).

Acknowledgements

This project is supported by The National Archives Trust and is made possible through the generosity of Joanna & Graham Barker, the Barbour Foundation, Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, GRoW @ Annenberg, the Bisset Trust, the Schroder Charity Trust and the Hadrian Trust

 

The National Archives (North East) Workshops

Early Tudors Study Day (North East)

In this full day workshop delivered in collaboration with Newcastle University, students will have a talk by Sean Cunnigham, author of Henry VII: Treason and Trust, before taking part in a source-based workshop using copies of early Tudor documents and finishing with a visit to Newcastle University’s School of History.

Chartism (North East)

In this workshop students will use a variety of documents including official letters, pamphlets, transcripts of speeches and newspaper articles to explore the methods employed by the Chartists in the North East of England.

Crime and Punishment (North East)

In this workshop students will explore documents from Tyne and Wear Archives and the National Archives to find out about Newcastle Gaol and compare it to other 19th century prisons.

Introduction to document research (North East)

In this workshop, students will have the opportunity to investigate a selection of original historical documents around a theme.

Migrants to Britain (North East)

In this workshop students will explore census returns and use films and other information from the Discovery Museum’s Destination Tyneside gallery to find out about six people who migrated to Tyneside from elsewhere in Britain, Europe and beyond in the late 19th century.

Public Health (North East)

In this workshop students will explore a range of documents to discover why industrial towns such as Newcastle, Gateshead and Sunderland were such unhealthy places to live during the nineteenth century.

Suffragettes through Government eyes (North East)

In this workshop students will explore documents relating to a suffragette protest at the visit of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, David Lloyd George, to the Newcastle Liberal Club and the Palace Theatre and other associated incidents on 9 October 1909.

The General Strike (North East)

In this workshop students will explore the impact of the General Strike on the North East of England using a variety of documents including interview transcripts, memoirs, newspaper articles, Home Office records and local council sub-committee meeting minutes.

The Industrial Revolution (North East)

In this workshop students will explore documents related to various aspects of life in the North East of England during the industrial revolution.

Tudor Rebellions (North East)

In this workshop students will examine documents from the National Archives relating to the uprising of the Northern Earls in 1569.

What is history? (North East)

In this workshop, students use fascinating documents from both the National Archives and Tyne and Wear Archives to find out about significant people, places and events in the history of North East England.

World War I: The Home Front (North East)

In this workshop students will explore documents from Tyne and Wear and Archives and the National Archives to find out about the impact of the First World War on civilian life in the North East of England.

Coal Mining (North East)

In this workshop students will explore a range of documents including official reports, newspaper articles and miner’s testimony to find out about the dangers faced by people who worked in coal mines across the North East of England during the industrial revolution.