The Workhouse
Address: Upton Road, Southwell, Nottinghamshire NG25 0PT
Tel: 01636 817262
The Workhouse can show the development of social care and welfare from the 1820s to 1970s. It was one of the prototypes for the workhouse system which began nationally in 1834 and continued as a workhouse throughout the Victorian era.
Pupils and students from Key Stage 2 to A level and above use the Workhouse in many different ways. They are inspired with the understanding of what it was really like for the paupers who were forced by poverty to enter the workhouse.
Through Citizenship activities pupils are able to connect what they learn of poverty in Victorian times with poverty and human rights today, thus putting their historical studies into context.
Education programmes at the Workhouse are led by a dedicated team of staff and volunteers, who manage your visit from start to finish. Ask for details of available programmes, or help us to help you by suggesting an activity to fit your scheme of work.
A new educational CD-ROM, an excellent resource for both research and project work, containing copies of original documents, photographs and oral history extracts is available from the Workhouse for £6 including postage and packing.
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Watersmeet & West Exmoor Coast
Address: National Trust Warden's Office, Hunters Lodge, Hunters Inn, Nr Parracombe, North Devon EX31 4PY
Tel: 01598 763306
Covering over 4,000 acres of West Exmoor including Woodland, coastal heathland, steep-sided river valleys and farmland, Watersmeet and the West Exmoor Coast are a prime site for a School Guardianship programme with a local primary school.
Watersmeet Wardens take out year six pupils on at least three visits to the property and through environmental activities encourage them to take an active interest in their local area. The visits cover the following activities:
- During a visit to Watersmeet House pupils learn about the area, flora and fauna, history, why the house survived the flood, and how to behave in the countryside (countryside code). They play games, do drawings, collect things, all to make it more interesting.
- The River Heddon sees pupils river dipping, looking at river life, as well as water quality. Visiting the meadows pupils then go sweep netting and try to identify their catches.
- The last activities take pupils to Woody Bay Beach and rock pooling, looking at how things survive in harsh conditions, and who eats who! They also look at the flotsam and jetsam washed up on the beach, try to work out what it is (is it rubbish?), where it came from and how long it might take to disappear.
The wardens find the children love to have the freedom to explore and get their hands dirty and they are fascinated by being able to take a closer look at things they normally wouldn't notice.
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Erddig
Address: Erddig, Wrexham LL13 0YT
Tel: 01978 315179
An 18th-century house with more recent additions is presented as it was during the Edwardian period, and is surrounded by a country park.
Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils get to learn by doing a variety of environmental games and activities that are both fun and exhausting for them.
Both the park and house have specific programmes for educational groups of all Key Stages, and staff are eager to tailor programmes to specific requirements.
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