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History
This page outlines the topics we've covered, as well as the resources and external courses that we've used.
Trips & Workshops
Rich bread poor bread (Macbeth Block 5)
Following the recipes on Twinkl (see links in planning notes) we made some bread fit for a royal banquet and bread for the peasants who wouldn’t have been invited. The latter resembled concrete more than bread but it tasted sort of OK when dipped in tasty soup. As you can see from the picture below, ... Read more
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Map reading course and plane crash sites
When I saw Tony of Riley’s Outdoor Adventure was running a map reading course, we got signed up straight away. There were four sessions which involved learning how to navigate with an OS map and compass, how to use six-figure grid references and generally how to find your way in various conditions and using landscape ... Read more
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Careers, life skills and volunteering | Geography | History | Trips | UK Day trips - near Manchester
A night at the Museum. Literally.
Our first day back for the start of the new academic year was a lot more interesting than previous years. We spent the night at
a sleepover at the Natural History Museum in London. What an amazing experience!
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Trips | Geography | History | Natural World | Science | UK Trips - rest of UK
Fashion History course
For the past few months, I have been doing a Fashion History course from Homemade Education. My teacher was called Kate, and she was really nice. I have learnt loads from it and have had lots of fun. The course was spread across six weeks, with assignments being set for certain lessons. You can choose ... Read more
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Art, Design and Technology | External history courses | History
Stonehenge at sunrise (well, in the fog)
I always struggle to think of things I want for my birthday (I don’t do “stuff”) so this year I asked for an experience instead. And what an experience it was! We had a VIP tour of Stonehenge at sunrise before members of the public arrived. There were about 15 of us but, as you ... Read more
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Down in the woods with Stone Age Pete
Since we’ve been looking at the Stone Age ready for our trip to Stonehenge, I was on the hunt for any interactive Stone Age days we could take part in. Forest Explorers at Delamere Forest very helpfully had several such sessions and so we went to spend the day with Stone Age Pete. Pete ran ... Read more
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Pendle Hill and Clitheroe Castle
A day of action and archaeology in deepest darkest Lancashire as we took the theme of Macbeth’s witches and ran with it all the way up Pendle Hill (well, not literally). The day before, in a rare bout of forward-planning, we spent part of the day making tasty goods for our picnic. Aggie made pasties ... Read more
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History | Sports and exercise | Trips | UK Day trips - near Manchester
Victoria Baths
This was another brilliant find on Eventbrite. All four us went into Manchester for an hour-long tour of the Victoria Baths in Manchester. What an impressive building! The volunteer guide was really friendly and told us lots of interesting facts about the baths and their restoration. The girls were particularly interested in the segregation of ... Read more
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Order, Order! at the National Justice Museum
We went down to the National Justice Museum in Nottingham to join a home ed group for an organised tour and workshop. The day was split between a tour of the museum in the morning and then a courtroom workshop after lunch. The cost was £11 per person and accompanying adults had to pay too. ... Read more
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Careers, life skills and volunteering | History | Law, politics and citizenship | Trips | UK Trips - rest of UK
You CAN build Rome in a day!
I spotted this class on Outschool and thought it would fit with our Roman topic brilliantly whilst also including Minecraft which is a big thing in our house whether we like it or not! The girls were talked through the coding steps patiently and expertly by the teacher and, by the end of the session, ... Read more
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