Workshops for schools

Choose from a wide selection of interactive, curriculum-linked workshops taught by our facilitators either at the Museum or online.
Date format: DD/MM/YYYY
Date format: DD/MM/YYYY
School students getting to grips with the handling collection
Secondary
1 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2025 FREE

Trench medicine: Illnesses, injuries and their treatment

Explore artefacts and sources on the causes and treatment of injuries and illnesses on the Western Front during the First World War, and assess the impact of these innovations.

School children taking part in a Crimean War workshop
SEND
1 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2025 FREE

Florence and Mary (SEND)

Find out about the work of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole and how they helped the soldiers in the Crimea.

Robots to the rescue (Coding Mission)
Primary
1 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2025 FREE

Robots to the rescue (Coding Mission)

Explore how robotic devices help the Army, then work in teams using block-based programming and our Dash robots to complete a series of coding missions.

The Indian 'Mutiny'?
Secondary
1 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2025 FREE

The Indian ‘Mutiny’?

Analyse evidence from sources and artefacts to make a case for how the 1857 uprising in India should be interpreted.

Recruitment and conscription
Secondary
1 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2025 FREE

Recruitment and conscription

Analyse recruitment posters from the Museum's collection and multimedia recreations of First World War parliamentary debates to explore the history of Army recruitment and conscription.

Mission accomplished? Comparing First World War battles
Secondary
1 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2025 FREE

Mission accomplished? Examining First World War battles

Investigate four key battles through primary sources and decide whether they can be considered victories or defeats.

British Civil Wars: Technology and tactics
Secondary
1 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2025 FREE

British Civil Wars: Pikemen, cavalrymen and musketeers

Using our handling collection, explore Civil War battle tactics, weaponry and equipment to consider the experience of warfare in the 17th century.

London in the Second World War: The Blitz
Primary
1 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2025 FREE

London in the Second World War: The Blitz

Explore historic artefacts to discover more about the Blitz and the people who worked to keep civilians safe.

Gravity and parachutes
Primary
1 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2025 FREE

Gravity and parachutes

Explore the history of parachutes and how the Army uses them. Design, make and test your own inspired by the historic designs in our collections.

Your Country Needs You! Propaganda and recruitment
Primary
1 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2025 FREE

Your Country Needs You! Propaganda and recruitment

Explore how advertising and propaganda work, particularly focusing on recruitment campaigns of the First World War.

School children taking part in a Remembrance workshop
Primary
1 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2025 FREE

Poppies to remember?

Discover some of the stories of Remembrance held by the Museum, the evolution of the poppy as a symbol, and how it is used today.

School children taking part in a weather workshop
Primary
1 Jun 2024 - 18 Jul 2025 FREE

Whatever the weather

Soldiers have to be ready for anything! Explore and test materials by designing and building a shelter that will keep a soldier dry.