What's on - SEN 2009-10
Please note, the schools programme for 2010-11 will be available from this website very soon. The current information is for 2009-10.
All sessions run by the Museum are FREE, thanks to funding from the Renaissance in the Regions programme.
We offer:
Alternatively: Download SEN schools brochure 2009-10 (PDF, 1.1 MB) for one document containing details of all of our SEN programme.
How to book
The SEN Officer is happy to discuss your group's needs and takes bookings Tuesday to Thursday between 9.30am and 4.30pm on 020 7814 5549 or email SEN@museumoflondon.org.uk.
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Making the most of your visit
Museum-based visits
- An adult to pupil ratio of at least 1:5 is recommended.
- A planning visit by teachers is strongly encouraged. The SEN Officer is happy to discuss your planning with you.
- You are responsible for the group and an adult must remain with your pupils at all times.
- The maximum number of pupils per group is 15 for object handling and art workshops, 35 for all other sessions.
At your school
- At least two adults should be present during school based sessions.
- The earliest morning start time is 10.30am. The earliest afternoon start time is 1.30pm. We will work with you to ensure the session fits in with school break times.
- We are happy to run single sessions or to come to a school for a whole day and offer two or more sessions for different classes/year groups. Please discuss this with the SEN Officer when making a booking.
- The maximum number of pupils per group is 15 for object handling and art workshops, 35 for all other sessions.
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Sessions at the Museum of London
Handling history
The key to the past – medieval London gallery exploration
Smells of Roman streets – Roman London gallery exploration
Journey through time – object handling and photography
Dressing up the past
Enter a Victorian photograph – photography, replica costume and object handling
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Sessions at your school
We offer the following sessions at your school:
Puppets, art and design
Back to the future – prehistoric London art workshop
Changing faces – portrait art workshop
Dinner by candlelight – Tudor clay workshop
The Great Fire of London – puppet show and puppet making
Storytelling
Fire! Fire! – interactive drama
Handling history
Docklands at war – object handling and role-play
Play now and then – object handling, comparing Victorian toys with toys of today
History alive!
Maeve Dawson – Anglo-Irish stories of the Victorian East End
Mary Seacole – Victorian drama
Dressing up the past
Victorian children – costume and object handling
Dressing Roman style – costume and object handling
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Museum of London and school projects
We offer linked 'At your school' and Museum-based sessions that maximise learning opportunities for your pupils. Choose a project that suits your scheme of work and we will work closely with you over half a term to ensure that the sessions meet your pupils' needs.
See also: Museum of London Docklands and school projects.
Roman journeys – storytelling and object handling
Become a Roman designer – art workshop and handling
Fetch the engines! – art workshops and exhibition visits
Pleasure gardens – drama project
1000 tales to be told – storytelling and object handling
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Videoconferencing
Now you can experience a Museum of London session without even leaving the classroom. Find out more on the Videoconferencing page.
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City Senses backpacks
Are you tired of written worksheets in galleries that are not accessible enough for your pupils? Our City Senses backpacks are designed for SEN schools to use in the Roman and Medieval galleries.
Backpacks can be distributed either one per pupil and accompanying adult, or you can use one backpack for your whole group to investigate together.
Experience a day in the life of a Roman centurion in the Roman London gallery. Dress up in his leather and metal belt, listen to market sounds, smell herbs used in Roman cookery and draw Roman gods.
Go back in time through the Anglo-Saxon period, the Viking invasions and Black Death with the Medieval pack. Dress up in an Anglo-Saxon cloak, listen to a story about King Alfred in an Anglo-Saxon hut, and play a magnet game to decide what to wear to a medieval party.
We suggest that you come and try out the backpacks before you visit with your class. You can arrange this through the SEN Officer on 020 7814 5549.
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