Museum of London - London Wall

Visits by ESOL students and tutors

Museum of London is developing resources for ESOL students and tutors in collaboration with ESOL colleges and tutors. These resources are linked directly to the ESOL curriculum and target Entry Levels 1-3.

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Resources

Currently, we can offer the following resources to support your visit:

• Download Great Fire lesson plan (PDF, 56KB)
• Download Roman London lesson plan (PDF, 21KB) 
• Pocket histories
  One ESOL tutor describes her experiences of using these pocket histories: 'I used these with adult ESOL learners with low literacy while preparing for a museum visit and they worked very well - interesting, straightforward and at suitable level for E3/L1.'

How to book a group visit

Regardless of how many students you are bringing, please make sure you book your visit in advance using one of the following methods. 

Group of 10 or more students:
If your group has 10 or more students, please fill in an online booking form:

• Museum of London online booking form for educational groups
• Museum of London Docklands online booking form for educational groups.

Group of 9 or less students:
Print out and fill in this booking form (PDF, 101KB).

Please hand in this form at the front desk on arrival. You can request a lunch space at the same time if you need one.

Health & Safety at the Museum

The following documents provide you with practical advice to help you to prepare your risk assessment for your Museum visit. 

They do not replace the need for you to prepare your own risk assessment in line with your college policies.

• Download 'Health & Safety guidance for your visit' (PDF, 39KB)
• Download Exhibitions, Galleries, Clore Learning Centre, Lunch Space/Cloakroom risk assessent (PDF, 49,7KB)
• Download Object Handling risk assessment (PDF, 46KB)

For any further information please contact Julie Carr, Adult Programme Manager on esol@museumoflondon.org.uk.

Tutor evaluation

If you have brought a group to the Museum, please complete and return our tutor evaluation form (Word, 129KB).

Forthcoming resources

By September 2012 the Museum will offer:

• a series of downloadable activity sheets focusing on different aspects of London's past from Roman times to the present day. This will include activities to do before, during and after your visit to either the Museum of London or the Museum of London Docklands
• certificated Continuing Professional Development (CPD) sessions for ESOL tutors, exploring how to use museums and objects with students.