Step back into Bakewells long and rich history. A 1 hr walk from the river Wye to the Old House led by knowledgable and enthusiastic guides. Discover hidden facts, myths and legends on this enlightening and entertaining tour.
PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education)
PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education)
Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE) can mean all things to all people, but in a positive way. It enables schools to analyse what they offer to students and to use PSHE programmes to provide the final rounded curriculum. This is not easy as PSHE is not so much a ‘subject’ as a group of learning experiences that need careful binding together lest they become amorphous.
PSHE at its best brings emotional literacy, social skills and healthy attitudes to the core studies of the history, economic state and social make-up of the local and wider community
Ofsted has praised some schools’ multi-faceted approaches to creating a caring and coherent school and reaching out to the local communities, and some schools for delivering sex and relations programmes effectively, and some for their commitment to equality and diversity. Visits and activities outside the classroom can act not only as focal points for a school’s work but as catalysts to reinforce the messages contained in the courses.
In some ways it does not matter where the visit is to. The importance is how well they are planned, the matching of the experiences to the aim, and the enthusiasm staff and students bring to it.
So, typically learning for PSHE takes place whilst undertaking other activities. Here we list a range of ideas which the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom suggest as activities which can engender excellent experiences to benefit students in this area.
Attitudes and values
- Talking about an object in a museum, or visiting a place of worship can give insight into issues, other cultures or periods of history.
- Creating your own work of art can give rise to explorations and understandings about the world and our place in it
- A visit to a farm can stimulate debate about animal husbandry and food production, and provide a context for designing a Fairtrade enterprise.
- Adventure education can provide opportunities to show different skills, such as leadership or teamwork.
- Seeing a play on the stage can bring a text alive and stimulate conversations about the values and actions of the characters.
- A residential can provide a different setting for conversations about what we believe and what we think is important.
Confidence and resilience
- Learning a new skill, such as map-reading or how to look at a painting, builds independence and confidence.
- Adventure education enables young people to test themselves in various ways and develop new aptitudes and dispositions.
- For young people with disabilities, a residential trip can foster independence and give them a rare opportunity to build close relationships outside the family.
- Planning their own experience or activity helps young people to gain confidence in a wide range of project planning skills. It can develop resilience in dealing with conflicting opinions, and in finding solutions to project challenges.
Communication and social skills
- A drama workshop requires teamwork and helps, to strengthen friendship groups.
- A residential experience enables staff to get to know young people, and young people get to know each other, discovering different aspects of each others’ personalities.
- An experience, such as visiting a power station, stimulates discussion and encourages young people to share ideas and opinions.
- A musical performance gives young people a feeling of achievement and a sense of personal success.
- Young people planning their own programme or activities gives them voice and choice and ensures their active involvement.
- Undertaking voluntary work in the community gives young people a sense of making a positive contribution.
Knowledge of the world beyond the classroom
- Young people who live in the country may encounter a town or city for the first time or vice versa.
- Environmentalists, town planners, artists, curators, scientists, politicians, musicians, dancers and actors can all act as new and powerful role models.
- Going to an arts venue can encourage young people to try the experience again.
- Recording the reminiscences of older people gives young people new insight into their community, and brings historical events alive.
- Going to a local civic institution like a town hall builds knowledge of how communities function.
- A school or youth council enables young people to learn about and participate in democratic processes
- Visiting the library enables young people to find out what they have to offer – apart from lending books.
- Children and young people with profound learning difficulties and disabilities may not often experience visits to galleries, concerts or the countryside because of the difficulties of transport and personal care which parents have to consider and cannot always manage alone. Educational visits may provide the only means for these young people to have such experiences.
Physical development and well-being
- Visiting a park, field studies centre or making a school garden all provide physical activity and develop an interest in the environment.
- Participating in recreational activities help to develop physical well-being and the growth of confidence.
- Many learning outside the classroom activities can also provide attractive alternatives to competitive sports and can lead to a lifelong interest in healthy physical recreation.
Emotional spiritual and moral development
- An integrated dance workshop with able bodied and disabled participants can help young people empathise and develop awareness of disability.
- Activities in the natural environment can encourage a feeling of awe and wonder, and an appreciation of silence and solitude.
- Visiting a place of worship develops an understanding of religion, reflection and spirituality.
- Engaging with young people in conversations about values and beliefs, right and wrong, good and bad supports their moral development.
Main organisations:
National Centre for Citizenship and the Law
Inclusion: NASEN
Venues for this Curriculum
Bailiffgate Museum and Gallery is a people’s Museum, where fascinating stories of the past are told about the town and district of Alnwick. A historic building in the town’s Castle Quarter, which was previously a church, provides a calm and beautiful setting in which to celebrate our distinctive heritage, hold exhibitions and host events.
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For curious children, a medieval moated century manor house with a 19th century Catholic chapel, gardens, lakeside walk and nature trail. Tire them out first and there's enough for a couple of hours.
This atmospheric house dates from the 15th century and was the home of the Ferrers family for 500 years.
Ayscoughfee Hall Museum is set in a Medieval Hall dating back to around 1451. This fascinating grade I listed building includes exhibitions, displays and educational opportunities for all to enjoy.
There's always something going on at Ayscoughfee, whether it's concerts, theatrical performances, craft sessions or art exhibitions.
Avoncroft Museum is home to over 30 different buildings and structures which have been rescued and re-built in rural Worcestershire. The Museum is spread over 19 acres and includes a wildflower meadow, period gardens, a traditional cider and perry orchard as well as the collection of historic buildings.
The Museum holds other historic collections which include:
The Auld Post Office Turriff is now a museum. The museum houses Town Council memorabilia, artefacts relating to the famous Turra Coo (Turriff cow), old Turriff photographs and temporary exhibitions. The robes and regalia of Turriff Town Council, which was disbanded in 1975, are also on display.
Malmesbury’s pretty old; archaeological digs have shown there was a Neolithic fort here around 2,500 BC so people have lived here for four and a half thousand years! So Malmesbury may be the oldest town in the country.
It claims as well to be the oldest borough as King Alfred (you know, the king that burnt the cakes) granted a charter to the town in 880 AD.
The Ashmolean Museum is packed full of archaeology and art works from all over the world. Families can discover mummies in ancient Egypt, find coins from ancient Greece, and travel through time to find modern paintings, statues and more.
Housed in a 17th century Grade II listed building, the museum is located close to Ashford town centre and features exhibits associated with Ashford's history.
The Zouche and Hastings Gallery retells the history of Ashby de la Zouch from ancient times up to the present day.
Ashby Museum is commemorating the Fallen of the area during the Great War in a sobering exhibition in the Loudoun Gallery.
In 1285 by a Charter of Edward 1st Ashburton became a Stannary Town - one of four in Devon.
Tin Mining has played a great part in the development of the town as has the Woollen Industry.
Armagh Public Library, the oldest library in Northern Ireland, was founded in 1771 by Archbishop Richard Robinson as part of his plans to establish a university and to improve the city of Armagh. Built to the design of Thomas Cooley, the building has housed both the Library and the Library Keeper's residence from the start.
The oldest county museum in Ireland is set in Armagh's beautiful Georgian tree lined Mall. Its collections capture centuries of stories relating to the people who lived, worked and had connections with this famous city and historic county.
Arbeia Roman Fort once guarded the entrance to the River Tyne. The excavated remains, stunning reconstructions and finds discovered at the site combine to give a unique insight into life in Roman Britain.
Discover where the young William Shakespeare courted his future bride Anne Hathaway at her picturesque family home.
The museum is a former town house c1750, visited by Jane Austen.
Andover from prehistoric times to the present day. Enjoy an exciting programme of temporary exhibitions, including art, craft, photography, history and more... visit the museum and then relax in our coffee shop.
School visits to Andover Museum
Set in a handsome Tudor house with 21st century displays, this museum tells the remarkable story of Thetford and the Brecks. Discover rich collections alongside audio guides, films and animations.
Meet local people from Thetford’s past, from the revolutionary philosopher Thomas Paine to the Sikh hero Maharajah Duleep Singh and from rabbit warreners to railway workers.
This prominent vantage point and strategic site was quickly recognised by the Normans, who built a huge timber fortress here by 1100 AD. Originally built by Robert de Toeni, (later known as Robert of Stafford), in the Norman period, Stafford Castle has dominated the local skyline for over 900 years.
Amersham Museum is an award winning museum located in a 15th century building in the heart of old Amersham. It is a hidden gem with a collection spanning 2,000 years of local history.
Loads of displays on different angles of history, spread across 12 interesting rooms and the garden. Join the Junior Almoners' Club for bonus trails and activities.
The Almonry exhibitions span 12 rooms and pretty much the whole of recorded time for the region, from prehistoric displays to Anglo-Saxon burial treasure, through to textile, horticultural and social history.
Our museum building is the oldest in Honiton with an interesting history. Documents show a chapel called Allhallows existed here before 1327. From the 16th century the building was used by Allhallows School until 1938 when the school moved to Rousdon. The chancel of the old chapel is now the Murch Gallery which houses many items of local interest.
An intimate setting for one of the South's most outstanding ceramics collection of English, continental and oriental pottery, porcelain and tiles from 1250 to the present day.
Recent research has proven the benefits of circus skills in Educational Programmes. It has been successfully used as an educational tool, and has been used therapeutically with children at risk. We can visit your school to deliver exciting and innovative circus skills workshops which relate directly to the curriculum.
When you choose WST to plan your school tour you’re choosing to travel with the experts. With over 300 combined years of experience, our 2013/14 brochure is packed with tours linked directly to the subjects, study themes and learning outcomes from the National Curriculum, but more than that, our Tour Consultants have an in-depth knowledge of your subject and your chosen destination.
The Cultural Experience is distinguished in its provision of accompanied study tours led by accomplished, knowledgeable and experienced specialists.
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