Warwickshire’s history, Warwickshire’s memory
Warwickshire County Record Office collects, preserves and provides access to documents recording the history of the county, its people and places.
Key Stage 3 (12-14)
Key Stage 3 (12-14)
At Key Stage 3 (KS3) the History curriculum includes a large span of British and world history, and there are few schools that are more than a couple of hours from a venue that will enhance pupils’ historical study. Local religious centres and town halls will be a good start for the study of ‘church, state and society in Britain’, but we would encourage schools to look at the Houses of Parliament and the Welsh Assembly as candidates for possible visits - both of whom offer tailored services to schools.
Visits to the foreign 1914-18 WWI sites are firm school favourites already, and are likely to be doubly popular in the next four years. Many schools combine the history element with some linguistic extras to develop pupils’ ability to ‘speak coherently and confidently, with increasingly accurate pronunciation and intonation.’
In regards to drama and music, many pupils will have been to plays and musicals before the age of 11, but KS3 theatre visits will encourage interest in the subjects and develop the national requirement for ‘a deepening understanding of the music that they perform and to which they listen, and its history.’
The KS3 curriculum requires schools to develop pupils’ adventurous spirits, using group activities to encourage pupils to ‘take part in outdoor and adventurous activities which present intellectual and physical challenges.’ Many national providers specialise in this area, providing imaginative activities for all kinds of age and ability groups, with a large number tailoring activities for those with special educational needs and disabled pupils.
Suitable Venues
Visit the home of the largest collection of British cars in the world, with nearly 300 cars from various eras. A number of great exhibitions that allow you to delve into motoring history! Family activities during school holidays.
Around 160 vehicles are on display, including important British makes like Morris, Mini, MG, Austin, Triumph and many more.
Housed in a Jacobean mansion, St John’s Museum showcases the social history collections. Galleries include a Victorian Kitchen and Schoolroom (used by local school children during term time for activities and learning sessions), displays on childhood, toys and games, costume and an under 5s discovery room.
The imposing shell of a grandiose Georgian mansion built in 1724-29, with an immensely columned exterior. Roofless since 1919, when its interiors were dismantled and some exported to America: but there is still much to discover within, including traces of sumptuous plasterwork. Set amid contemporary garden remains, including ha-ha ditch and parish church.
Warwickshire Museum is the name for the body which operates both the Market Hall Museum and St John's Museum in Warwick. It is part of Heritage and Culture Warwickshire.
Saltisford Canal Trust would like to give you a warm welcome to the Saltisford Arm of the Grand Union Canal, in heart of the historic market town of Warwick.
We are a small canal charity set up 30 years ago to restore the canal arm which dates back to 1799, and is originally the terminus of the Warwick and Birmingham Canal.
Visit us for a guided factory tour and to see some of the fabulous artists at work.
Led through each process of manufacture by one of Country Artist’s experienced Guides, the tour ambles its way to what many people find the most fascinating aspect of the whole tour - the painting studios.
The earthworks, albeit quite clear ones, are all that remain of this former Norman Motte and Bailey castle in Henley-in-Arden, not far from Stratford in Warwickshire.
Considered to be a "storybook in stone," Warwickshire's oldest church reflects its rich history with buttresses at odd angles, Saxon windows and remnants of a tithe barn.
Wellesbourne Airfield is a small, fully operational, thriving airfield 5 miles east of Stratfrod-upon-Avon.
Early in 1941 the Government purchased over 200 acres of Warwickshire farmland 6 miles East of Stratford Upon Avon.
For indoor and outdoor spaces to be active look no further than Brickfields Sports Centre and Recreation Ground in Plymouth, Devon.
This sports centre offers the very best of both worlds with a versatile sports hall, group exercise studio, youth gym and main gym inside whilst outside there is an athletics track and field, grass football pitches and two all weather pitches.
Peaceful Memorial Garden with bandstand, plus recreation ground that has 2 sports pavilions, a cricket pitch, 2 football pitches, a junior football and rugby pitches, and a bowling green. Great children’s play area. Free to visit.
Named after the famous British athlete, Sir Roger Bannister, Bannister Outdoor Sports Centre provides a range of facilities including a pavilion with changing facilities and a warm up room.
Situated in the heart of the Scottish capital experience the passion of Scotland's rugby team taking on the best in the world at Murrayfield.
Set in the town of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, Caistor Sports Hall is a leisure centre that provides an invaluable service to the community. Offering a 4 court sports hall for multiple sports activities and a separate group cycling room.
Whether you come to unwind or have fun, there's plenty for all at Draycote Water. Activities range from birdwatching and game fishing to walking and water sports. Dogs are only allowed in the Country Park.
We are one of only a few clubs in the UK that offers every day opening (except Christmas Day) with full safety cover from professional safety staff. Draycote Water is a superb venue for sailors and windsurfers of all abilities.
We are Warwickshire’s newest indoor extreme ramp park providing facilities for freestyle BMX, skating, inline and roller skates, scooters and skateboarding, as well as balance bikes, micro scooters and trikes.
Walk in the footsteps of Ryan Giggs. See where Madonna stood. Where Shane Williams laced his boots, and where all the action takes place on event days.
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We look after the archives of the city of Bristol (and surrounding areas) and make them available to everybody, free of charge.
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The National Motorcycle Museum is recognised as the finest and largest motorcycle museum in the world.
It is a place where ‘Legends Live On’ and it is a tribute to and a living record of this once great British industry that dominated world markets for some sixty years.
Set in the heart of Leicestershire, Hinckley Leisure Centre offers local people a range of activities and facilities to help them stay active.
There is a brand new toning suite just for women, a gym, three swimming pools, group exercise studios, sports hall, squash courts, café and crèche.
Set in the heart of local parkland, Bedworth Leisure Centre offers the local community an excellent range of ways to remain active. The centre plays host to two swimming pools, a group exercise studio, a newly refurbished gym complete with the latest equipment as well as a 3G outdoor surface.
Come and explore this partially-reconstructed timber fort . Stand on the ramparts, explore the exhibition in the granary and imagine yourself training horses in the gyrus - a feature not found anywhere else in the Roman Empire.
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