Learning

Our four sites have wide-ranging collections that can be used to enhance classroom learning across a variety of subjects and give pupils enriching experiences which add value way beyond the visit.

Learning at Bradford District Museums & Galleries

Want your students to learn in an engaging and creative way out of the classroom? Bradford District Museums & Galleries’ Learning Team offers schools a wide range of curriculum-linked workshops at our inspiring sites.

Our four sites have wide-ranging collections that can be used to enhance classroom learning across a variety of subjects and give pupils enriching experiences which add value way beyond the visit.

We also support in-classroom learning with outreach resources, including handling boxes, videos and photo packs.

Please see the video below for a snapshot of what your pupils could experience.

Our Learning Offer

Image shows a young girl with a clipboard in the housebody at Bolling Hall

Learning on Site

Bradford District Museum and Galleries’ Learning Team are taking bookings for on-site workshops.

Learning in the Classroom

We offer a range of classroom resources that allow your pupils to connect to, experience, and be inspired by our collection.

entrance hallway of Cliffe Castle - ornately painted walls, portraits on the wall and various objects

Visit Virtually – Cliffe Castle Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum has a feast for your eyes with their new virtual reality tour.

Artsmark

Artsmark is the creative quality standard for schools and education settings, awarded by Arts Council England, recognising their commitment to high quality arts and cultural education.

Workshops by Key Stage

EYFS

Cliffe Castle Museum

Dinosaur Explorer

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

Pupils will go on a dinosaur adventure! They will explore dinosaur features by looking at and handling real dinosaur fossils.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Museum Explorer

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

Pupils will meet a Victorian Explorer and discover some of the fascinating world objects in the museum.

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Gallery Explorer

Duration 1 hour

Price £81

Pupils will discover what an art gallery is and will spend time looking at different pieces of art, exploring colours and shapes and recording what they have found out in their very own detective notebooks. A great introduction to visiting a gallery or museum site.

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Little Red Riding Hood

Duration 1 hour

Price £81

With opportunities for speaking, listening, mark-making and working collaboratively this workshop is a great introduction to looking at real artwork.

Key Stage 1

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Takeover Day

Duration Half Day

Price £350

Following successful ‘Takeover Days’ as part of the national Kids in Museums initiative, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery now offers a unique Takeover Day experience for class groups.

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

The Art & Science of Noticing

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

A workshop which encourages pupils to respond to the museum and gallery objects which inspire them.

Bolling Hall Museum

Great Fire of London: Life at the Time

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

Help pupils to find out more about life at the time of the Great Fire of London.

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Pop Art

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

Pupils will investigate the colours and techniques used by Pop Art artists through engaging with original art.

Key Stage 2

Cliffe Castle Museum

Dinosaur Explorer

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

Pupils will explore dinosaur features by looking at and handling real dinosaur fossils. They will be able to explore other creatures who left fossils behind.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Ancient Egyptian Civilisation

Duration 2 hours

Price £127

Take a journey down the Nile with a trader, finding out about the objects Ancient Egyptians used in their daily lives and the importance of the Nile to travel and trade.

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

The Art of Early Islamic Civilisation

Duration 2 hour

Price £127

Using artwork and artefacts pupils will explore the historic origins of Early Islamic civilisation, its influences and contribution to world culture.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Evolution

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

In this science-focused workshop pupils use a variety of fossil specimens and sources to formulate their own theories before looking at fossil sequences to identify changes over time.

Key Stage 3

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Takeover Day

Duration Half Day

Price £350

Pupils go behind the scenes to meet and work with a variety of staff – such as curators and collection officers.

Bradford District Museum & Galleries

The Art & Science of Noticing

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

A workshop which encourages pupils to respond to the museum and gallery objects which inspire them.

Bolling Hall Museum

The Stranger’s Case (A Tudor Mystery)

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

This literacy and history-based workshop uses the setting of the hall to tell a story about the religious turmoil of the Elizabethan age.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Rocks and Minerals

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

Students will recap existing knowledge of Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks and how they are formed.