Key Stage 1

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.

Book your workshop

If you are interested in booking any of these workshops for your pupils, please email learning@bradford.gov.uk

Our Key Stage 1 Workshops

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Let’s Explore Cartwright Hall 2025

Duration 2 hr

Price £127

This dynamic workshop is designed to link with key works of art in the changing exhibitions at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery during 2025.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

We work at the Museum

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £127

A fun, immersive workshop which allows pupils to take on the role of a museum/ gallery employee

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

A Fairytale Gallery

Duration 1 hr

Price £81

Based on traditional fairytales and using artwork from our changing exhibitions in 2025 this workshop has lots of opportunities for speaking, listening, mark-making and working collaboratively together with providing a great introduction to looking at real artwork.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Museum Explorer

Duration 1 hr

Price £81

Children become explorers to see and discover machines, cars and even trains using drawing, movement, sticking and printing ! Ideal for a first visit to a museum in Reception or year 1.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Cave Baby

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £102

Available on : 24, 25, 26 and 27 June 2025 In this fun workshop using the British Museum exhibition as inspiration children will immerse themselves in the world of ‘Cave Baby’ through storytelling, drama, movement and painting

Bradford Industrial Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

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

Lowry Landscapes

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

Pupils will use LS Lowry’s original painting ‘An Industrial Landscape’ from 1952 to explore how pictures can tell us about what life was like in the past

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Hello Hockney

Duration 1 hour

Price £81

This workshop will provide an introduction to Bradford artist David Hockney where pupils will investigate the colours and methods used by Hockney to create artwork.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Toy Detective

Duration 1 hour

Price £81

Using toys from the past 100 years pupils explore the working mechanisms and everyday materials of toys.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Let’s Explore Transport

Duration 1.5 hour – Full Day

Price £102 – £150

Pupils go on their own transport journey throughout the museum using maps, role play and our amazing transport collection.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Great Grandma’s Washday Memories’

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £102

In a typical Bradford back-to-back house, pupils have a ‘hands on’ washday experience using washboards, possers, dolly blue and the mangle

Cliffe Castle Museum

Living Things & Their Habitats: Who’s Coming to Dinner?

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £102

In this hands-on and fun workshop designed for Year 2, pupils help to prepare for an animal dinner party.

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.

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.

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All opportunities have flexible commitment requirements and aim to provide a rewarding and enriching experience for all.

About Us

Bradford District is home to some of the most exciting museums and galleries in Yorkshire. Come and see for yourself.