Bolling Hall Museum
Bradford Industrial Museum
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
Cliffe Castle Museum

Key Stage 3 

Fancy a change of learning environment? Help to bring learning to life and excite and inspire your pupils by bringing them out of the classroom on a facilitated visit to one of our museum sites.

 

Fancy a change of learning environment? Help to bring learning to life and excite and inspire your pupils by bringing them out of the classroom on a facilitated visit to one of our museum sites.

At Bradford District Museums and Galleries, we believe in the value of learning beyond the classroom for all ages. We offer a range of workshops which can be tailored to humanities, arts, and sciences schemes of learning, and ensure that all of our workshops are informed by the National Curriculum.

Whether it’s Weaving in the Mill, Rocks and Minerals or The Art and Science of Noticing, many of our workshops can me made appropriate for Key Stage Three and beyond.  So come and celebrate Bradford’s special heritage in one of our four sites.

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

From September 2025 to February 2026 the Turner Prize exhibition will be at Cartwright Hall.

This means that we have temporarily paused bookings for our usual core workshop programme at this site until the summer term.

Please get in touch if you would like further information or to book a workshop after this time. If you are interested in booking any of these workshops for your pupils or for more information, please email learning@bradford.gov.uk

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 3 Workshops

Bolling Hall Museum

Civil War Legends: The Ghost of Bolling Hall

Duration 1 hr
Price £85
This literacy workshop is based on the legend of the Ghost of Bolling Hall.
Cliffe Castle Museum

Rocks and Minerals

Duration 1.5 hr
Price £105
Like true geologists, students observation skills are put to the test as they learn to classify different rocks based on a wide range of characteristics
Bolling Hall Museum

A Strangers Case

Duration 2 hours
Price £150
This literacy and history-based workshop uses the setting of the hall to tell the story of religious turmoil during the Elizabethan age
Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Art and Science of Noticing (KS3/KS4)

Duration 1.5 hr
Price £105
A workshop which encourages pupils to respond to the museum and gallery objects which inspire them.
Bradford District Museum & Galleries

Pupil Take Over (KS3/KS4)

Duration 2hr
Price £150
Support the development of career-based skills
Bradford Industrial Museum
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
Cliffe Castle Museum
Bolling Hall Museum

Pupil Takeover

Duration 2 hr
Price £150
Let your pupils take over the museum! Support the development of career-based skills as pupils work with museum staff to carry out behind the scenes tasks
Bradford Industrial Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum
Bolling Hall Museum

The Art & Science of Noticing

Duration 1.5 hour
Price £105
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 2 hour
Price £130
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 £105
Students will recap existing knowledge of Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks and how they are formed.
Bolling Hall Museum

Myths and Legends: The Bradford Ghost

Duration 1 hour
Price £85
Using the setting of the hall as inspiration, pupils will find out more about the link between the Civil War and the legend of the Bradford Ghost.
Cliffe Castle Museum

Local Human Geography

Duration 1 hour
Price £85
In this session, the students will investigate the physical and human factors that have contributed to the continuously changing landscape of Keighley and the surrounding areas throughout history.
Cliffe Castle Museum

Belonging: The ethics of museum objects

Duration 1.5 hour
Price £105
Encourage your pupils to develop their debating skills by getting involved in a debate which is happening in museums all over the world.

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.

Learn At Bradford Industrial Museum

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.

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About Us

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

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