Key Stage 1

Support your Year 1 and Year 2 learners with our museum-based workshops, with themes to support topics from across the curriculum.

Want a whole day visit on topic?

We have a range of topic linked teacher led activities to supplement your workshop- handling boxes, tasks, quizzes and exploration trails – to ensure the very best value for money and (learning time!)

Want a whole day of topic specific facilitated learning?

We have a series of complimentary workshops that can form a full day of learning, all facilitated by our expert practitioners. This means that classes can enjoy a workshop in the morning AND the afternoon of your visit. See the workshop details below to find out which ones can fit together to form an immersive topic day.

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 1 Workshops

Cliffe Castle Museum

Under Development: KS1

We are currently developing some new workshops. Get in touch if you would like more information & availability.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Mary Anning: How to find a fossil

Duration 1.5

Price £105

Become a fossil explorer and find out more about Bradford’s very own famous fossil - Pholiderpeton!

Bolling Hall Museum

Local tales: Boars and Ghosts at Bolling Hall

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £105

Find out more about two real tales from Bradford’s history involving Bolling Hall.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Explorers from the Past

Duration 1.5

Price £105

Become an intrepid explorer on a journey around the museum discovering objects and treasures from the past

Bolling Hall Museum

1666 Street

Duration 1.5 Hr

Price £105

Pupils meet and assist Samuel Pepys’s housekeeper to experience street life 1666 style!

Cliffe Castle Museum

Biodiversity & Me – David Attenborough and the natural world

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £105

Learners use the Natural History Collections to think about how human actions can shape different habitats.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Cliffe Castle Museum

Bolling Hall Museum

We work at the Museum

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £130

An interesting & immersive workshop where learners take on the role of a museum/ gallery employee.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Museum Explorer

Duration 1 hr

Price £85

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

Cliffe Castle Museum

Cave Baby

Duration 1 hr

Price £85

In this fun workshop using museum displays as inspiration pupils 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 KS1

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £105

A workshop which encourages learners to look closely at museum and gallery objects which inspire them.

Bolling Hall Museum

Great Fire of London: Life at the Time

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £105

Immerse your learners in London, 1666.

Bradford Industrial Museum

Toy Detective

Duration 1 hour

Price £85

Handling 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 £105 – £150

Learners 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 £105

In a typical Bradford back-to-back house, take part in a ‘hands on’ washday experience.

Cliffe Castle Museum

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

Duration 1.5 hr

Price £105

In this hands-on and fun workshop, learners prepare for an animal dinner party.

Cliffe Castle Museum

Dinosaur Detective

Duration 1.5 hour

Price £105

Learners go on a dinosaur adventure, 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.

Donate

Could you support our work by sponsoring, donating or volunteering?

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.