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

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.

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 hour

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.

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.

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.

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. Bradford District Museums & Galleries is proud to be supporting schools and education settings on their Artsmark journey, inspiring children and young people to create, experience, and participate in great arts and culture.

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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.