Teachers & School Students

Whilst we hope that school students of all ages might be interested in our Model, we will be focusing on students at Key Stage 2 and GCSE. The National Curriculum for History suggests that children aged between 7-11 study relevant themes such as The Romans, Victorian Britain and Local History. We’ll be designing learning activities within the Model to entertain and engage students studying these themes. One of the aims of Key Stage 2 History is for students to consider how the past can be represented and interpreted in different ways. Throughout the National Curriculum, students are encouraged to use different ICT tools. Meanwhile, students following either the AQA or OCR syllabus for GCSE Classical Civilisation take modules on Pompeii and on Roman Social/Family Life (to view the specifications of both these GCSEs see:

http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/pdf/AQA-3021-W-SP-10.pdf

http://www.ocr.org.uk/Data/publications/key_documents/cquartetOCRTempFile20vMeez9yB.pdf

 

We’re looking for volunteer Key Stage 2 and GCSE classes from schools, ideally one in Bristol and one in Sydenham, to help us evaluate how well the learning activities built into the Model engage the students and how easy the Model is to navigate.

In order to include many more schools than we can visit individually, we’ll also be using this website to launch a nationwide competition, inviting students to design a contribution to our Model in whatever media they choose (e.g. video, audio, visual or written material). The best entries will be put on display in the Model and on our website.