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Teacher CPD

Craven Museum currently offers 3 bookable CPD sessions for local primary teachers, linked to the Key Stage Two history curriculum.

  • Consolidate and build upon your general and local subject knowledge
  • Gain new ideas for engaging pupils in the classroom
  • Explore the Craven Museum collection to see how your pupils can benefit from object-based learning

Sessions last 90 minutes. They can be delivered on-site at Craven Museum for up to 16 people (£53) or in your school/preferred setting as outreach for up to 30 people (£63). On-site sessions include refreshments and the opportunity to explore the museum beforehand or afterwards (subject to availability). Multiple schools are welcome to join together for sessions and split the cost.

Please note, you do not have to be Craven-based to book a CPD session, but mileage costs apply for outreach taking place outside a 20-mile radius from Skipton Town Hall.

For more information or to book, email: cravenmuseum@northyorks.gov.uk

Teacher CPD Sessions

Prehistoric Artefacts

Teacher CPD: Stone Age to Iron Age

This 90-minute session includes:

  • An overview of the historical timeline and key developments across prehistoric periods
  • Artefact Investigation – engaging with prehistoric objects to embed subject knowledge and get a flavour of Craven Museum’s “Stone Age to Iron Age” workshop
  • A summary of some nationally significant sites to use as case studies in lessons
  • A summary of developments and significant sites within Craven and the local area
  • Suggested lesson enquiries and a scheme of work, plus ideas for specific classroom activities
  • An overview of relevant workshops and resources available from Craven Museum
Collection of Roman artefactss

Teacher CPD: Romans

This 90-minute session includes:

  • An overview of key events in the history of Roman Britain
  • Change or Continuity – engaging with evidence (including museum artefacts) to embed subject knowledge and experience a possible classroom activity
  • A summary of significant Roman sites and discoveries within Craven and the local area
  • Suggested lesson enquiries and a scheme of work, plus ideas for specific classroom activities
  • An overview of relevant workshops and resources available from Craven Museum
WW2 artefacts

Teacher CPD: World War Two

This 90-minute session includes:

  • An overview of key events within World War Two
  • Source investigation – engaging with different types of evidence to consolidate subject knowledge, recap source skills and experience a possible classroom activity
  • Urban vs. Rural – exploring the contrasting experiences of cities and rural towns/villages during the war
  • Suggested lesson enquiries and a scheme of work, plus ideas for specific classroom activities
  • An overview of relevant workshops and resources available from Craven Museum

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School Workshops

Our Craven Museum Education Workshops offer unique opportunities to explore our museum collection through object handling and immersive activities.

Our museum experts will use real and replica objects that will bring history to life. Join us in our brand new education facilities to explore and investigate what life was like in the past.

Craven schools get their first booking with us completely free!

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