Sheffield wildlife centre joins Britain’s top animal attractions |
Sheffield’s Tropical Butterfly House, Wildlife & Falconry Centre has been recognised as one of the best animal attractions in Britain.
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Shakespeare’s The Tempest School performance at Harewood House |
 Harewood House welcomes back the Lord Chamberlains Men to perform William Shakespeare’s play the Tempest (Thursday 8 July) Just as it was originally performed - there will be wandering minstrels before the start of the show and schools will have the opportunity to join in a 15 minute question and answer session after the show to speak to the actors about their roles and discuss specific plot points for their curriculum work.
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Shakespeare Houses announce exciting new initiatives for schools |
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT), which manages the five Shakespeare Houses in Stratford-upon-Avon, has announced a number of exciting new initiatives for schools.
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Creative Connections - Planning memorable learning for children in museums |
Wisbech & Fenland Museum - Local museums and collections can inspire and motivate children. They offer enormous potential for learning opportunities that nurture creativity and develop self-confidence. Join CCI artist Idit Nathan to explore how to plan visits to these unique spaces that will motivate your children and enable them to think and learn independently.
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School in the Forest supported by The Heights of Abraham |
The Heights of Abraham are currently supporting a School in the Forest programme with a local primary school. More schools than ever find the mixture of education fun and exercise works wonders in classroom morale and uplifts class bonding and concentration levels when back in the classroom.
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Your chance to win a class trip to Camelot Theme Park |
Take a trip into medieval England to witness the dashing knights of Camelot. Every day King Arthur and the knight’s of the Round Table will be here to thrill and astound you with their skilled horsemanship, their jousting prowess and their swordsmanship. The Royal Jousting Tournament is the highlight for many schools during their visit but we need your help. King Arthur needs a new flag! Every day Sirs Lancelot, Percival, Gawain and Mordred battle for the honour of King Arthur choosing their flag to fly over his magical kingdom of Camelot.
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Design a gargoyle competition |
 York Minster Stone Carving Festival August 14th-15th
Up to 80 masons, carvers, sculptors, and stonework apprentices from across the UK and Europe will gather at York Minster to celebrate the craft of stone carving. As part of the 2010 Festival at York Minster we are holding a competition open to all children up to 11 years old. We would like you to draw or paint your own gargoyle. The winning entry will be carved by one of the Minster’s stone carvers at the stone festival. At the end of the festival all of the carvings will be sold at auction to raise money for the Minster Development fund (reg’ charity number 252157) and York against Cancer.
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Museums at Night - Ghost Tour and Bat Walk
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Knebworth House - the 500 year home of the Lytton family - has experienced many "unexplained" events in its long history. Edward Bulwer Lytton, Victorian playwright, author and politician, was fascinated by the occult.
Friday 14th May offers a unique opportunity to tour the House at night and hear the tales, old and recent, recounting the incidents that we cannot explain. Retrace family footsteps and visit areas where our resident “presences” have been detected and hear their stories.
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Viking Invasion at SEA LIFE Scarborough |
Vikings have returned to Scarborough and are invading SEA LIFE. Check out our new Viking themed display where your pupils can board a long boat overlooking a pool of sharks and rays while learning all about these amazing creatures native to the UK. We have introduced a new talk in this area as well as a hands-on feeding demonstration!
Theatre Workout - Exclusive Acting Classes for All My Sons |
Arthur Miller’s ALL MY SONS opens at the Apollo Theatre on 19th May, with exclusive acting workshops available from Theatre Workout.
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National Media Museum - FREE Teacher Previews |
 Join us for this FREE event and fantastic opportunity to find out more about what’s on offer for schools.
You are welcome to bring your family to this event – up to 4 FREE tickets for IMAX available per teacher.
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Longleat's Junior Rangers are Being Launched Into Schools |
Junior Rangers, a 40-part web series based from Longleat, is being launched into Primary Schools later this month.
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Latest news from WWT Washington Wetland Centre |
Whatever the season, come rain or shine – WWT Washington Wetland Centre is the perfect place to connect with nature.
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Farm Visits Inspire Learning |
Thornton Hall Country Park - Findings from research undertaken in 2009* highlighted how farm visits stimulate learning in many areas including literacy, numeracy, science, art, design and technology, ICT, history, geography, PSHE, citizenship and RE.
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