We are happy to help you plan a KS5 geography course. We can adapt our courses to suit your learning objectives or A level course work criteria. A pre-visit consultation allows us to create a memorable field work day for your pupils. Please contact us to discuss your needs.

Sites: Chiswick, Kew Bridge, Greenwich and Museum in Docklands

A full day programme

Pupils practice the historical enquiry skills used by an archaeologist and learn how fragments of history can build up a picture of the past. This programme
is backed up by a much acclaimed resource pack for classroom use

Session 1: Fieldwork on the riverside includes recording river features and evidence of human use. Work on the foreshore involves collecting and identifying historic artefacts as evidence of past river use.

Session 2: Indoor activities show pupils how to distinguish between different materials and identify and date the artefacts using specially designed sorting boards – very colourful and easy to use! We also investigate how artefacts found around the Thames help us build up a picture of London’s settlement. Time permitting; sessions will round up with a look at our partners’ collections.

Sites: The City & Museum of London; Isle of Dogs & Museum in Docklands; Greenwich & Royal Naval College; Fulham Palace.

A full day programme

Pupils practice the historical enquiry skills used by an archaeologist and learn how fragments of history can build up a picture of the past. This programme
is backed up by a much acclaimed resource pack for classroom use

Session 1: Fieldwork on the riverside includes recording river features and evidence of human use. Work on the foreshore involves collecting and identifying historic artefacts as evidence of past river use.

Session 2: Indoor activities show pupils how to distinguish between different materials and identify and date the artefacts using specially designed sorting boards – very colourful and easy to use! We also investigate how artefacts found around the Thames help us build up a picture of London’s settlement. Time permitting; sessions will round up with a look at our partners’ collections.

Sites: The City & Museum of London; Isle of Dogs & Museum in Docklands; Greenwich & Royal Naval College; Fulham Palace.

A full day programme

Pupils practice the historical enquiry skills used by an archaeologist and learn how fragments of history can build up a picture of the past. This programme
is backed up by a much acclaimed resource pack for classroom use

Session 1: Fieldwork on the riverside includes recording river features and evidence of human use. Work on the foreshore involves collecting and identifying historic artefacts as evidence of past river use.

Session 2: Indoor activities show pupils how to distinguish between different materials and identify and date the artefacts using specially designed sorting boards – very colourful and easy to use! We also investigate how artefacts found around the Thames help us build up a picture of London’s settlement. Time permitting; sessions will round up with a look at our partners’ collections.

Sites: The City & Museum of London; Isle of Dogs & Museum in Docklands; Greenwich & Royal Naval College; Fulham Palace.

A full day programme

Pupils practice the historical enquiry skills used by an archaeologist and learn how fragments of history can build up a picture of the past. This programme
is backed up by a much acclaimed resource pack for classroom use

Session 1: Fieldwork on the riverside includes recording river features and evidence of human use. Work on the foreshore involves collecting and identifying historic artefacts as evidence of past river use.

Session 2: Indoor activities show pupils how to distinguish between different materials and identify and date the artefacts using specially designed sorting boards – very colourful and easy to use! We also investigate how artefacts found around the Thames help us build up a picture of London’s settlement. Time permitting; sessions will round up with a look at our partners’ collections.

Sites: The City & Museum of London; Isle of Dogs & Museum in Docklands; Greenwich & Royal Naval College; Kew Bridge; Fulham Palace.

A full day programme

Session 1: Fieldwork on the foreshore and riverside trail includes recording river features, assessing and recording water quality through pH testing. Pupils gather evidence of how people have used and changed the river and the environmental issues which arise from these changes. Indoors we compare the past and present using historical resources to reveal information about the local area.

Session 2: Pupils practice investigative skills, using historical sources to interpret the local settlement and find out how (and why) the area has changed. At the Museum in Docklands we explore the old London Docks. At Greenwich we explore the Naval College and Cutty Sark and find out how life has changed since Victorian times.

Sites: Museum in Docklands, Greenwich

A full day programme

Session 1(Chiswick): Using the specially designed River of History model, pupils gain a sense of chronology through 2,000 years of Thames settlement. Pupils then work in groups, investigating the lives of different local Victorian families, using a variety of historic sources such as census material and maps. This information is then presented to the whole class. Finally each group poses for a “Victorian family photo” using props and costumes.

OR Session 1 (Isle of Dogs and Museum in Docklands): This session takes place in and just outside the Museum in Docklands. Pupils first discover through hands-on activities and use of historic photos how cargoes were moved from ships to this former working warehouse. Through a visit to Sailor Town they also learn about living conditions of those dependent on the docks and river trade.

Session 2 (all sites): Pupils turn detective as they scour the riverside and local streets for evidence of Victorians, who lived near and worked on the Thames. Specially designed Spotter Sheets help pupils spot clues about the importance of the Thames as a transport route, a skill they can then apply to any river worldwide. Buildings, river installations such as piers and street furniture are investigated, and pupils learn how to use different kinds of historic sources such as maps and photos to build up a picture of living and working conditions. Different techniques of recording evidence are also practiced.

Sites: Chiswick, Isle of Dogs and Museum in Docklands

A full day programme

Pupils practice the historical enquiry skills used by an archaeologist and learn how fragments of history can build up a picture of the past. This programme is backed up by a much acclaimed resource pack for classroom use.

Session 1: Fieldwork on the riverside includes recording river features and evidence of human use. Work on the foreshore involves collecting and identifying historic artefacts as evidence of past river use.

Session 2: Indoor activities show pupils how to distinguish between different materials and identify and date the artefacts using specially designed sorting boards – very colourful and easy to use! We also investigate how artefacts found around the Thames help us build up a picture of London’s settlement. Time permitting, sessions will round up with a look at our partners’ collections.

Sites: The City & Museum of London; Isle of Dogs & Museum in Docklands; Greenwich & Royal Naval College, Fulham Palace.

A full day programme

Session 1: Fieldwork on the foreshore and riverside trail includes recording river features; assessing and recording water quality through water and invertebrate sampling; gathering evidence of how people have used and changed the river and the environmental issues which arise from these changes. Indoors we look at what photographs and maps both past and present can reveal about the local area.

Session 2: Pupils then practice investigative skills, using both maps and photographs to interpret the local settlement and find out how (and why)_ the area has changed. At The Museum of London Docklands we visit the Victorian Gallary, while at Greenwich, we follow a historic trail around the riverside to find out how life has changed since Victorian times.

Sites: Greenwich & Museum of London Docklands