Gloucestershire Archives are frequently involved in school projects. These aim to elevate local history and create a sense of pride in the local area.
This is achieved through stand-alone projects and repeated programmes.
The projects have mainly been funded and supported by Voices Gloucester and Historic England, though many more organisations and individuals have been involved.
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Here are some of the projects from the past few years. Please get in touch if you’d like to know more about them.
An annual training day held at the Heritage Hub. It aimed to enable teachers to deliver the local history curriculum.
Historic England provided the main training. They demonstrated how to use maps, censuses and even post boxes to teach about local areas!
Also included was a tour of the Archives and a talk from Champion Heritage School, Ribston Hall High School.
Delicious lunches were provided by a local community group.
An annual training day held at the Heritage Hub. It aimed to enable teachers to deliver the local history curriculum.
Historic England provided the main training. They demonstrated how to use maps, censuses and even post boxes to teach about local areas!
Also included was a tour of the Archives and a talk from Champion Heritage School, Ribston Hall High School.
Delicious lunches were provided by a local community group.
A primary schools’ project where 6 local schools took part in historic tours of Gloucester with the Civic Trust. An artist then delivered workshops where the pupils drew local landmarks. The drawings were used to create a leaflet to guide around the heart of Gloucester.
The children’s work was also exhibited at The Folk of Gloucester.
A primary schools’ project where 6 local schools took part in historic tours of Gloucester with the Civic Trust. An artist then delivered workshops where the pupils drew local landmarks. The drawings were used to create a leaflet to guide around the heart of Gloucester.
The children’s work was also exhibited at The Folk of Gloucester.
A dedicated history day for secondary schools held 2 years running at the University of Gloucestershire campus.
The day involved talks and workshops by high-profile historians and local groups.
A dedicated history day for secondary schools held 2 years running at the University of Gloucestershire campus.
The day involved talks and workshops by high-profile historians and local groups.
This lovely project aimed to open the pupils’ eyes to the history of somewhere they knew very well: their own school.
3 local primary schools visited Gloucestershire Archives for a talk on the history of their school and to look at their schools’ records. We had great fun looking at old class photos and finding out about past punishments.
Film makers then visited the schools and worked with each class to create a video about the history of their school.
The schools were presented with blue plaques containing a QR code leading to their video. And what a fantastic job they did!
Hempsted Primary School’s video
This lovely project aimed to open the pupils’ eyes to the history of somewhere they knew very well: their own school.
3 local primary schools visited Gloucestershire Archives for a talk on the history of their school and to look at their schools’ records. We had great fun looking at old class photos and finding out about past punishments.
Film makers then visited the schools and worked with each class to create a video about the history of their school.
The schools were presented with blue plaques containing a QR code leading to their video. And what a fantastic job they did!
Hempsted Primary School’s video
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This insightful and often moving project, saw pupils bringing in their most treasured objects from home. These were photographed to create exhibition collages. Pupils additionally wrote down the stories of their chosen object to sit alongside the photos.
Items included hospital beads, football shirts, a Polish teddy bear called Nut, 2 blankets knitted by Grannies and an Ozzy Osbourne souvenir guide!
The exhibition of photos and hand-written work was displayed at the Hub before being given to the schools involved.
A digital record of the exhibition has been given to the Archives so that the voice of today’s children can be heard by future generations.
Ever wanted to know what is important to the youth of today?
This insightful and often moving project, saw pupils bringing in their most treasured objects from home. These were photographed to create exhibition collages. Pupils additionally wrote down the stories of their chosen object to sit alongside the photos.
Items included hospital beads, football shirts, a Polish teddy bear called Nut, 2 blankets knitted by Grannies and an Ozzy Osbourne souvenir guide!
The exhibition of photos and hand-written work was displayed at the Hub before being given to the schools involved.
A digital record of the exhibition has been given to the Archives so that the voice of today’s children can be heard by future generations.
Gloucester Prison opened in 1792, on the site of Gloucester Castle, whose keep had been used as a gaol. For over two centuries it housed thousands of prisoners with many executed on site. The prison closed in 2013.
For this event, we took over Gloucester Prison! Aimed at students studying GCSE Crime & Punishment, pupils took part in a history tour, a presentation linking the history to GCSE exam criteria, and ate their lunch in the original prison canteen!
Gloucester Prison opened in 1792, on the site of Gloucester Castle, whose keep had been used as a gaol. For over two centuries it housed thousands of prisoners with many executed on site. The prison closed in 2013.
For this event, we took over Gloucester Prison! Aimed at students studying GCSE Crime & Punishment, pupils took part in a history tour, a presentation linking the history to GCSE exam criteria, and ate their lunch in the original prison canteen!
The Gloucestershire heat for this national competition has been held at the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub since its inauguration.
The set questions have a history focus. They encourage the participants to undertake their own research and choose subjects which they are passionate about.
The Gloucestershire heat for this national competition has been held at the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub since its inauguration.
The set questions have a history focus. They encourage the participants to undertake their own research and choose subjects which they are passionate about.