Education and outreach

The County Museum Service aims to improve access to its collections in many ways. We are regularly developing new educational programmes for both sites and outreach services.

We would welcome any comments and suggestions from you.

Support for learning
Visits to museums provide both leisure opportunities and learning experiences. Support for both formal education, continuing personal development and lifelong learning are important aspects of our work.

Educational sessions available at Ludlow Museum Resource Centre -
please download the attachments on this page for more information
Sessions held at Ludlow Museum Resource Centre are:

• The Tudors in Ludlow - suitable for KS2
• Rock Detectives - suitable for KS2
• Skeletons - suitable for KS2
• Castles and Dragons - suitable for KS1

You can also book 'Museum in your school' through Ludlow Museum Resource Centre -
A 'hands-on' experience for children in the classroom led by an experienced museum educator and supported by a wide selection or original artefacts:

• New Sessions for 2008 - Ancient Greece and the Ancient Olympics
• Florence Nightingale - suitable for KS1
• Puppets - suitable for KS1
• Toys - suitable for KS1
• Anglo-Saxons - suitable for KS2
• A family at war - suitable for KS2
• Ancient Egypt - suitable for KS1 and 2

School services
Museums hold major sources of primary evidence required for much of the National Curriculum. Teachers are invited to work with relevant collections and to make free preliminary visits to our museum sites. Children learn best through direct contact with real objects and specimens. Special educational sessions will be offered to schools following the National Curriculum guidelines.

Comments from some of our school visits show how important museums are for encouraging learning.

"A brilliant museum and I don't want to leave"
"What a great resource - what a great opportunity for the children"

For more information about the National Curriculum, follow the link at the bottom of the page.

Out and about
One of the ways we try to make our collections accessible to all is to take objects and supporting information out into the community. Have a look at our Museum in a Box section. Some of these loans are to other local groups and organisations. Many of our events are run jointly with other service providers.