Local History Study

 

Local history is an important part of what we do, with the aim to engage pupils within the history of their local area and hometown, with the implementation phase seeing pupils research, respond to and re-communicate the stories of the famous sons and daughters of the town. It is intended that the impact of the programme will see pupils qualify as Thetford History Heroes, able to re-live and re-tell the famous stories for years to come. 

Our local history units are staggered throughout the year groups ensuring that the lives of significant people within the locality and studied in depth resulting in pupils understanding their impact on the places that we live.  To deliver these sessions, we are supported by Amber Pullen who has worked in Theatre in Education since graduating from the University of Exeter in 2017. She has facilitated for a number of educational outreach projects in schools across Suffolk and Norfolk and has used theatre as a learning tool whilst performing and teaching English throughout Italy in 2019. With a background in theatre and the performing arts Amber is passionate about creative learning and using the arts to bring the curriculum to life. Amber will deliver the units in the Academies via the use of high quality and diverse resources, but there are also significant opportunities for exciting site visits, engagement in Drama and Performance workshops which will lead to significant opportunities for extended writing. Unit delivery is organised as follows: 

Nursery/Reception 

Charles Burrell & his Marvellous Steam Machines (Engineering, Industrial Revolution) 

Year Two 

Dr. Alan Minns ‘Stinky Streets, Public Health & the Poor’ (Equality, Sanitation, Public Health) 

Year Four 

Sophia Singh’s Super Snaps (WW1 & WW2, Suffragettes, LGBTQ) 

Year Six 

Holmes & Kable, Celebrity Convict Couple (Justice & Criminal System, Relationships, Potential for change & Aspiration)