Key Stage 3 & 4
Give your students an unforgettable day of learning
Bring 250 years of history to life with an immersive and curriculum-linked learning experience at our open-air living museum.
Connect their studies to real history with a bespoke educational visit featuring a guided museum tour, a hands-on activity* of your choice, and downloadable resources to extend learning back in the classroom.
Select one of the Key Stage 3 or 4 guided tours options below
Each visit will include:
- A guided tour
- Teachers’ notes for the day
- Downloadable resources (pre and post visit)
- A choice of additional activities (*subject to availability)
Price: £8.90 per student (+ VAT)
These education prices are for visits from October 2025 to August 2026. Prices for after this period are subject to change.
Price:
| Key Stage 3 & 4 per student | £8.90 (+ VAT) |
| Supervising adults (1 free per 10 students) | £15.00 (+ VAT) per additional adult |
These education prices are for visits from October 2025 to August 2026. Prices for after this period are subject to change.
Guided Tours
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Industrial Revolution
Explore one of Britain’s first industrial landscapes. Examine how social and working conditions changed, and uncover the amazing inventions and innovations that shaped the era of the Industrial Revolution.
Objectives
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Develop and extend knowledge exploring key events in 19th-century Britain and their impact on shaping the modern world, including social values and responsibility.
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Use evidence from historic objects, buildings and landscapes to identify the main features of local industrial change
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Understand and evaluate the Museum's interpretation of the past and it's accuracy, considering how and why has been constructed this way.
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Accident Investigators
This investigation engages students in an historical enquiry into living and working conditions in the 19th century.
By focusing on a specific, real disaster that occurred in the Black Country in the 19th century students can gain a deeper level of understanding of the social conditions and the beliefs, attitudes and values of the time. They can also find out more about the role of local and national government and the significance of social reform. This is enhanced through the study of primary sources and first-person accounts, to create a relevant and meaningful learning experience.
Objectives
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Develop and extend knowledge exploring key events in 19th-century Britain and their impact on shaping the modern world, including exploring wider issues of social values and responsibility.
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Understand and evaluate the historical interpretation using a range of sources in their historical context, including historic buildings, landscapes, artefacts, photographs and primary source material.
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Develop a sense of historical empathy.
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Engage in historical enquiry to develop as independent learners and as critical and reflective thinkers. This will include asking relevant questions; challenging assumptions; questioning different perspectives of history; selecting, analysing and organising evidence; and drawing conclusions relevant to the focus of the enquiry.
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To develop oral and dialogic communication skills.
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