Learning Services -Primary Offer

Our sites

Housed in an early 20th century electricity generating station, situated on a man-made island and surrounded by Sheffield’s industrial heritage, Kelham Island Museum is a unique centre of historical, social, scientific and technological interest. Kelham Island Museum provides the opportunity to examine Sheffield’s growth, change and development; the roles played by social groups and key individuals; and the technologies of life and industry.

Please note that due to our exciting new Heritage Lottery Fund Project, “Sheffield 1916:Steel, Steam and Power”, we will be undergoing some changes at Kelham Island Museum. As part of this project some areas of the Museum may be closed at times. We are also having a new boiler fitted which means that the mighty River Don Engine will unfortunately not be running between early December 2015 and May 2016. For more information on the project please see www.simt.co.uk/kelham-island-museum.

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet offers an atmospheric, immersive environment where historic living and working conditions can be explored. Its collections and buildings relate to the industrial revolution and the Victorian era. Abbeydale is a unique water powered scythe and steel making works. It is a Grade I listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument and is of local and national importance.

Shepherd Wheel is located on the Porter Brook, in one of Sheffield’s river valleys leading from the Peak District into the city centre. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and the workshop buildings are Grade II* listed. Shepherd Wheel is typical of a type of building that once existed in great numbers along Sheffield’s rivers but have now all but vanished from the landscape.

Our ethosMission

Explore and reflect on the ongoing stories of Sheffield’s people and industries through questioning, interaction and play.

Aims

• To spark imaginations through active participation and engagement• To explore connections with Sheffield’s stories through personal

experiences• To forge collaborative relationships with learners and colleagues to

improve and strive for excellence in heritage education

Objectives

• Have clear key messages and outcomes of developed resources, days and sessions

• Use the strengths of the sites, collections, objects and individuals

• Use imaginative engagement to deliver the key messages (live interpretation, challenges, object handling, activities, story telling, creative/imagination games, play, investigation, dilemma, drama, jeopardy etc)

• Allow time for responding and reflection• Encourage discussion and questioning• Empower learners to be able to make

independent choices and guide the learning• Encourage learners to participate within the

stories• Review and develop the programme by being

open to trying out new techniques and delivery methods through regular training, evaluation and review

• Encourage collaborative learning• Foster a sense of fun and enjoyment

What we offerInvestigation days

A whole day full of hands on activities and role play with costumed interactors and museum experts, based on local history and covering a wide range of cross curricular topics.

Activity sessions

A half day session looking at geography, history, science and more to bring the curriculum to life.

Supported visits

We can help you plan a self guided visit tailored to your specific requirements with activity trails, risk assessment guidance, indoor lunch space and more.

Loan boxes

Resource boxes full of museum objects and activity ideas available to hire to enhance classroom-based learning.

KELHAM ISLAND MUSEUM

Type Suits Topics

Children of the Second World War

Investigationday

KS1/2 Second World War/ local history

The Great SheffieldFlood, 1864

Investigationday

KS1/2 Local history/ Victorians

The Munitionette Activity session

KS2/3 First World War/local history

Steel City Investigation day

KS1/2/ 3 Industrial Revolution/ science/local history

The Story of Ironie Activity session

KS1/2 Science/local history

Lizzie & Alfonso Activity session

FS2/KS1 Local history/First World War

The Mysterious Egg Activity session

FS1/2 Personal, social & emotional development

Museum led sessions

SHEPHERD WHEEL WORKSHOP

Type Suits Topics

The Power of Water Activity session

KS1/2 Geography/ science/ local history

ABBEYDALEINDUSTRIAL HAMLET

Type Suits Topics

Florence Nightingale: Health and Hygiene in the 1800s

Investigationday

KS1/2 Local history/maths

Home, Work and Play: A Day in the Life of Abbeydale Works

Investigationday

KS2 Local history/maths/Victorians

Home, Work and Play: The Tale of the Poor Mouse

Activity session

KS1 Local history/Victorians

The Story of Mr Huntsman the Clockmaker

Activity session

KS1/2 Science/local history

What is included:

A free planning visitRisk assessment guidance and site mapCopies of trails and activity ideasGoody bag order forms for the shopIndoor lunch areaAccess to the Melting Shop Play Area (KIM only)Use of app and tablet computers (AIH only)

Supported visitsFancy discovering the museum at your own pace? Bring your class along on a self guided visit and make the most of our activity trails, interactives and the Melting Shop play area.

Please note, due to the nature of the site, we are unable to offer self guided visits at Shepherd Wheel Workshop.

Melting Shop Play Area

Kelham Island Museum onlySuitable for Y4 and under

In this activity space children find out how steel was made, shaped and used in Sheffield. Through interactive play they make sense of many of the themes and big machines in the Museum. The Melting Shop is ideal for studying materials as well as other science and history topics.

Loan boxesThese exciting resources will enhance your local history project with museum artefacts and activities to use in the classroom. We have two loan boxes on offer to primary schools:

Tools through Time

Using selected objects from the world significant Hawley Tool Collection learn about local trades and their associated tools.

This highly tactile resource was developed with SEN specialists.

Clocking On Pod

The pod is an interactive resource which allows children to learn about the history of Sheffield's steelworks by becoming 'trainee curators'.

The resource is based on the theme of 'change' and tracks the changing face of work in Sheffield from the 1850s to the 1950s and up to the present day.

The pod includes museum objects, photographs, an audio album, a book bag, items of costume and a teacher's pack with suggested activities and lesson plans.

Prices

All prices are per class. Maximum class size is 35 pupils at Kelham, 30 pupils at Abbeydale. Please note schools can reclaim VAT for educational visits. We require all payments in advance. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust Ltd’. If you cancel within four weeks of your visit, this cost will still be due as the museum still has to bear the costs.

Age Minimum Recommended

Foundation stage 1:6 1:4

Key stage 1 (Y1-Y2) 1:8 1:5

Key stage 2 (Y3-Y6) 1:10 1:8

Accompanying adults

All adults are included in the price. For museum led sessions we ask for at least four adults per class to help with specific activities. However, should you need to bring more assistance, for example, for one to one support, you are welcome to. Below are details of our minimum ratios for all visits to all sites.

Type ofsession

Duration (approx)

Maximum number of classes per day

Price per class inc VAT

Investigationday

Full day 3 classes at Kelham2 classes at Abbeydale

£264.00

Activity session

Half day(Full day if incorporating a self-guided visit to the museum)

1 or 2 classes £132.00 per session

Supported visit Flexible Flexible £48.00

Loan box Per half term N/A £40.00

Accessibility

Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust aims to make your visit as accessible and inclusive as possible.

Balancing the needs of people who have a range of disabilities with the conservation of the old industrial buildings is a challenge and, although we cannot provide access for every visitor to every part of all our sites, we feel confident that there are opportunities for everyone.

Please inform us if your class has any special requirements, i.e. pupils with disabilities, special needs, English as a second language. This is particularly helpful if museum staff are working directly with your group.

Please note there is at least one accessible toilet at each site.

How to bookContact us

For more information or to book any of our sessions, a supported visit or to hire a loan box please contact us on 0114 201 0613 or education@simt.co.uk.

Details

Please provide us with the following details:

• Contact name• School• Telephone number• Email address

• Number of pupils• Year group(s)

• Session name/type of visit• Potential dates/times

Kelham Island Museum

Kelham Island MuseumAlma StreetSheffieldS3 8RY

Coaches can drive up to the museum and drop groups by the Bessemer Converter. There is parking available for cars and minibuses. If you need parking for a coach, please check in advance.

Bus and Supertram stops are 5 to 10 minutes walk away. The nearest Supertram stop (Middlewood or Malin Bridge services) is Shalesmoor. Buses 47, 48, 53 & 87 stop on Nursery Street. Buses 13, 14, 57, 58 & 66 all stop nearby, at Shalesmoor.

For directions please see: www.simt.co.uk/kelham-island-museum/plan-your-visit

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

Abbeydale Industrial HamletAbbeydale Road SouthSheffieldS7 2QW

Coaches can pull into the museum car park to drop off passengers, however there will not be space to park coaches onsite for the day. Parking is available for cars and minibuses.

The 97 & 97A bus stops outside the gates.

For directions please see: www.simt.co.uk/abbeydale-industrial-hamlet/plan-your-visit

Shepherd Wheel Workshop

Shepherd WheelWhiteley WoodsOff Hangingwater RoadSheffieldS11 2YE

Coaches can drop groups off on Oakbrook Road or Westbrook Road. Please note, coaches are unable to come into the park. There is on street parking available for cars and minibuses outside the park.

The 83A bus stops outside Bingham Park gates. Other buses, including the 81, 82 & 85, stop 5-10 minutes walk away on Ecclesall Road at Hunters Bar roundabout.

For directions please see: www.simt.co.uk/shepherd-wheel-workshop/plan-your-visit