Category Archives: Schools

North Norfolk Stories: Using archival records at Felbrigg Hall

Posted on May 6, 2016 by elizabethjayne2015

From September 2015-March 2016 The Norfolk Record Office Education and Outreach team worked with 9 primary school groups as part of the North Norfolk Stories Project coordinated by Museums Norfolk. Workshops that took place at the Norfolk Record Office included … Continue reading →

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North Norfolk Stories – Holt Primary School discover how life changed after the railway

Posted on October 22, 2015 by emilysarah2012

On Monday Year 5 pupils from Holt Primary School visited us for a session exploring the history of Holt in Victorian times and how Cromer and Sheringham changed after the invention of the railway. The students took part in 3 … Continue reading →

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Creative Writing Winners Announced

Posted on June 1, 2015 by emilysarah2012

We were so impressed by the standard of entries to our WW1 themed creative writing competition that we chose a winner from two age categories. ‘Love at First Shell’, written by Hope Owen Mcnair, in Year 6 at Fairhaven Primary School, wrote … Continue reading →

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Peterhouse Primary School find out about local First World War soldiers

Posted on November 27, 2014 by victoriadraper24

Last week Year 6 pupils from Peterhouse Primary School visited us for a session looking at local soldiers in the First World War. We started the session with a general introduction to archives by playing the indenture game. Next the … Continue reading →

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Great Yarmouth Heritage Schools

Posted on November 13, 2014 by emilysarah2012

Last Thursday, primary and secondary teachers from 7 schools in the Great Yarmouth area visited the Norfolk Record Office as part of the Heritage Schools programme which aims to ensure school children develop an understanding of their local heritage and its significance. … Continue reading →

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Dragons’ Den at Hellesdon High School

Posted on October 16, 2014 by emilysarah2012

Last month the Education and Outreach team went to Hellesdon High School to spend two days giving Industry Workshops to the Year 8 students (age 12-13 years), alongside our colleagues from Norfolk Museum Service.

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Discovering First World War heroes in West Raynham

Posted on October 8, 2014 by victoriadraper24

This morning I visited West Raynham Primary School to work with year 3/4 pupils looking at the history of their village and some of the villager’s involvement in the First World War. In order to find out about trades, businesses … Continue reading →

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