Schools workshops

Our interactive online and onsite school workshops inspire and engage students with The MERL collections from Early Years to FE. They support the national curriculum through role-play, exploration, creativity and object investigation, bringing the countryside’s history to life in engaging and dynamic ways with differentiated opportunities, to accommodate your students’ needs.

On this page, browse the different options that learning groups can enjoy. Click the tabs below to filter by key stage.

Early years

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School kids in The MERL garden.

The Outdoor Schoolroom: enhance science and literacy

Discover outdoor learning in The MERL's fabulous garden.

The Outdoor Schoolroom: enhance science and literacy

KS1

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School kids in The MERL garden.

The Outdoor Schoolroom: enhance science and literacy

Discover outdoor learning in The MERL's fabulous garden.

The Outdoor Schoolroom: enhance science and literacy

A boy dressed up in Victorian clothes.

Countryside Childhood, from the Victorians to WW2

Inspire curiosity about rural children's lives in the past.

Countryside Childhood, from the Victorians to WW2

KS2

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School kids in The MERL garden.

The Outdoor Schoolroom: enhance science and literacy

Discover outdoor learning in The MERL's fabulous garden.

The Outdoor Schoolroom: enhance science and literacy

A boy dressed up in Victorian clothes.

Countryside Childhood, from the Victorians to WW2

Inspire curiosity about rural children's lives in the past.

Countryside Childhood, from the Victorians to WW2

A group of school kids at The MERL.

Evacuee Experience in the Countryside: understand the past through a range of sources

Learn about what life was like for children in the countryside during World War Two.

Evacuee Experience in the Countryside: understand the past through a range of sources

A schoolgirl with a magnifying glass in The MERL garden.

Land Use: Town and Country

Learn about the history of human settlement and land use through our museum collections.

Land Use: Town and Country

School kids making biscuits.

The Journey of a Biscuit: Reading and the wider world

Learn about the history of Reading's Huntley & Palmers and the company's global connections.

The Journey of a Biscuit: Reading and the wider world

A school visit to The MERL.

Cross-curricular workshops widening access to higher education

Learn about the workshops we can provide that introduce students to Higher Education.

Cross-curricular workshops widening access to higher education

SEND

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A child holds a piece of paper recommending why you should visit The MERL.

The Working Museum (SEND)

The Working Museum (SEND)

A student tries object handling at The MERL.

A Farming Life: Make Sense Tours and Hands-on Workshops (SEND)

A Farming Life: Make Sense Tours and Hands-on Workshops (SEND)

Widening access for secondary and FE

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A school visit to The MERL.

Cross-curricular workshops widening access to higher education

Learn about the workshops we can provide that introduce students to Higher Education.

Cross-curricular workshops widening access to higher education

Testimonials

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Information for teachers

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