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  1. Bookmaking tools spread on a green mat. The tools include pink floral paper, a metal ruler, a roll of masking tape, a spool of white thread, an awl, an orange sponge, a white paper creaser, brown paper, a bulldog clip and scissors.
    Free

    Books Uncovered

    A group workshop designed for young people and adults with learning disabilities.
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  2. Illustration showing cartoon children playing against a red background. They are stood on an open book. One child plays a musical instrument, orange musical notes float above their heads and above that a blue, green and yellow mythical bird
    Years 3–6Free

    Musical Storytellers

    Combine literacy with music to have fun developing vocabulary, oracy and comprehension skills.
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  3. Illustration on a green background. Cartoon children standing on an open book. One child holds a homemade megaphone made of an inside out umbrella with trumpets attached to it.
    Years 3–6Free

    Write Like a Poet

    What makes a poem? Do they have to rhyme? Can they be silly?
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  4. Illustration showing cartoon children playing, three children are wearing pink pig masks, one has a grey wolf mask on, one holds a violin. They are all stop on an open book, the background colour of the image is bright blue
    Years R–2Free

    Once Upon a Time

    Through exploring the story of the Three Little Pigs, pupils will develop storytelling skills, strengthening their literacy and oracy.

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  5. A group of 6 schoolgirls of varying heights but all dressed in school uniform have gathered around an exhibition display case to look inside of it.
    Years 3–6 and Years 7–13Free

    Self-guided school visits

    These flexible visits enable you to lead your group to explore our public spaces and Treasures Gallery.

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  6. Two schoolboys wearing shcool uniform and holding iPads stand together. They are both looking at their screens, their expressions are amused and interested
    Years 4–6 and Years 7–13Free

    Windrush Voices

    This session explores the arrival of the Empire Windrush in Essex in 1948 and the wider social and historical context of this moment.
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  7. A person, seen from behind, wearing a white shirt, headphones and hair in a bun. They are looking at a blue patterned image
    Years 10–13Free

    Sounds Familiar? Online

    Uncover ways of analysing speech, accent and dialect by diving into oral history collections from the National Sound Archive through this online workshop.
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  8. Three uniformed schoolchildren look with interest at something, their faces are lit by a pink light
    Years 1–2Free

    Once Upon a Time: Tell a Story

    Students take a well-known story and develop storytelling skills through performance, strengthening their literacy and language skills.
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  9. A group of school students in uniform, the child in the centre of the image has raised her hand to answer a question, there is a pink tint to the photo
    Years 1–2Free

    Once Upon a Time: Make a Story

    Students will create a new story as a class, developing their literacy and language skills through imaginative play.
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