Secondary

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  1. Author Katherine Rundell next to the cover of her book, Impossible Creatures The Poisoned King which shows a green and yellow illustration of a winged lion with horns.
    Years 5 – 8Free

    Katherine Rundell on Fantasy and Maps

    Multi-award-winning author Katherine Rundell will celebrate wondrous and mysterious maps in fiction in this student Q&A event.

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  2. Portrait of a man with short grey hair and glasses, next to a purple graphic with red text reading 'the history of information Chris Haughton'
    Years 5 – 9Free

    Chris Haughton on Maps and Information Literacy

    Award-winning author Chris Haughton will take a look at maps and secrecy through the lens of his latest book The History of Information.

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  3. A crop of a map of India with the wording 'INDIA SHOWING CIVIL DIVISIONS' and 'TOP SECRET' hand written in red
    Years 10 – 13Free

    Study Day: Secret Maps

    Carving out two nations: The road to India’s independence and Partition.

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  4. Artwork for Secret Maps exhibition. Navy background with lots of different maps from history, and images of a flight tracker, an Enigma Machine, Minecraft’s Uncensored Library, D-Day, and a war room. Some of these are obscured by shadows or pixellation.
    Years 3 – 6 and Years 7 – 11Free

    Secret Maps Workshop

    Students will develop information literacy and critical thinking skills by exploring our maps collection.

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  5. A grayscale illustration depicting a scene from Shakespeare's The Tempest.

    Teacher CPD: The Tempest in context

    Join Professor Emma Smith, and teacher and author Michael Donkor for fresh perspectives, tips and resources for teaching The Tempest at Key Stage 4 – 5.

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  6. An illustration showing 8 people holding placards with various slogans such as, equal pay or we walk away, a woman's right to choose and let's put race back into equality.
    Years 12 – 13Free

    Study Day: International Women's Day

    A Level students will explore the history of women’s rights through our collection.

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  7. A woman with short black hair, resting her chin on her hand and gazing upwards. She's wearing pink lipstick, a blue suit jacket and colourful bracelets.
    Years 10 – 13Free

    Exploring Black British Literature – Live! with Malorie Blackman

    Save the date to join the literary icon and explore influential Black British writers.

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  8. A black and white artwork projected on a screen, featuring a large eye, with a house where the pupil should be, and the wording 'Nobody chooses to be a refugee!'
    Years 3 – 11Free

    Refugee Week: No Place Like Home

    Save the date! The Sanctuary Foundation’s No Place Like Home competition prize-giving ceremony returns to the Library.

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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. Three school age students wearing school uniforms with long hair, worn loose, are looking at a display of stamps
    Years 12 – 13Free

    Research Matters Secondary

    Empower your students to conduct independent research in this hands-on workshop.
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  12. A group of 6 students in blue school jumpers and blue plaid skirts stand around a desk. 3 are looking down at the desk, the other 3 students are looking up at a red funnel which is suspended above them
    Years 10 – 13Free

    Sounds Familiar?

    Uncover ways of analysing speech, accent and dialect by diving into oral history collections from the National Sound Archive.
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  13. A school age student wearing a shirt and a beige cardigan stands in front of an exhibition display case and gazes into it
    Years 10 – 13Free

    Exploring Black British Literature

    Explore the rich history of Black writing and literature in Britain.
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  14. Two students in school uniform sat at a desk. They are looking at each other and smiling, the student on the left has placed a hand on a piece of paper on the desk
    Years 3 – 6 and Years 7 – 13Free

    Write Here

    Students will explore the Library and our Treasures gallery to gain inspiration in this creative writing workshop.
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  15. 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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  16. A student wearing glasses, with long brown hair, looking into the distance and smiling. There are other students in the background in a classroom-style environment.
    Years 12 – 13Free

    Develop your Writing

    Become more confident in academic writing.

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  17. A young girl making a small book in one of our school workshops
    Years 3 – 6 and Years 7 – 13Free

    Making Artists’ Books

    Learners will make their own artists' books in this hands-on workshop.
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