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A visit to the Museum provides a unique and stimulating environment for
studying history, science and technology. Pupils have
the opportunity to study primary evidence and see many
topics brought to life. A visit to the Museum is both
fun and educational and will link closely to work in
the classroom.
- Taught
sessions are currently available for Primary and
Secondary education and are linked to both national
curriculum targets and the QCA schemes of work. We also offer most of our education sessions as Outreach, and our Loans Box service is now up and running.
- A teacher's
pack is available to download from this site (or
can be sent to you by post). It contains background
information on the Museum and collection, class room
activities linked to the sessions we offer and interpretation
notes on some of the galleries. It also contains a
price information and booking form. Quiz sheets for
pupils visiting the Museum have to be downloaded separately.
- We offer annual
competitions for schools to enter:
- A War Poetry competition held in the Autumn.
- A Bridge Building competition held in the Spring/Summer.
Next Autumn (2007) we intend to re-instate the War
Artist competition, please keep checking the website
for further information.
- We offer special
sessions through out the year including:
- A Remembrance Day session held in November.
- Home Front Christmas session held in December.
- Christmas in the Trenches session held in December.
Sessions with the Education Officer are only available
between 10.30 am and 3.00 pm. Our Learning Service is under constant development
and as such we are able to cater for most interests
including the teaching of military and social history
outside our currently listed programme.
Royal Engineers Museum Schools Bulletin
 New
this year, is the creation of the REM Schools Bulletin.
This newsletter is designed to keep teachers informed
about the goings on at the Museum, and new developments
happening in the Schools Service. It also provides a
means for them to tell us what they would like out of
their time here, or any services they would like to
see offered.
If you're interested in subscribing to this FREE service please send your name, school, and email address to: education@re-museum.co.uk
Download Issue
1 (pdf 1MB) - posted 2 November 2007
Taught Sessions
Sessions can be made up of the following elements:
- Brief talk/introduction
- Object handling with talk
- Medway Evacuee Reunion Group (MERG) session (World
War Two sessions only)
Times may vary and activities can be divided up in different ways depending
on the length of the visit.
Sessions involving an Education Officer or the Medway
Evacuee Reunion Group (MERG) are only available between
1030 am and 3 pm. Groups wishing to arrive earlier than
1030 am may take a self-led tour of the Museum prior
to their session with Museum staff.
Sessions available are:
- KS 1 - Curious Curators
- KS 1 - Florence Nightingale
- KS 1 & 2 - Talking History (English)
- KS 2 - World War Two (1939-45)
- KS 1 & 3 - Early Engineers (Science & Engineering)
- KS 3 - World War One (1914-18)
Key Stage 1 - Curious Curators |
We offer sessions on:
- The work of museum staff
- The importance of the collection
- How to get the most out of a museum
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Why it’s important to collect
items from our past
- Download Sessions
Programme (pdf 44kb) information sheet
Class activities for Curious Curator:
- Download/view Quiz
sheet (pdf 135kb) for World War One Galleries
To book or for more information contact the Events and Education Officer
Email: education@re-museum.co.uk
Tel: 01634 822312
Download free Adobe® Reader® software to read pdf (portable
document format) files.
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Leopard-skin regalia, a cope or 'lembd', placed on Sir Robert Napier by the Kasa, John of Tigree on the conclusion of the treaty of the Abyssinian campaign in 1868 |
Key Stage 1 - Florence Nightingale |
We offer sessions on:
- Life of Florence Nightingale before and
after the Crimean War (1854-56)
- Florence’s work in the Crimea
- Brief history of the Crimean War (1845-56)
- Download Sessions
Programme (pdf 44kb) information sheet
Class activities for Florence Nightingale:
- · Sheet of “Did you know”
interesting facts about Florence and the Crimean
War.
To book or for more information contact the Events and Education Officer
Email: education@re-museum.co.uk
Tel: 01634 822312
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document format) files.
For general historical background information
see:
Corps History - Engineers
and the early Victorian Wars (1853-1880)
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"The Lady with the Lamp"
- Florence Nightingale, the mother of modern nursing,
seen nursing soldiers in the Crimea. |
Key Stage 1 & 2 - Talking History (English) |
We offer sessions on:
- Use of historical artefacts to encourage development
of speaking and listening skills.
- Aimed at students who have trouble communicating.
- Facilitates discussion in clear and articulate
way.
- Download Sessions
Programme (pdf 35kb) information sheet
Class activities for Talking History:
- Talking History worksheet (used during
session)
To book or for more information contact the Events and Education Officer
Email: education@re-museum.co.uk
Tel: 01634 822312
The Royal Engineers were responsible for army
communications which involved signal, telegraph
and mail services - for more information see Engineer Specialists page |
A Second World War (1939-45)
airgraph letter used by soildiers to communicate
with their families. The carriage of mail was
a Royal Engineers responsibility. |
Key Stage 2 - World War Two (1939-45) |
We offer sessions on:
- Evacuation
- The Blitz
- Rationing
- General Overview of the Second World War
- Download Sessions Programme (pdf 47kb) information sheet
Note: Groups wishing to use the Shelter (The Blitz) or sessions with the Medway Evacuee Reunion Group (MERG) must give at least 1 months notice.
Class activities for World War Two
To book or for more information contact the Events and Education Officer
Email: education@re-museum.co.uk
Tel: 01634 822312
Download free Adobe® Reader® software to read pdf (portable
document format) files.
For general historical background information see:
Corps History - The
Corps and the Second World War (1939-1945)
Campaign History - Operation Overlord and the Royal Engineers (1944-5) |
A family entering an Anderson
Shelter (c 1940), named after the Home Secretary,
John Anderson. It provided a cheap domestic shelter
from bombing. It consisted of fourteen sheets
of corrugated iron, the shelter formed a shell
6 feet (1.8m) high, 4½ feet (1.4m) wide and 6½
feet (2m) long. It was buried to a depth of 4
feet (1.2m) and then covered with at least 15
inches (0.4m) of soil. The Anderson shelter was
issued free to all earning less than £250 a year
and at a charge of £7 for those with higher incomes.
Eventually 2,250,000 (for just under 25% of the
population) were erected and made homely with
bunks inside and flowers and vegetables planted
in the protective bank of earth.
(Photo: unknown) |
Key Stage 1 & 3 - Early Engineers (Science & Engineering) |
We offer sessions on:
- Evolution of Siege Warfare
- Early history of military engineering
- Catapult design
- Tests using museum engineering models
- Constructing your own catapult
Class activities for Early Engineers (Science & Engineering):
- Download/view the "Did you know?" sheet of interesting facts about the history of military engineering and siege warfare
To book or for more information contact the Events and Education Officer
Email: education@re-museum.co.uk
Tel: 01634 822312
Download free Adobe® Reader® software to read pdf (portable
document format) files.
For general historical background information
see:
Corps History - King's
Engineers and Skilled Levies (1066-1346)
Corps History - The
Corps, Ordnance and its Train (1370-1713)
Corps History - Corps
of Engineers (1716-1832)
Corps History - Engineer
Soldiers (1772-1856) |
A 'Trebuchet', a medieval siege engine. They worked on a pivot principle with a long arm carrying a sling and a counter-weighted short arm. They were the seige artillery of their time and had a range of 200 metres. |
Key Stage 3 - World War One (1914-18) |
We offer sessions on:
- Life in the trenches
- Developments in technology
- The Life of a Royal Engineer during World War One
- General Overview of the First World War
- Download Sessions
Programme (pdf 44kb) information sheet
Class activities for World War One:
To book or for more information contact the Events and Education Officer
Email: education@re-museum.co.uk
Tel: 01634 822312
Download free Adobe® Reader® software to read pdf (portable
document format) files.
For general historical background information
see:
Corps History - The
Corps and the First World War (1914-18)
Biography - Lord
Kitchener (1850-1916) |
"Your Country Needs You"
World War One recruitment poster bearing the face
of Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State for War
and a Royal Engineer officer. |
Teacher Packs Teacher Packs are sent to each teacher leading a visit
to the Museum. It is designed to help you plan and prepare
for your visit to the Royal Engineers Museum and contains
all of the information you will need to make the most
of your visit.
Download Teacher
Pack (pdf 242kb) which contains the following information:
- Action before Visiting the Museum.
- Guidelines for Teachers.
- Directions to the Museum.
- Gallery Plan of the Museum
- Background information on the Museum (including:
Facilities and Charges)
- Group Booking Form - If you want to download just
the booking form click here (pdf 39kb).
Download free Adobe® Reader® software to read pdf (portable
document format) files.
Please go to our Visitor Information page for information
on how to get to the Museum.
Please go to the Galleries page for a plan of the Museum.
Special Sessions
Remembrance Day Special Session - Key Stage 1 and 2
Children learn about the importance of Remembrance
Day and what it is we remember. An object handling session
is included using our First World War (1914-18) objects.
Children will also be given the chance to make their
own poppy to take away.
Sessions should last approximately 1½ - 2 hours
These sessions run for the 2 weeks prior to Remembrance
Day weekend, 1-10 November.
To book or for more information contact the Events and Education Officer
Email: education@re-museum.co.uk
Tel: 01634 822312
Christmas Home Front Special Session - Key Stage 1 and 2
This is an adaptation of our normal Second World War
(1939-45) Home Front session. Children will look at
how the restrictions of war affected celebrations such
as Christmas; e.g. being away from friends and families
to not being able to have a traditional Christmas dinner
or decorations. The session also looks at the 'make-do-and-mend'
culture; how many Christmas presents and cards would
have been home made during the war years? The children
will get to use the Second World War Handling Collection
and associated worksheet. The children will then have
the opportunity to make their own Christmas card to
take away using recycled materials.
Sessions should last approximately 1½ - 2 hours
The Christmas sessions will run throughout December
To book or for more information contact the Events and Education Officer
Email: education@re-museum.co.uk
Tel: 01634 822312
Christmas Special Session - Key Stage 3 and 4
A choice can be made from the above session or from
a World War One (1914-18) Christmas session. The World
War One session focuses mainly on Christmas in the trenches,
looking at the 1914 Christmas Truce and how soldiers
would have commemorated Christmas in their situation.
It also looks briefly at how Christmas might have been
for those at home and makes comparisons with Christmas
prior to World War One . The pupils will get chance
to use the First World War Handling Collection and associated
worksheets.
The sessions will last approximately 1½ - 2 hours
The Christmas sessions will run throughout December
To book or for more information contact the Events and Education Officer
Email: education@re-museum.co.uk
Tel: 01634 822312
Download Special
Sessions information sheet (pdf 43kb)
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Adobe®
Reader® software to read pdf (portable
document format) files.
Additional facilities
- FREE admission for teachers and group leaders
- FREE preliminary visits for teachers
- FREE coach parking
- Teaching space in the Schools Room
- Storage space for bags and coats
- Space for lunch in the Schools Room
- Access ramps for wheelchairs
- Wheelchair
- Toilet facilities
- Museum Shop selling souvenirs, gifts, postcards and books
- Refreshment area with vending machines selling crisps, sweets, hot and cold drinks
Charges
Charges are to be found on the Learning Services Charges page
Booking a visit
The Museum is open 9 am - 5 pm Tuesday to Friday -
see Visitors' Information page for full and up-to-date
details.
Teaching sessions can be booked in advance by contacting:
Events and Education Officer
Royal Engineers Museum
Prince Arthur Road
Gillingham
Kent
ME4 4UG
Tel: 01634 822312
Fax: 01634 822371
Email: education@re-museum.co.uk
Please download Booking
Form (pdf 29kb) and return to the above address.
Download free Adobe®
Reader® software to read pdf (portable
document format) files.
Sessions involving an Education Officer or the Medway
Evacuee Reunion Group (MERG) are only available between
1030 am and 3 pm. Groups wishing to arrive earlier than
1030 am may take a self-led tour of the Museum prior
to their session with Museum staff.
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