School News and Updates

Keep up to date with all the latest updates and case studies for schools provided by our Learning Officers from our Tees Valley Museums partners.

19 January 2022

The Lost Words – NEW exhibition

Now that the Climate Conference is over, are you looking for ways to help children rediscover our connection to nature? The Lost Words can help.

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10 January 2022

Year 4s top tips to save the planet

In the run up to COP26, Year 4 students from Green Lane Primary Academy were given the challenge to come up with their own top tips to help save the planet. Through studying the Victorians, they learned how 19th Century populations boomed in our area spurring on industrialisation - but did that make the Victorians the villains of climate change?

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19 November 2021

New wellbeing homework package

Our new Arts Award homework focuses on emotional well-being AND gives students an official Award. For a limited time we can offer to cover the cost of certificates!

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03 November 2021

World Kindness Day on 13th November

Staff from across our museums are making their own Museum of Kindness to mark World Kindness Day. Why not make one with your students?

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02 November 2021

New FREE teaching resource

With climate change and biodiversity loss filling the news, why not use our brand new FREE KS 1 and 2 resource - Protecting our local wildlife to teach ‘Living Things and Their Habitats’ with a local twist.

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02 November 2021

Using toys to save the planet

Check out our new FREE downloadable resource for KS 1 teachers on how to use toys to help children think about sustainability.

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