Archives Alive Workshops
Explore our range of inspiring workshops for secondary schools.
Health and the People (KS4)
Perfect for GCSE revision, this workshop invites students to handle the works of some of the key figures in the history of medicine, from anatomy and surgery to nursing and public health.
World War I: The Impact of the Great War on the North East (KS3+)
This workshop invites students to learn about how WWI affected people in the local area through unique primary sources like photos and letters.
Coal Mining in the North East (KS3)
This workshop allows students to step back in time to find about coal mining in the North East in the 19th century.
Cracking Cholera! (KS3+)
Based across the archives and the labs, this workshop sets students on an interactive investigation into the causes and cures of cholera in the past and present.
“We saw interesting pieces of history not many people will get to see.”