Watford Museum offers free education and learning services for schools and community groups in Watford

26th April 2011

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Local teacher, Yvonne Kennedy, from Queens School has been using the handling collections at Watford Museum to create new resources for teaching at GCSE level.

The resource boxes provided by the museum include:

World War Two
Evacuee's Suitcase
Victorian Domestic
Victorian Childhood
Toys

The contents of the box will vary but all boxes will contain some of the following - original or replica artefacts, posters, photographs, costumes and newspapers. As well as the resource box service, staff at Watford Museum also offer:

Supported visits to Watford Museum
Heritage trail tailored to each group, including a Victorian Watford trail
Assistance with projects and images on local history and environment
Services of museum's Heritage Officer who has Qualified Teacher Status, up to date CRB check and Advanced Safeguarding and First Aid Training
Risk Assessments for all activities

For more information about these fabulous resources visit www.watfordmuseum.org.uk , email them at: info@watfordmuseum.org.uk or call them on tel: 01923 232297

The photo below shows two pupils from Queens School with objects from one of the resource boxes.