Spring Term Programme 2013

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Westminster Abbey is a tremendous teaching resource, but it can be a little

overwhelming. The Education Department tries to make visits manageable by selecting

themes for study each term. This term our tours enhance the curriculum areas ofScience, Art, Religious Education, English, Citizenship and History.

JourneyofLifeKS 1 - 3 Religious Education

SymbolsofWorship*KS 1 - 4 Religious Education & Art

RememberingWWIKS 2 - 4 History & English

ConservationinActionKS 2 - 3 Citizenship, Science & History

WhattheDickens!KS 2 - 3 English

CoronationChronicles*KS 2 - 3 History & Religious Education

TudorReformationsKS 2 - 3 History & Religious Education

WomenatWestminster*KS 2 - 4 History

SuperScientistsKS 2 Science & History

EasterKS 2 - 3 Religious Education & Art

* Discounts available for secondary schools in

the Borough of Westminster


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8-10JanuaryI10:00-12:00or12:45-14:45

JourneyofLifeThis guided tour of the Abbey highlights

some of the key milestones in a Christians

life: baptism, marriage and funeral. The

symbols associated with each ceremony

(the font, the ring, the cross) will be

discussed in an imaginative and fun way.

Students can think about signicant dates

in their lives and then create a St.

Christopher badge to take through their

own life journey.

4perpupil Max30childrenpersession KS1-3

15-17JanuaryI10:30-12:00or13:00-14:30

SymbolsofWorshipWestminster Abbey is rst and foremost

a place of worship which uses the rich

tradition of Christian symbolism developed

over many centuries. Students will explore

the Abbey considering some of the key

symbolic objects, actions, words and images

used here. The sacraments of Baptism and

Holy Communion will be considered in

depth, and pupils will have the opportunity

to visit the Shrine of Edward the Confessor,

not normally open to the public.

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3.50KS1-2

6.50KS3-4Max30pupilspersession KS1-4


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22-24JanuaryI10:00-12:00or12:45-14:45

RememberingWWIThe Grave of the Unknown Warrior is

a poignant reminder of the Great War.

Pupils will meet a WW1 Soldier and pay

their respects at the grave. They will be

introduced to the poets of the First World

War before recycling a war poem using

their senses and our poetry kitbag. For

secondary pupils our unpick a sonnet

activities demystify form and structure and

engage pupils in the actual language choices

made by soldier-poet, Wilfred Owen.

4perpupil Max30pupilspersession KS2-4


29-31JanuaryI10:00-12:00or12:45-14:45

ConservationinActionBecome a trainee conservator for the day

to nd out how the conservation team

look after Westminster Abbey: a historic

monument housing many national treasures

and, rst and foremost, a place of worshipbuilt by a king to the glory of God. By

trying out conservation techniques and

exploring the way visitors use the church,

pupils will learn about how the building is

being preserved for future generations of

worshippers and tourists alike.


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12-14FebruaryI10:30-12:00or13:00-14:30

CoronationChroniclesThe Queen celebrates the 60th anniversary

of her coronation this year. Take a tour of

Westminster Abbey and become a monarch

for the morning! We shall stand on the spot

where kings and queens have been crownedsince 1066 to nd out what happens at the

coronation and discover the meaning behind

the Crown Jewels. See the tombs of medieval

kings and queens and the beautiful Tudor

Lady Chapel, burial place of a brother and

two sisters: Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.



5-7FebruaryI10:00-12:00or12:45-14:45

WhattheDickens!Charles Dickens is often considered the

greatest of Victorian novelists. Join us for

a birthday celebration of his unique style

of writing and nd out, from the man

himself, about the inspiration for his work

and the times in which he lived. Pupils will

visit the grave where Dickens was buried in

a small, private ceremony in Poets Corner.

You may combine this session with a self-

guided walking tour of the areas around

the Abbey associated with Dickens and the

Victorian era.

3.50KS2

6.50KS3Max30pupilspersession KS2-3


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26-27FebruaryI10:00-12:00or12:45-14:45

TudorReformationsIn January 1540, Westminster Abbey was

dissolved and the Benedictine monks left.

Pupils will nd out what it was like in the

Abbey at this time, and why Henry VIII

dissolved the religious houses of England.

They consider the impact that closing the

Abbey would have had on Westminster, and

beyond, and meet Brother William, one of

monks, to nd out how he felt about the

Reformation. They will also tour the Abbey

to consider the impact that it had on the

building and its worship.

5-7MarchI10:00-12:00or12:45-14:45

WomenatWestminsterWestminster Abbey is the resting place

of some of the most signicant women in

the history of the nation. During Womens

History Month students will learn about the

lives of medieval queens, and how they hadfar more power and inuence than most

people assume. They will visit some of the

key sites of the Abbey to see how the tombs

of these women reect their position and

consider the role of women at Westminster

in the present day.


3.50KS2

6.50KS3-4Max30pupilspersession KS2-4


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12-14MarchI10:00-12:00or12:45-14:45

SuperScientistsCharles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace,

Sir Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday,

Alexander Fleming, Edmond Halley and

Lord Joseph Lister just some of the great

scientists who are buried or remembered at

Westminster Abbey.

This session looks at the contributions of

some of these great thinkers. Pupils will

meet Charles Darwin and join him on a

nature trail in the Abbey gardens.

19-21&25-27March I10:00-12:00or12:45-14:45

EasterCome and join us for the most important

of all Christian festivals! Pupils will learn

about the death and resurrection of Jesus

and, in their visit to the Abbey, nd out

about the services celebrated here tomark these events. They will explore the

important symbols associated with this

festival and make a memento to remind

them of the events which took place nearly

2,000 years ago.

4perpupil Max30pupilspersession KS2



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Westminster Abbey is a living Church, where God is worshippeddaily. There are thirteen services every week, which school groups

are welcome to attend by prior arrangement.

Westminster Abbey is also one of the worlds greatest churches, a

designated World Heritage Site and Royal Peculiar, which means

the Dean is directly answerable to the monarch. The coronation of

Kings and Queens has taken place here since 1066, and 30 Kingsand Queens are buried here. Principal among them is St Edward

the Confessor, King of England from 1042 to 1066, whose shrine

is at the heart of the Abbey. Also buried or memorialised here are

over 3,000 great men and women from history: statesmen and

politicians, lawyers, warriors, clerics, writers, artists and musicians.

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Spring Term Programme 2013