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Blists Hill Victorian Town
Coalport China Museum
Enginuity
Jackfield Tile Museum

Blists Hill Victorian Town - To book contact Education Officers on 01952 601013

Workshop	K/S	Time	Capacity	Cost
Victorian School Museum led (Winter) A Victorian Teacher will deliver selected activities in our original School House. Teachers choose from a list of lessons available. We provide costumes for all children and 2 adults.	1-2	2 Hours	35	£7.95 per child includes admission
Victorian School Self led (Easter - October) The self taught session is the same as above, but you deliver the lesson with detailed resources and a museum based ‘Classroom Assistant’ to help.	1-2	2 Hours	35	Admission plus £80
Intaglio Printing Draw, etch and print pieces of work using Intaglio techniques and processes. We can focus on pattern and designs found at the site for inspiration or the students can bring ready made designs eg Xmas cards, self portraits.	1-4	1.5 Hours	30	Admission plus £80
Costume Handling An opportunity to try on some items of costume and see how they affected the way you moved and what you could do.	1-2	30 Min	16	Admission plus £1 per student
Laundry Wash clothing using a dolly tub and posser. Wring it through a mangle and peg out on the line. Smell the carbolic soap and lavender bags. Compare how hard it is compared to what we do today.	1-2	30 Min	10	Admission plus £1 per student
Candle Dipping Dip a modern candle in coloured waxes to create a unique design. Visit the Victorian Candle Factory to see how candles were made.	All	30 Min	16	Admission plus £1.30 per student
Brick Making (February – October) Hand make a brick using traditional tools and techniques, and experience the working conditions endured by child labourers in a Victorian Brickworks. Bricks are taken home and should be fired or varnished when dry.	All	30 Min	16	Admission plus £1.60 per student
Dedicated Early Years Days Storytelling and candle dipping. Make a toy, meet our horses, pigs and chickens and ride in the horse drawn cart.	0-5 yrs			Phone for details

Coalport China Museum - To book call Coalport Education Officer on 01952 686542

Coalport’s “Design and Make” Workshops explore techniques used in the production of ceramics. All work needs firing and is available for collection after approx 3 weeks, or we can arrange postage (extra charge).

Workshop	K/S	Time	Capacity	Cost
On Glaze Painting - paint a design of your own on a plain white mug or plate that will then be fired to make it permanent.	2/3	2 Hours	30 (Split groups can be arranged)	£7 per student. Museum admission included. Tour on request
Modelling Clay Faces - create a 3-D face in cream glazed finish. It can be a self portrait, a famous person or a fantasy figure	All
Flower modelling - making and painting flowers using traditional techniques and some strange implements	2-4
Landscapes - using the inspiration of the Gorge or a drawing you have brought with you, make a plaque to hang on the wall	All
Containers - make coil or slab pots to your own design and shape	All
Sgraffito - Use the patterns you find in the collections to inspire you then scratch out a unique design on a clay bowl	1/2
Transfer design - Make an intaglio print to see how this method was used to produce designs on ceramic ware. Then decorate a mug using a range of modern transfers.	2-4			£9.00 per student. Museum admission included. Tour on request

Enginuity - To book call Education Office on 01952 435970

Enginuity offers various challenging workshops. All include hands-on design, make and test activities. Lunch space provided.

Workshop	K/S	Time	Capacity	Cost
Buggy Racer Challenge 2A; Vehicles How simple mechanisms work	1	10am – 2.30pm Includes time in Enginuity	50	£8.25 per student includes admission
Buggy Racer Challenge 6D:Controllable Vehicles. How electricity is used to drive products and pulleys to control speed	2/3		50
Bridging the Gap 6A: Shelters Using CAD to investigate tubes and triangles in construction	2/3		35
Parachuting Parcels Assemble and reinforce a gift box to drop a china teddy bear safely with a parachute	1/2		35
Pneumatic Cranes 3C: Moving Monsters Build a working crane with 2 moving parts controlled by syringes and simple levers	2		35
Rockets Design and make paper air powered rockets able to hit a target	1/2		50
Wind Turbines Develop understanding of energy resources and how they are transferred and transformed	2/3		35
Product Analysis Evaluate a range of products against a number of criteria	4+		35
Pewter Puzzles Design and manufacture badges using CAD and CAM	2-4		35	£8.95 per student includes admission

Interactive Shows	K/S	Time	Capacity	Cost
Forces Units 1E: Pushes & Pulls, 2A: Vehicles, 2E Forces & Movements, 6E Forces in action	1-3	45 Min	60	£1 plus admission (£25 min)
Materials A look at forces, materials and structures	2/3
Electricity How electricity is generated and how energy can be transformed	1-3
Pneumatics Unit 3C: Moving Monsters	2

Outreach Workshop	K/S	Time	Capacity	Cost
Moving Pictures Unit 1A	1	2 Hours Per session	32	£160 per half day. £295 per day. + expenses (35p per mile)
Story Books Unit 4B	2
Crazy Cams Unit 5C: Moving Toys	2
Alarming Vehicles Unit 4D: Alarms	2
Fairgrounds Unit 6C: Fairgrounds	2
Forces Interactive show and activities demonstrating how an understanding of forces is important when designing and making products.	1-3		60

Jackfield Tile Museum - To book contact Education Officer on 01952 884627

Jackfield workshops include a design and make activity using traditional Victorian techniques. Access to the museum is included. All work needs firing and is available for collection after approx 3 weeks, or we can arrange postage (extra charge).

Workshop	K/S	Time	Capacity	Cost
Tube lining tile decoration (wall tiles). A traditional technique where the designs is outlined with liquid clay and then the coloured sections are infilled with coloured slip before the tile is fired to achieve a high gloss finish.	1-4	3 Hours	30 per session	£7.95 per student
Encaustic tile (floor tiles). One of the earliest techniques for producing a multicoloured design. The pattern is carved out of the mould and clay or slip is used to give the different sections colour. After drying the excess is scraped away and the tile is fired to a biscuit finish

The IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST, Coach Road, Coalbrookdale, Telford, TF8 7DQ is a limited company registered in England under the Companies Act 1948 Reg No. 918560 and the Charities Act 1960 Ref No. 503717-R.
The Ironbridge Gorge is a World Heritage Site.