Study Days and Activity Days
Challenge, develop and inspire
How to book
Each of our Study Days and Activity Days is open to multiple schools. Places for each school will be limited and given on a first come, first served basis. To register your interest in attending and receive further information, please complete the online booking form.
Study Days
The Cold War
Level: KS5
Date: Monday, 8 December 2025
Explore Britain’s role in the Cold War (including the Korean War) in depth and develop your research skills at this KS5 History Study Day. Working with the Museum’s Research and Archive teams, students will access historic documents and attend a lecture from a Museum historian about the origins of the Cold War in Germany. With the Learning team, students will build their knowledge as they explore the Museum’s handling collection and galleries.
Warfare Through Time
Level: KS5
Date: Monday, 9 March 2026
Explore the theme of warfare through time, with a focus on the Napoleonic Wars, Crimean War and Western Front in the First World War, and develop your research skills at this KS5 History Study Day. Students will access historic documents with our Archives team and attend a lecture demonstration on the development of weaponry. With the Learning team, students will build their knowledge as they explore the Museum’s handling collection and galleries.
Empire in the World Wars
Level: KS5
Date: Monday, 6 July 2026
Dive into the history of the British Empire in the First and Second World Wars and develop your research skills at this KS5 History Study Day. Alongside the Museum’s Research and Archive teams, students will access historic documents and attend a lecture from a Museum historian about the British Indian Army on the Western Front. With the Learning team, students will expand their knowledge through exploring the Museum’s handling collection and galleries.
Activity Days
Operation Squirrel: Strategy Day
Level: KS3-4
Date: Thursday, 10 July 2025
Dive into the world of counterinsurgency with the Operation Squirrel Strategy Day. Students will take on the role of peacekeepers to a fictional region in political turmoil. They will explore counterinsurgency missions throughout the history of the British Army with a bespoke gallery trail. During the day, they will use teamwork, problem solving, negotiation and debate skills to complete special missions and find peaceful solutions.
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