Learning at the Fusilier Museum Warwick
Learning at the Fusilier Museum Warwick
Learning lies at the heart of all that the staff & volunteers do from National Curriculum-linked learning delivery, to special tours, out-of-hour group visits and family activity sessions.
New Learning Brochures
The Learning brochures for Primary, Secondary & Further Education and out-of-hours groups outlines the range of the museum's learning offer. It is available to download here.
Primary Learning
'The Museum put together an incredible package of learning filled with great experiences and the children had an amazing time'
Headteacher, Local Primary School
A pilot scheme with Westgate Primary School, funded by West Midlands Museum Development, created new primary learning sessions which had been successfully tried and tested with Year 3 and Year 5 students. The museum's primary learning sessions will engage students in local history and real artefacts developing a range of skills and knowledge and provide an enjoyable and memorable learning experience. Sessions link to literacy, local history, music and art & design.
The museum has also undertaken success external partnership collaborations: In autumn, 2024, a project in collaboration with Midland Actors Theatre saw a local primary school year perform a short play on the life of Victoria Cross winner Arthur Vickers.
See https://youtu.be/Vj5Uvm2h2SE
Secondary & Further Education
'Students really enjoyed the links to local history and found speakers engaging... it gave students a real opportunity to look at how we remember as a community in our local area...Teachers felt this helped develop understanding of the importance of remembrance''
Head of History, Local Secondary School & Sixth Form Centre
The museum can offer a tailored approach to curriculum linked sessions for Key Stage 3 and beyond. Our particular strengths are case studies from the First and Second World Wars. We can provide in-depth studies that will develop students’ historical skills around enquiry, investigation, evaluation and interpretation of, for example, life in the trenches. The museum has a rich selection of primary source material to support local studies such as Warwick and World War 1 that can link individuals, stories, collections, monuments and buildings.
Out-of-Hours Informal Learning
'The venue was so relaxed and brilliantly interesting. The staff's willingness to share their knowledge and love of the Regiment’s rich historical past was the absolute highlight. We all tried on some dress-up outfits and did the trail activities'
Parent from group which included 2 year olds to 9 year olds
The museum can offer entertaining and informative out-of-hours learning sessions for youth or family groups. Cub and Beaver groups in Warwick District have already discovered how engaging these evening sessions at the museum. These include dressing-up, craft sessions and treasure hunt activities for children. The museum also offers more advanced learning activities for 11 year + groups handling historic objects and exploring the lives of fascinating individuals.