Museum of Somerset - Information for Schools and Teachers
Bring Somerset’s history alive at the Museum of Somerset!
Enjoy a range of specially designed teaching sessions linked to National Curriculum areas of study. Support your pupils’ learning with real and replica museum objects available for use in school.
Site-based teaching sessions:
Key Stage 1:
Knights and Castles
Teeth and Bones
Key Stage 2:
The Roman Way
Tudor Life
Monmouth Rebellion
Our Town, Taunton
Taunton Castle Explorers
Teeth and Bones
Key Stage 3:
Monmouth Rebellion
Taunton’s Changing Town (Geography and History)
The Changing Times of Taunton Castle
Key Stage 4:
Taunton’s Changing Town (Geography and History)
The Changing Times of Taunton Castle
To book your teaching session please contact us.
Self-guided schools sessions
Enjoy the Museum of Somerset at your own pace with a free visit. We suggest you meet our Formal Learning Officer for a free pre-visit to share information about the site and your groups’ needs ahead of your visit.
To book your visit please contact us.
Teachers’ INSET training
We aim to support teachers’ ongoing professional development and are keen to link the museum with your needs.
Please contact us to discuss your requirements and we will tailor-make an INSET programme to suit you.
Real museum objects available in school
Bring the past alive in your classroom! Handle real and replica museum objects to support your pupils’ learning.
Borrow real and replica objects from our ‘Loans for Learning’ Service.
Please contact us to discuss.