A room for everyone

about this session

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) | Curriculum links: History, Literacy, PDMU, Q Skills in Communication | Topic: House Detectives, Celebration | Session type: Classroom-based, Route-based

What stories do the different rooms in Hillsborough Castle tell? How should we behave in each of the different spaces? Become a house detective and find out!

Based partly in a classroom and partly in the State Rooms at Hillsborough Castle, this session will feature the following:

• Handling objects.
• A tour of the State Rooms at Hillsborough Castle.
• A call and response activity.
• Trying on elements of costume.
• Role-playing different scenarios and trying different actions.
• A sensory activity in the Dining Room, exploring food served at Hillsborough Castle in the past.

Learning objectives

Children will:

• Learn about some of the different uses of Hillsborough Castle throughout its history.
• Try out some of the different social behaviours linked to each room and its use.
• Make connections between historical events and real-life situations.
• Be empowered to use their senses to explore new historic environments.

This session is suitable for students with MLD, SLD and PMLD, aged between 5 and 14, but it can be adapted for older students too, who attend special schools or units.

National Curriculum links

This session supports:

• P scales: English (Speaking and Listening) P1-8, History P1-8, PSHE P1-8
• Q Skills in Communication: Q1-Q5 Talking and Listening
• KS2 – The World Around Us: Interdependence & Change over time
• KS2 – Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening
• KS3 – History: Investigate the past and its impact on our world today

Booking Information

Availability 
Mondays*, Tuesdays, Wednesdays (*until the end of December 2024)
10.30, 11.45, 13.00

Duration 
60 minutes 

Capacity 
Up to 10 students plus additional accompanying adults. This figure is entirely flexible based on the needs of the students and will be decided in discussion with the class teacher.

Price 
FREE 

Please contact us directly to discuss the particular needs and access requirements of your group.