Education

WSHC Education Service

The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre is home to archives and local studies collections that span more than 800 years of the county’s history. The education service provides access to these amazing collections through facilitated sessions at the History Centre or in school and bespoke resource packs. As well as covering key History curriculum topics from KS1 to KS5 our collections offer inspirational resources for the visual and performing arts, humanities, STEM subjects and English.

Please note that the Education pages are currently under construction. If you are looking for resource packs or workshops please contact ruth.butler@wiltshire.gov.uk

The service offers:

Visits to the History Centre for facilitated sessions and behind-the-scenes tours.
An outreach service providing school-based workshops tailored to student and curriculum needs.
Bespoke resource packs.
Sessions and resources for home educating families.
Free teacher development sessions to help schools make the most of the History Centre.

We are currently developing more free, online resources for schools and home educators. Already available online are pages on Wiltshire Black history and the Arctic Convoys of the Second World War. For teachers & curriculum leaders there is a schools’ toolkit to support the development of an LGBT-inclusive curriculum. Work is also underway on resources for Home Educating families.

Charges do apply for facilitated sessions and resource packs. Sessions in school or at the History Centre are charged per pupil: £4 per pupil at the History Centre or £4.50 per child in school. Resource packs are priced at £40. For home educator sessions please email for charges which will apply per family.