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Links with the National Curriculum

The award winning Education Centre at St Albans Cathedral brings all manner of subjects to life in original and surprising ways.


Sandford Award Winner 2008 awarded by the Heritage Education Trust. The award is granted in recognition of the excellence of their educational services and facilities and their outstanding contribution to Heritage Education.

Key Stage 1

 

RE

Art & Design

Maths/Science

Alban and the Romans

 1a 3f 3g

Can Buildings Speak? Clay Workshop

1d 3h 3l 3o

1a 1b 2b 2c 4a 4b 4c 5d

 

Celebrations

1b 2a 3a 3g

 

 

Christmas

1a 1b 2a 3a 3g

 

 

Clay Tile Modelling

1d 3h 3l 3o

1a 1b 2b 2c 4a 4b 4c 5d

 

Easter

1a 1b 2a 3a 3g

 

 

Five Senses

 1a 1b 1d 1e

 Sc1: 2b 2f  

 Sc3: 1a 1b 1c 1d 2b

Looking at the Cathedral as a place of worship

1a 1b 1d 1e 2a 2b 2e 3f 3g 3e 3l 3n

 4c 5d

 

Maths Trail

 

1a 1b 4a 5d

Ma2: 1a 1b 1e

Ma3: 1e 2a 2b 2d 3a 4a 4b

Materials

Sc1: 2b 2f

Sc3 1a 1b 1c 1d 2b

Mosaic Tile Making

 

1a 1b 2b 2c 4a 4b 4c 5d

 

Signs & Symbols

1a 1b 1d 1e 2a 2b 2e 3f 3g 3e 3l 3n

 

 

Stained Glass Window Making

1d 3h 3l 3o

1a 1b 2b 2c 4a 4b 4c 5d

 

Key Stage 2

 

RE

History

Art & Design

Science

Music

Maths

Alban & the Romans Trail

1a 3f 3g

1a 1b 2a 2b 2c 3 4b 8a 9

 

 

 

 

Brass Rubbing

 

 

1a 1b 2b 2c 3b 4a 4b 4c 5d

 

 

 

 Before and after the Dissolution 1a 1b 2a 2b 2c 3 4b 8a 10

Can Buildings Speak? Clay Workshop

1d 1e 3h 3l 3o  

1a 1b 1c 2b 2c 3b 4a 4b 4c 5d

     

Celebrations

1a 1b 1e 3a 3h

Christmas

1a 1b 1d 1e 3a 3i

Clay Tile Modelling

1d 1e 3h 3l 3o

 

1a 1b 1c 2b 2c 3b 4a 4b 4c 5d 

 

 

 

Easter

1a 1b 1d 1e 3a 3i

Geology Workshop

 

 

 

Sc3 1a 1b 1c 1d 2a 2b

 

 

Illuminated lettering

1d 3h 3l 3o

1a 1b 2a 2b 2e 

1a 1b 2b 2c 3b 4a 4b 4c 5d

 

 

 

Invaders & Settlers Trail

 

1a 1b 2a 2b 2c  3  4b 8a 10

 

 

 

 

 Looking at the Cathedral as a place of worship 1a 1b 1d 1e 2a 2b 2e 3 4b 8a 9 4c 5d

Maths Trail

 

 

5d

 

 

Ma2: 1a 1d

Ma3: 1h 2b 4a 4b

Mosaic tile making

 

1a 1b 2a 2b 2c 3 4b 8a 9

1a 1b 2b 2c 3b 4a 4b 4c 5d

 

 

 

Signs and Symbols

1a 1b 1d 1e 2a 2b 2e 3a 3e 3f 3g 3h 3l 3n 3o

 

 

 

 

 

Tudor Music Workshop

1d 3o

1a 1b 2a 2b 2c 3 4b 8a 10

 

 

1b 3a 3b 5e

 

Victorian Architecture

 

1a 1b 2a 4b 8a 11a

2a 3a 4a 4b 4c 4d 

 

 

 

Victorian Classroom

 

1a 1b 2a 2b 2c 3 4b 8a 11a

 

 

 

 

Victorian Pastimes

 

1a 1b 2a 2b 2c 3 4b 8a 11a

 

 

 

 

Key Stage 3

 

RE

History

Art & Design

Before and after the Dissolution

 1 2a 2b 2c 2e 7a 8

Black Death role-play

 

1 2a 2b 2c 2e 7a 8

 

Brass Rubbing

 

1 2a 2b 2d 8

1a 1b 1.2a 1.3a 1.3b 1.4b 2.1a 2.2b 3c 4b

Celebrations

1.1a 1.2b 1.3a 2.1a 2.1c 3a

Christmas

1.1a 1.2b 1.3a 2.1a 2.1c 3a

Clay Tile Modelling

1.3a 1.4b

1  2a 2b 2d 8

 

Easter

1.1a 1.2b 1.3a 2.1a 2.1c 3a

Illuminated lettering

 

1 2a 2b 2d 8

 

 Looking at the Cathedral as a place of worship 1.1a 1.1b 1.2a 1.2b 1.3a 1.4b 2.2b 3c

Monastery trail

 

1 2a 2b 2c 2e 7a 8

 

The Pilgrim trail

1.2a 1.2b 1.3a 2.1a 2.1c 3a

1 2a 2b 2c 2e 7a 8

 

Signs & Symbols

1.1a 1.1b 1.2a 1.2b 1.3a 1.4b