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Geography Trails - Staff Led and Self Led, KS1 KS2
Different Geography trails for different Key Stages
Key Learning: Compass and map skills, communication, opinions, decisions, presentation.

Map Skills - Staff Led, KS2 KS3
A range of geographic investigations at sites throughout the park
Key Learning: compass skills, discussion, evaluation, gradients, geology

Costumes - Staff Led, KS1 KS2 KS3
Dress up in costume and learn about history through role play
Key Learning: social behaviour, habits, past times, trade, local and global events

History Trails - Self Led and Staff Led, KS1 KS2 KS3
Explore and discover what life was like back in the 18th century
Key Learning: social structure, politics, production, trade

Time Detectives - Self Led, KS1 KS2 KS3
Go back in time, meet suspects and solve a heinous crime!
Key Learning: social behaviour, past life, trade, local history

Temple of Bacchus: Evidence Based Investigation - Staff led, KS3 KS4 KS5
Learners manage the reconstruction of the temple using historic documents
Key Learning: evidence handling, evaluation, team work