KS2 – All Aboard! (local history)

In this session pupils will become ‘history detectives’ and will find out about some key aspects of the local area’s history, focusing on the railway that ran through Colyton to Seaton and the coming of the Tramway. They will evaluate a range of historical sources and decide which are the most reliable, and do some real research of their own to find out about the old branch line, the closure of the railway, the coming of the Tramway and how Seaton has changed over time. The session will end with a speculative look at transport of the future – is there a future for trams?

Curriculum links:

History

• A study over time tracing how several aspects of national history are reflected in the locality
• A study of an aspect of history or a site dating from a period beyond 1066 that is significant in the locality

This session will support pupils to:

• Develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history
• Note connections, contrasts and trends over time
• Address and devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference and significance

2.5 hours including return tram journey from Seaton to Colyton

KS2 - Let’s Explore the Local Area

An opportunity to explore the natural and human features of Seaton, investigating how the area has changed over time and looking at the impact of human geographical features such as the new housing development, the Tesco superstore and the coming of the Tramway to Seaton. Pupils will consider what life would have been like in Seaton when the holiday camp was in its heyday, and will then work together to imagine a Seaton of the future – what could be done to make it even better for residents and visitors?

3 hours including return tram journey from Seaton to and Colyton, stopping at Riverside Halt

Curriculum links: Geography

• KS2: name and locate geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers), and land-use patterns; understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom; describe and understand key aspects of physical and human geography; use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies.

This session will support pupils to:

• understand the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments
• develop contextual knowledge of the location of globally significant places – both terrestrial and marine – including their defining physical and human characteristics and how these provide a geographical context for understanding the actions of processes

Curriculum links: History

• KS2: A local history study

This session will support pupils to:

• Develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history
• Note connections, contrasts and trends over time
• Address and devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference and significance
• understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups, as well as their own identity and the challenges of their time

This session is also offered at Key Stage 1

KS2 Maths Mania

Let’s make maths marvellous! Pupils will solve real-life Tramway problems involving ticket pricing and sales, timetabling and engineering conundrums involving shape and space and measures! Using real maths in real contexts, pupils will see how much maths permeates everyday working life through fun activities – and with an exciting tram ride from Seaton to Colyton thrown in!

2.5 hours including return tram journey from Seaton to Colyton

Curriculum links:

Maths

KS2: Number; measurement including money, time and conversions; properties of shapes including angles; geometry including position and direction and properties of shapes; fractions

This session will support pupils to:

• Develop conceptual understanding
• Solve problems
• Develop resilience
• Apply mathematical knowledge to the real world

KS2 'Picture This’ Creative Writing Workshops

Departing from Seaton Station, the tram will stop at Seaton Wetlands Halt where pupils will have time to observe this beautiful, wild environment, taking time to be quiet and immerse themselves in nature. They will be encouraged to look closely at the flora and fauna and explore their responses to what they see around them. They will then continue on to Colyton where they will try some free writing, study a nature poem and have a go at writing a short poem of their own.

3.5 hours including return tram journey from Seaton to Colyton

Curriculum links: English

KS2: plan their writing by discussing writing similar to that which they are planning to write in order to understand and learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammar; discussing and recording ideas; noting and developing initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary; selecting appropriate grammar and vocabulary, understanding how such choices can change and enhance meaning; perform their own compositions, using appropriate intonation, volume, and movement so that meaning is clear.

This session will support pupils to:

• Plan, revise and evaluate their writing
• Articulate and communicate ideas, and then organise them coherently.
• Be aware of audience, purpose and context
• Increase their knowledge of vocabulary and grammar
• Think aloud to explore and collect ideas, draft and reread to check their meaning is clear

This session is also offered at Key Stage 3