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There
are a variety of teaching sessions
currently on offer at Soho
House. Click on the session
name to jump straight to that
section or alternatively download
the Soho House What's
On guide (Adobe
PDF format 72KB):
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Boulton's
Birmingham – Industrial
changes, action & reaction
Supports QCA History unit 11
Students are given a tour of
Soho House Museum and its Visitor
Centre. The visit allows students
to learn about industrial changes
in Birmingham during the 18th
century whilst viewing a splendid
18th century house and contents.
Students will also learn about
Boulton’s contribution
to industry including the Soho
Manufactory and Mint, the role
of the influential Lunar Society
and its members and what life
would have been like in the
house at the time.
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Soho
Scenes – Industrial
changes, action & reaction
/ Making Connections
Supports
QCA History unit 11& Geography
unit 1
The class, having been split
into a number of smaller
groups, use a variety of
A1 laminated maps of Handsworth
dating from 1794 to the present
day to chart the progress
of industry and housing in
the area. The students will
also have access to images
of the area spanning a similar
time period. When delivered
at the museum itself, this
includes a tour of the house
which was once the centre
of a country estate covering
200 acres of the area, and
also contains a specially
designed street walk of the
area which highlights features
of interest.
Depending on the numbers,
it is also possible for us
to run a split-site visit
with the Museum of the Jewellery
Quarter which offer a complimentary
session entitled 'Mapping
the Quarter’.
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Riotous
Times – the significance
of the media in society
Supports QCA Citizenship
unit 9 / PSE / English /
Media Studies
Using the 1985 Handsworth
Riots as a starting point,
students are shown a selection
of video footage and then
given set tasks to research
around the different reports
issued in the ensuing months.
Students present their findings
to the class and class discussion
highlights the fact that
there are many interpretations
to what happened and that
not all media coverage is
balanced.
The students also have an
opportunity to discuss tabloid
reports, headlines, articles,
photographs and opinions.
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Museums
as Businesses – what
do we actually do?
Leisure and Tourism / Business
Studies
It is recommended that students
are given a short tour of the
museum in order to put this
session into context, however
it can be delivered without
this at school or college.
This session can be targeted
at any part of the Leisure
and Tourism curriculum depending
on what is required and comprises
a talk which is backed up with
relevant examples of paperwork
and handouts, and a question
and answer session. As a public
building and with a designated
collection of artefacts, we
are ideally suited to be one
of the two ‘contrasting
businesses’ as defined
by the Leisure and Tourism
BTEC brief.
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In
addition to all these opportunities
we are willing to write and
deliver material to support
specific needs and have done
this on numerous occasions
with both schools (primary
and secondary) and colleges.
Examples of these session
include:
- Photography projects.
- Textiles
projects.
- IT projects.
- Business
Enterprise projects.
- Enrichment
days.
- 3D design projects.
Where possible, the outcomes
of projects are displayed
at Soho House Museum itself
for public appreciation.
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