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Another excellent Roman workshop with Rob! All the children loved it and have learnt a lot about life in the Roman army. The workshops are always well organised, full of information and well-delivered. Thank you.
Year 5 class teachers, Byron Primary

An absolutely brilliant day for our Year 4 enjoying an Anglo Saxon Historic Workshop. The presenter was completely immersed in the role. She kept the children's attention and enthusiasm throughout all of the activities. Anglo Saxon life, fashion, battles, weapons, archaeology, food and more were investigated.

Adam was engaging and knowledgeable and he provided quality resources to support the children's understanding of the Anglo-Saxons.
It really supported our teaching of the Saxons and all of the children loved the experience.

This was an amazing workshop, super organised, brilliantly delivered and the children loved it! We are booking up shortly for next year as well as an additional workshop. We would 100% recommend Gareth to other schools and educational settings!

Stevie was fantastic with our Year 3 students, very knowledgeable and enthusiastic! The activities planned were engaging, hands-on and fun.

David's knowledge of the Maya was fantastic and he went above and beyond in sharing this with the children. The pretend human sacrifice was brilliant and a great way to capture their interest straightaway. David was brilliant with the children, he had them in the palm of his hand. Pottery, writing and maths activity was brilliant. Artefacts session could be explored deeper, it would have been nice for knowledge of the artefacts to be shared with the children or a booklet where they had to find out what their artefact was.

Mally, our Viking workshop leader was just awesome! Her knowledge was extensive and her delivery of the sessions had the children engrossed from start to finish. Her passion for the subject was clear to see. The classroom activities were engaging, informative and varied, giving the children a wealth of new knowledge. An excellent day from start to finish and would thoroughly recommend as a really effective way to bring thd Vikings to life.

Thank you for delivering a brilliant Maya workshop for our children.

We absolutely loved the day. It was engaging, well-paced, and packed with varied activities that really captured the children’s interest. The hands-on approach, particularly the archaeological digging and Maya maths, sparked curiosity and discussion both during and after the workshop.

It also fitted perfectly with our curriculum intent, helping to deepen pupils’ understanding of ancient civilizations in a memorable and meaningful way. The workshop was a fantastic way to bring history to life.

Thank you again. We’d happily recommend you to other schools.

David looked spectacular and was incredibly knowledgeable. He kept our students engaged all day and they really enjoyed the variety of activities. We would very much like Henry VIII to oversee our lunchtimes every day!

We had the pleasure of inviting David into our school last week for the Kings and Queens workshop. Our Year 2 children are studying monarchs through British history and the activities they did (which were fully resourced by the workshop) were absolutely brilliant and the children loved every minute. David started his day by arriving to our celebration assembly as Henry VIII, and spent the whole day in role with the children - even eating his lunch with them using his own royal goblet and dagger. It was such a great day, and excellent value because the children were fully immersed in the experience from the moment they got to school to the moment they left to go home. We would really recommend David and the company to any schools looking to give their children and engaging day full of immersive learning.

Our workshop leader Dave absolutely made the day! He was brilliant. His enthusiasm was infectious. All 90 children were right there with him every step of the way. Not only was he captivating but he had such incredible knowledge that everyone was impressed: children and adults alike!

We would definitely book another workshop with Historic Workshops.

We recently hosted Gareth for his World War II workshop from Historic Workshops, and it was an unforgettable experience for our pupils! From the moment the session began, Gareth brought history to life with an engaging, immersive, and thoroughly educational approach that captivated every child from Nursery to Year 6.

The workshop was brilliantly structured, combining fascinating historical content with hands-on activities that encouraged participation and critical thinking. Our learners particularly loved exploring genuine WWII artefacts, trying on replica uniform, and hearing real-life stories from the era—it made the events of the past feel real and relevant.

The presenter Gareth was outstanding: knowledgeable, passionate, and fantastic with the children. He struck the perfect balance between being informative and fun, adapting the content brilliantly for our classes from Nursery right through to Year 6. Every child came away buzzing with excitement and full of newfound knowledge, and many described it as the best workshop they’ve ever had!

We highly recommend Historic Workshops to any school looking to enrich their World War II topic. It was a thoroughly professional, high-quality experience that we’ll definitely be booking again! Thank you Gareth for making the VE Day 80th anniversary so incredibly special for us!

Our Year 3s had a fantastic time participating in the Roman Workshop. The resources and activities were excellent and very well organised. The Roman period was brought to life by Gareth who was very knowledgeable and took time to answer all of the children's questions. By the end of the day, every single child was talking enthusiastically about the facts and skills they had learnt. Fully recommend this workshop!

Rob was amazing! The children and I thoroughly enjoyed the Mayan Experience day. The children learnt such a lot and were inspired and engaged all day. I’ve had several follow up messages from parents saying how much their child has come home talking about making pottery, taking part in a sacrifice reenactment, challenging their parents on Mayan maths etc. Rob is clearly passionate about history and his enthusiasm just made the whole day brilliant. Will definitely use again and recommend to other schools too. Thank you Rob!

We recently had a WW2 Workshop delivered by Historic Workshops. I felt that the workshop itself was superb, Gareth was great with the pupils (assorted year groups) and very knowledgeable in his delivery. Very well organised and couldn't fault the delivery. I am unsure why the price was so much more to be delivered to a second class when in reality, the second class was taught by their school teachers with the workshop leader swapping between the groups. This was not made clear in advance. Information was slow in coming through and difficult to speak to someone. Eventually managed to speak to Leigh with a couple of questions and was made to feel like it was an inconvenience answering them. Workshop itself was certainly brilliant and pupils enjoyed.

Our Victorian workshop was fantastic! We were so impressed with the well-prepared resources and organisation. A timetable of the structure of the day was sent over well in advance with communication via email to prepare for the workshop. The workshop leader arrived early, explained the activities clearly to staff and his energy and passion shone through all day! We are so grateful that our Victorian's topic started so fantastically and look forward to inviting historic workshops back to our school very soon!

We had the pleasure of having an Ancient Egypt workshop delivered by the lovely David today for our year 4 class. It was truly wonderful. The children were so engaged, so involved and utterly transfixed! Most importantly, whilst having fun, they managed to learn so much. The activities and games that were prepared were perfect for my children and they even had adapted worksheets for SEN learners. David asked me about any EAL children, any diagnosed children and was incredibly thorough. I even had a glowing review from other teachers in the staff room, who told me that David was so friendly and chatty and that they too had managed to learn some fascinating things. David was professional, knowledgeable and utterly convincing as Pharaoh Anni! Would defo recommend and will definitely have back!

Rob the leader knowledge was excellent. The children enjoyed the battle tactics and being part of the Witan. Playing the board games was a highlight, using different skills. I would highly recommend the company and we are booking again for next year.

David!! He's a brilliant leader of these workshops and our school always love to welcome him in. We look forward to what he has to teach the children. He's so friendly and brilliant in character! We'll see him again next year!!

We had Adam (Lisander to the children) in to deliver the Ancient Greek workshop, which was to hook the children in to our new unit all about Ancient Greece.

Shortly after arriving, Adam informed myself and the other teacher about the teacher-led activities and what would be involved really well. We both felt extremely confident when teaching them.

Upon meeting Lisander, the children were amazed at his clothing, armour and weaponry. They were asking lots of questions straight away. My colleagues and I were very impressed with Adam's breadth of knowledge and enthusiasm about the Greeks.

By far the favourite part of the day for the children was the battle tactics and formations. They all had the chance to use a shield or spear and fight for their side. There was an incredible amount of excitement and the children enjoyed charging, creating the phalanx and throwing the arrows.

In the afternoon, the children became a Greek scribe and really enjoyed using a reed pen and papyrus paper. Also, the two games (5 Lines and Lantrunculi) were a huge success. Most of the children preferred 5 Lines and enjoyed playing it. Finally, the city-state management workshop was really informative. It allowed the children to debate and discuss which option they would choose. 5G score 375 points, whilst 5P scored -1,150 points.

Thanks to Adam, who was absolutely brilliant. All the children in Year 5 at Potters Green had a brilliant day. One child in particular stated, "WOW! That was the best day ever. Lisander really knew his stuff and I've learnt lots of new facts."

Thanks to Historic Workshops, and Adam, for coming into Potters Green to get our children hooked into their new unit.

Kirsten, Aqsa and Sam at Potters Green.