Paperwork! One of the teachers getting to grips with it! What a busy week we’ve had as we started work in earnest on Peeling Back The...

Colin Merrony (with his back to us!) of the Archaeology Dept, University of Sheffield talking to Dave Barratt, Derbyshire County...

After delivering a workshop covering the Stone Age to Iron Age to Y4s at St Andrews CE Primary School in Levenshulme in October, the...

For the past few days, my house and garden has looked rather like a Samian Ware factory… For those of you who don’t know, Samian Ware is...

Recently, I was asked to work with a Y5 class at The Croft Primary School in Armitage, Rugeley, whose current topic was ‘Treasure...

We took the Trojan War to Lancashire and gave pupils at Calder Vale St John’s and Scorton C of E Primary Schools a morning to remember....

Lately, I have had quite a few requests to work with gifted and talented youngsters and high achievers, with bookings from as far away as...

I recently delivered a workshop to the whole of Brockwell Nursery and Infant School in Chesterfield.  The theme was the 1920s onwards –...

Working with KS1 children requires adapting a standard workshop without losing the integrity of a ‘genuine’ archaeological experience....

I took my new found beaker-making skills with me when I last visited FitzHerbert Primary School in Fenny Bentley.  Focussing the children...

Year 5s at Calow C of E Primary School, Chesterfield had their first taste of archaeology on Friday. During the workshop – the first of a...

The FitzHerbert C of E Primary School in Fenny Bentley have just completed the second part of the Peak District Award. The excavation is...

One of the enjoyable aspects of my work is the preparation I do for workshops and projects in terms of finding and making resources....

“Thank you so much for the Archaeology Workshop on Monday 24 September. Having hosted several workshops in school (though never for...

The last week saw my continued work with the Park Rangers, Rose and Steve, at FitzHerbert Primary School in Fenny Bentley, culminating on...

I spent a lovely afternoon with pupils and teachers from FitzHerbert CE Primary School in Fenny Bentley yesterday.  I was there with two...

Some of you may already know about the The Megalithic Portal, a website which describes itself as the top destination for Prehistoric and...

Thanks to Vicki, Ian, Matthew and Robbie for joining me and my children today and for all their hard work. I hope they enjoyed themselves...

All systems go! Tomorrow, the Arbor Low Environs Project Open Day will go ahead as planned so please do come along and visit us. For...

Unfortunately, the Arbor Low Environs Project has been put on hold due to the snow. We have been told that at Upper Oldhams Farm the snow...