Reception and KS1 become Roman potters!
What a fantastic day Ian and I had with Reception and KS1 at Downfield Primary School in Cheshunt on Tuesday! You may have seen my...
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Nancy Detchon
May 30, 2013
Samian Ware Workshop preparations…
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...
Nancy Detchon
May 22, 2013
Archaeology and the National Curriculum: Part 3
Welcome to Archaeology and the National Curriculum: Part 3. To catch up, read ‘Can the whole of the National Curriculum be taught...
Nancy Detchon
May 14, 2013
Archaeology and the National Curriculum: Part 2
I did intend to address the issue of how archaeology can be used to teach the whole of the National Curriculum in England more regularly...
Nancy Detchon
May 7, 2013
Re-defining, Re-designing
I have being having a rethink about Enrichment Through Archaeology lately: what I want to do and where I want to be in the future....
Nancy Detchon
May 1, 2013
Can the whole of the National Curriculum be taught through Archaeology?
I have been known to say that I think every learning objective in the National Curriculum for England could be taught through the subject...
Nancy Detchon
Apr 17, 2013
Treasure Hunters
Recently, I was asked to work with a Y5 class at The Croft Primary School in Armitage, Rugeley, whose current topic was ‘Treasure...
Nancy Detchon
Apr 16, 2013
Trojan War in Lancashire!
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....
Nancy Detchon
Mar 12, 2013
Gifted and Talented
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...
Nancy Detchon
Mar 11, 2013
Twentieth Century Archaeology
I recently delivered a workshop to the whole of Brockwell Nursery and Infant School in Chesterfield. The theme was the 1920s onwards –...
Nancy Detchon
Dec 3, 2012
KS1 in Biddulph and Buxton
Working with KS1 children requires adapting a standard workshop without losing the integrity of a ‘genuine’ archaeological experience....
Nancy Detchon
Dec 3, 2012
Putting my new-found potting skills to the test!
I took my new found beaker-making skills with me when I last visited FitzHerbert Primary School in Fenny Bentley. Focussing the children...
Nancy Detchon
Nov 9, 2012
First attempt at making replica Bronze Age beakers…
Well, those of you who tweet, may have caught on to the fact that yesterday I began my first attempt at making replica Bronze Age...
Nancy Detchon
Oct 15, 2012
What? When? How? Where? with Calow C of E Primary School
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...
Nancy Detchon
Oct 12, 2012
FitzHerbert’s and the Peak District Award Part II
The FitzHerbert C of E Primary School in Fenny Bentley have just completed the second part of the Peak District Award. The excavation is...
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