Brunel Engine House

Brunel Engine House is one of Southwark’s hidden gems. Not only is it an unusual and fascinating museum but is very educational for those studying science geography, history and design & technology.

They also run a QCA 12 programme, which looks at how life changed in our locality in Victorian times? This programme includes a trip to the engine house, and the object is to answer a series of questions and put together an exhibition. The programme can be adapted to each schools needs.

KS 2

The Engine House has been successfully running actor-led workshops for primary schools for the past seven years, covering Victorians and Local History.

Visits are supported by a Teacher’s Resource Pack for Key Stage 2, developed with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

KS 4

A visit to the Engine House supports learning across the curriculum in Science, History, Geography, Design and Technology but also throughout the Key Stages and for lifelong learning. Resources examine how the expansion of trade and industrialisation affected the UK and the local area, and the effect of Brunels’ work in terms of the development of the Port of London, and in the pioneering of a new technology that placed Britain at the forefront of this area of engineering for the next 50 years.

Visits are supported by a Teacher’s Resource Pack for Key Stage 4 students developed with a grant from Price Waterhouse.

Contact

Educational bookings: education@brunel-museum.org.uk

Brunel Museum, Railway Avenue, Rotherhithe, London SE16 4LF, 020 7231 3840