Museum Learning and Enrichment: Bringing Curriculum to Life

Our Museum Learning and enrichment programme has provided students with a range of exciting, real-world learning experiences this term, helping to bring classroom topics to life across multiple subjects.

Our current exhibition celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Slough Jets Ice Hockey Team and supports the GCSE PE curriculum. Founded in 1986 following the construction of Slough Ice Arena on Montem Lane, the team now competes in the third tier of UK Ice Hockey. The exhibition explores key curriculum links including the components of fitness, engagement patterns in sport, sportsmanship and etiquette, the impact of technology, sponsorship and commercialisation, and the importance of guidance and feedback on performance. Students are encouraged to further their interest by watching fixtures, highlights, and even the upcoming Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, where ice hockey has featured since 1924.

In Sixth Form, Year 12 students in House Tutor Group 1 have been developing their research skills through an enquiry project exploring the question: “How did Punk music influence society?” Students listened to early punk music, analysed fanzines and archive images, and engaged with academic articles to strengthen their critical thinking, analysis, evaluation and referencing skills, culminating in a written research response.

Year 7 students took part in a sensory visit to a Yew Tree within the grounds of St Mary’s Church to support their study of symbolism in A Monster Calls. This contextual experience helped students deepen their vocabulary and ideas, enabling them to produce more thoughtful and higher-quality poetry inspired by the symbolism of the Yew Tree.

Our Year 12 historians visited the National Archives, where they examined original British Foreign Office documents from 1953 to 1969 relating to racial segregation in the United States. This visit allowed students to explore government perspectives during the presidencies of Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson, considering political context, societal change over time, and what these sources reveal about both British and American responses to racial segregation.

Finally, our GCSE and A-Level Art students visited the Tate Modern to experience world-class modern and contemporary artwork. The trip provided valuable inspiration for their coursework, encouraging creativity, critical reflection and the development of their own unique artistic ideas.