To book or enquire, please contact:
learning@fusiliermuseum.comLearning: About Your Visit
Homeschooling Resources
Some of our teacher packs are available to download as an additional resource to use in a home learning setting. Topics include The First World War and the Homefront during the Second World War. Both are ideal for Key Stage 1 and 2.
Loan Boxes
We have loan boxes on the topics of World War One and World War Two that you can take away and use with your group in the classroom. Each box includes:
A range of objects
Notes for the group leader
Background information on the topic
A list of the objects and what they are
Ideas for classroom based activities
Notes on where to find further information on the topic
What you need to know:
Each box costs £30 for a two week loan
We are limiting loans to a maximum of two weeks this term
Each box will be thoroughly cleaned when it is returned to the museum and will be quarantined for 72 hours before it is loaned out again
For further information or to book a loan box please contact the Learning Department via email only learning@fusiliermuseum.com
Resources for Teachers
We have made a variety of education packs and activities available to download for use in school, or at home.
The Learning Team can assist with planning a visit and are on hand to discuss how your group can get the most out of a visit to The Fusilier Museum.
If you have any questions, contact the Learning Team, learning@fusiliermuseum.com
How To Book:
To book any of our museum-led sessions, or a self-guided visit to the museum, please contact the museum’s Learning team
learning@fusiliermuseum.com
0161 763 8960
You will need the following information to make your booking:
Your preferred date and time of visit (We start all morning sessions at 10.30am and afternoon session at 12.45pm)
School contact details and the name of the lead teacher
Number and age of pupils and the number of staff
Any special needs or requirements that we need to be aware of
Please let us know whether your group will visit the shop during their visit
When you have made your booking, we will send you a confirmation letter including an itinerary, visit guidance notes and a hazard identification sheet to help with your planning.
Supervision:
We recommend the following ratio for supervision whilst at the museum:
1:4 EYFS
1:6 Key Stage 1
1:10 Key Stage 2 and above
Self-guided Visits:
School groups are welcome to explore the museum on a self-guided visit free of charge, but you will not be accompanied by a member of museum staff. 'We have clipboards and pencils which are free for you to borrow.
When exploring the museum on a self-guided visit, we ask that there are enough adults to supervise the children in smaller groups.
Lunch Facilities and Shop:
Space to eat packed lunches is available for groups that have booked museum facilitated activities. You are also welcome to eat packed lunches in the Gallipoli Garden, which is outside the museum, if the weather is good enough.
How to Find Us:
The museum is accessible both by road and public transport. Leave the M66 at Junction 2 and follow the brown tourism signs to the East Lancashire Railway. This will bring you into Bury town centre.
There is a coach drop off point directly outside the museum, on Moss Street, and we are only a five-minute walk from the bus/tram interchange in the centre of Bury.