Key Stage 4

How do artists get inspired by aircraft?

Study Day
This Study Day is focused on The Bastard Word Studies, a collection of ‘aeroplane alphabet’ drawings by contemporary artist Fiona Banner. On the day, students will get up-close and personal with artwork, gain an insight into Banner’s artistic practice and improve their drawing skills through a range of activities. The session is led by an Arts specialist who will guide students through all of the activities. Students will also meet our curator of Fine Art to learn about how an art exhibition is put together, before putting their own curatorial skills to the test. All materials are provided, but students are welcome to bring their own sketchbooks and drawing materials if they wish.
Curriculum links: Art and History of Art
Extra Info: Session runs from 10.30am–2.30pm with a break for lunch, minimum group size of 10, costs £10 per student 

Study Morning
This Study Morning is a condensed version of the above. Students will gain an insight into Fiona Banner’s artistic practice and improve their drawing skills through a range of activities. At the end of the guided session, teachers and students will receive resources with activity ideas to take the learning further.
Curriculum links: Art and History of Art
Extra Info: Session runs from 10.30am–12.00pm, minimum group size of 10, costs £6 per student 

How was the RAF involved in key moments of British history such as the First World War or the Battle of Britain?

Immerse your students in a key moment of British History. Select from the First World War or focus in on the Battle of Britain. Get hands on with objects, uniforms and clothing and analyse historical documents to piece together stories from the past.

Curriculum links: History

Cost: £75.00 per class

Workshop length: up to 60 minutes

In our purpose-built Digital Interactive Debate Space, we will help your students find out about, and debate, key issues on one of two topics: AI and Drones, or the Environment. Your students will debate these important topics using a range of sources to formulate their arguments. Which team will come out on top in the all-important final vote?

The Environment

Can individuals make a difference in fighting Climate Change? Can aviation be sustainable and are synthetic fuels the solution?

AI and Drones

Should drones be allowed in our skies? Should we be worried about artificial intelligence? Should machines with increasing levels of automation and autonomy be used in combat?

Curriculum links: Debate skills, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Drones, The Environment and Climate Change

Cost: £75.00 per class

Workshop length: up to 60 minutes

What roles and contributions have ethnically diverse men and women played in the RAF?

Explore the vital contributions of Black, Asian and ethnically diverse men and women who have served in the RAF. Through a range of media, discover some of their inspirational stories from the First World War, Second World War and through to today. Students will consider motivations for joining up, concepts of bravery and instances of racism. They will be involved in thinking through and celebrating the many roles and people that make up the Royal Air Force.

National Curriculum Links: History and Citizenship

Cost: £75.00 per class (suitable for large groups of up to 200 students per workshop)

Workshop length: up to 60 minutes

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Flying Colours is also available as outreach to your school.

Offered to schools in the following locations: Alperton, Barnet, Borehamwood, Camden, Chipping Barnet, East Barnet, Edgware, Elstree, Finchley, Hampstead, Harlesden, Harrow, Hendon, Islington, Kilburn, New Southgate, Paddington, Radlett, Shenley, Stanmore, Totteridge, Wembley, Whetstone, Zone 1 Central London.

What schools need to provide: access to electricity supply and to a HDMI connection, a projector, a stage or some form of staging so that the facilitator can be seen by the students.

Please email learning-london@rafmuseum.org if you are interested in having ‘Flying Colours’ at your school.

Cost: £200 per performance. Max two performances. Available mornings only. No maximum number of students.

Numbers: Suitable for large groups or an assembly.

A dramatic performance streamed to your classroom, which shares the stories of African and Caribbean people who volunteered to serve in the Royal Air Force during the two world wars, and those who serve today. Shining a light on the vital contributions of young Black men and women, audiences discover what made these brave volunteers fight for the country that had enslaved their ancestors. In the live section which follows the filmed performance, we explore whether a lack of diversity in popular British Culture has written people of African and Caribbean descent out of history, and why this might be.

Curriculum links: History and Citizenship

Cost: £35.00

Workshop length: up to 60 minutes