- Education
Plan Your School Visit
From our curriculum-linked workshops to self-directed visits, use these pages to help plan your visit to the museum.
Saxon Sagas
Excavate the past, then bring Beowulf to life - all in 90 minutes. Inspired by the famous Pioneer helmet, pupils will unlock the secrets of early Anglo-Saxon beliefs in this high impact, hands-on workshop.
Keep learning with our free Saxons Learning Resources for videos, images and audio files to use with your pupils.
Workshop Content
Dig the Pioneer Helmet
Pupils work as a team of archaeologists to excavate the helmet, identify clues, and decide who the helmet belonged to, and why it mattered. Designed to build teamwork and evidence-based thinking.
Beowulf in the Mead-Hall
Pupils will bring to life the Legend of Beowulf, his boar crested helmet, and the monster Grendel in an interactive storytelling session. Shields bang, drinking horns raise, and vocabulary grows as pupils retell and remember.
Curriculum focus
- English (Storytelling, Drama, Oracy)
- History (Anglo-Saxons- beliefs, culture, warfare)
Gallery Links
War Gallery
(Early War, Medieval)
Explore how the history of warfare has changed from the early days of hand-to-hand combat to today’s technology-based warfare, including our new display on the Second World War.
Book Now
When you email us, please provide the following information:
- Name and address of school, organisation, or home educated group
- First, second, and third choice of date
- Number of pupils and number of adults
- If you would like to visit the museum shop
- If you require coach parking
- Any other additional information you’d like us to know (e.g special education needs)
Find our Education Bookings Terms and Conditions
Email: educate.leeds@armouries.org.uk
Phone: 07785 692443
Due to the high volume of enquiries we receive, please only call us if you have already booked a visit and your enquiry is urgent.
Learning packs and resources
Education Visit Pack 2025-2026 (pdf, 576KB)
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- Saxons
- Storytelling
Saxon Sagas
Grab a trowel. Raise your drinking horn. Face the monster. Pupils race against the clock to excavate the archaeological site of the Pioneer helmet, and using objects and the Beowulf saga, explore what the early Anglo-Saxons valued.
£5 Per Pupil
- Workshop
- Romans
- Classics
- Storytelling
Roman Rule: Boudicca’s Revolt
Pupils are transformed into Iceni warriors to re-live the drama of Boudicca's rebellion, via an immersive, hands-on storytelling session. Rebel with Boudicca or march with Rome? Your pupils will decide.
£5 Per Pupil
- Workshop
- Greeks
- Classics
- Storytelling
Ancient Greeks: Myths and Legends
A Spartan warrior is struggling to decipher a mysterious message from the Oracle of Delphi. Can your pupils figure it out in this interactive workshop? Teamwork, problem solving, and a dash of Ancient Greek drama.