Museum loan boxes - Lancashire County Council

Museum loan boxes - Lancashire County Council
Museum loan boxes
Museum loan boxes
Looking for something to make lessons more exciting? Want to introduce genuine historical artefacts into the classroom?
Develop your teaching across the curriculum with a wide range of historical artefacts, replica objects and useful resources from Lancashire Museums Loans Service.
Loan units inspire a range of classroom activities to help you deliver desired learning outcomes with enjoyment and fun!
Why not use the loans service to further enhance a
visit to one of our museums
? Loan units related to our museums and surrounding topics are available and could be used for pre or post visit activities.
Subscription to the loans service is offered at these rates:
Lancashire County Council schools and schools buying-in to Heritage Learning Lancashire de-delegated budget:
• 1 Loan £59.00
• 5 Loans £180.00
• 10 Loans £295.00
• 15 Loans £440.00
Non-Lancashire County Council schools and Academies not buying in to Heritage Learning Lancashire de-delegated budget:
• 1 Loan £65.00
• 5 Loans £194.00
• 10 Loans £323.00
• 15 Loans £484.00
A loan on average consists of  two boxes or folders containing original and replica objects.
Loans are with you for at least two weeks and include free delivery and collection from your school in Lancashire.
You can subscribe or order at any point in the school year (subject to availability) and we are happy to arrange individual loan units to support special events.
Visit us at our museum stores at Stanley Street in Preston to view loan objects and discuss how teaching in your school can be further enhanced.
Alternatively, we're happy to attend school staff meetings and inset days with samples of loan resources for staff to view.
Choose a loan by theme from the following:
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece theme loan boxes
Baghdad AD 900 loan boxes
Big Books theme loan boxes
Chronology theme loan boxes
Creative theme loan boxes
Design - Science Investigations theme loan boxes
Design using Toys theme loan boxes
Early Years Foundation Stage: People who help us
Earth and Space theme loan boxes
Explorers theme loan boxes
Geology theme loan boxes
Mayan and Aztec Civilizations theme loan boxes
Native American Indians theme loan boxes
Natural History theme loan boxes
Norman and Medieval Life theme loan boxes
Prehistory theme loan boxes
Religion theme loan boxes
Roman Life theme loan boxes
Seaside theme loan boxes
The Anglo Saxons theme loan boxes
The Stuarts and the English Civil War theme loan boxes
The Twentieth Century - Wartime theme loan boxes
The Twentieth Century: 1920s - 1930s theme loan boxes
The Twentieth Century: 1940s and 50s theme loan boxes
The Twentieth Century: 1960s, 70s and 80s theme loan boxes
The Twentieth Century: Titanic
The Vikings theme loan boxes
Toys theme loan boxes
Transport theme loan boxes
Tudor Life theme loan boxes
Victorian Life theme loan boxes
World Cultures theme loan boxes
Museum loan boxes
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What schools say
"Our students really enjoyed using the Norman clothing and armour – it inspired them to have a go at making their own swords, shields and papermache helmets."
- Primary school teacher