George Dixon Primary School: Roman Workshop – ‘The Resourceful Romans’

We received a grant that allowed our pupils to travel back in time to when the Romans lived. Two Roman workshops were held at our school during the same day to allow each Year 4 class as much time as was possible to engage with the activities.

The day began with an introduction to who the Romans were and why they invaded Britain. After that, children explored interesting Roman artefacts and answered the question ‘What have the Romans done for us?’. Pupils experienced how slave auctions worked and what the role of slaves in the Roman times were.

All pupils explored what it was like to be a soldier in an army. They took part in building Hadrian’s wall and exploring the reasons why it was important. Finally, they ended each workshop with being senators and discussed laws for the Roman empire.

This memorable and educational workshop made a difference to pupil’s engagement, enjoyment and understanding of the Romans and their impact on Britain. One of them said ‘’It was amazing to be a senator and make these laws. It was so good to have power over others.’’ An other commented ‘’Life was very difficult for slaves. I would not like to be one of them.’’