Our new schools programme - 2022/2023

We offer traditional visits, digital engagements, bespoke workshops and visits to your school or Adult Education Setting even if this is out of the Greater Manchester Area.

Primary School - Key Stage 1 and 2

* We are able to welcome school groups to the museum and offer Mondays for exclusive use of the building.

* We have a new loans box for you to borrow to engage with some of the objects which tell a story about our co-operative past.

* We can make a visit to your school even if it is outside of Greater Manchester. Contact us for more details

Please download information about each of our sessions and costs here octschoolsprogramme2022.pdf. 

For availability and to book a session or use of our loan box email [email protected]

For Secondary School and Higher Education (KS3/KS4)

We can offer digital visits by arrangement as well as visits on site, and offer An introduction to Co-operation about the history of the movement and its impact on working class lives in the 19th and 20th Centuries.

We also offer a session about Co-operative Citizenship looking at the way co-op values and principles are rooted in the concept of democracy and being an active citizen. This session focuses on politics, debate and activism in a group context.

For Adult learners:

We offer a range of sessions, from community teambuilding to working with our museum and archive collections. We can create a bespoke session to complement adult literacy as well as lifelong learning and skills as well as sessions to introduce co-operative principles to those involved in co-ops, social enterprises and 'B-Corps'.

If your school is in Rochdale : Our organisation supports the Historic England 'Heritage Schools' programme which helps school pupils explore the history of the places they live. If you would like to be involved in the scheme or try some of the detective skills local children learned in the Rochdale Cluster, click this link for ideas and resources. Historic England's Heritage Schools