Spark curiosity with a visit to World of Wedgwood and the V&A Wedgwood Collection! Our in-person school workshop for KS1 & KS2 offers cross-curricular learning and unique creative activities to inspire creative confidence. For KS3/4, explore our online resources and opportunities to get involved with V&A DesignLab Nation.
KS1 & KS2 In-person Workshop
Josiah Wedgwood: Staffordshire Superstar (KS1/2)
Discover a story of creativity and industry told through the life of Josiah Wedgwood, a potter, innovator and one of Staffordshire’s true superstars! Meet a young Josiah at the V&A Wedgwood Collection and explore his journey through an interactive gallery workshop. Next, you’ll visit the Wedgwood Factory to see Josiah Wedgwood’s legacy in action and watch pottery being thrown, modelled and decorated. After lunch, get hands-on with clay to become the next ‘Vase-Maker General to the Universe!’, as Josiah called himself. Visit the Creative Studios to throw a pot on the wheel and mould a vase with air-dry clay to take back to school.
Find out more below:
Learning visits are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays during term time
£12 per student | 10 am to 2 pm
Accessibility: View our accessibility statement here.
Risk Assessments: Available for all activities on request. Please include this in your booking enquiry.
Safeguarding: World of Wedgwood is committed to the prevention of abusive behaviour and to the protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults. View the World of Wedgwood safeguarding policy below:
KS3 & KS4 Online Resources
V&A DesignLab Nation
DesignLab Nation brings together Secondary schools, in partnership with the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), regional museums, and the creative industries, to inspire students and support teachers through in-depth design projects. The V&A Wedgwood Collection is currently partnered as a regional museum with the V&A’s DesignLab Nation programme. Teachers’ CPD workshops and other opportunities to get involved will be updated on this website and social media platforms.
Download free lesson plans for Key Stage 3 – 5 students (ages 11 – 18), covering many areas of our collections and the varied exhibition programme here.
‘Exploring Ceramics’
Developed with the V&A Wedgwood Collection and Design Lab Nation V&A Ceramicist in Residence, Florence Dwyer, this resource explores the properties and uses of clay and ceramics in art and design. Students can take part in a range of innovative hands-on activities and be inspired by the incredible breadth of ceramic objects in the V&A collections. It is designed to support the teaching of the Art & Design and Design Technology curriculum at KS3 and KS4.
‘I am a Man and a Brother’
This educational resource explores Wedgwood’s anti-slavery medallion and how its history can inspire anti-racist change today. Created in partnership with the founder of All In, Grace Barrett, this resource includes supporting material and guidance to help you prepare and deliver workshops in school or at the V&A Wedgwood Collection.
