Learning Resources

The Record Office has a range of resources for use by formal and informal learners, community and local history groups and anyone curious about the history of Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.

Learning Resources for Formal Education

The Record Office is able to offer a range of services to schools, colleges, universities and other education providers as follows:-

Free Services

• Advice to teachers, students and other education professionals on source availability and services provided
• Advice to undergraduates, post graduates and higher education staff on source availability and services provided
• Guidance to ‘A’ level students on sources for projects

Chargeable Services

The Record Office has a scale of charges for the following workshop sessions which are available upon request. The fee will depend on the amount of preparation required, the number of participants and the number of staff required for delivery.

• The office welcomes visits from school, college and university groups on how to use the Record Office and the research facilities on offer. These visits can also include source material on a particular topic being studied at key stages 2, 3, 4 and 5 and related workshop sessions
• The office is able to visit schools to give advice on sources for ‘A’ level projects and to give introductory sessions about the Record Office and its holdings

For further information on any of the above then please contact the Record Office