Learning Resources

Written by Bryony Griffith in partnership with the National Coal Mining Museum for England and Wakefield Music Education Hub.

This project aimed to inspire the learning and engagement of primary school pupils with the context, history and heritage of the coal mining industry and its wider community. This project grew from a partnership formed between the English Folk Dance and Song Society and the National Coal Mining Museum for England (NCMME) and Wakefield Music Education Hub (WMEH).

The songs that were composed and written during the project form the basis for some of the activities presented here, and we hope they will be useful and stimulating for other groups in the future, including the next generation of pupils within the schools that took part.

Audio recordings of all the songs presented in this resource are freely available for download from the Audio tab at the top of this window.

This pack is designed to be used in conjunction with a visit to NCMME, however, there is much in it which can be used independently. You may also be interested in using the following additional resources, all available from the EFDSS Resource Bank:

• Coal Mining using Folk Arts and Poetry
  
• Swords and Stars: Rapper Dance for Primary Schools
  
• Rapper Set for KS2 instruments: Yorkshire Tune
• Rapper Set for KS2 instruments: A Dance for 1811
• Rapper Dance Set for KS2 brass ensemble: Oatlands House
• Rapper Dance Set for KS2 brass ensemble: Tekely
• Collier Lads: Choral arrangement for KS2 voices