The Museum Service offers a range of resources for schools to borrow. Museum in a Box is a school loans service which provides a series of purpose-made travelling themed boxes. These are available to all schools in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.
Each box contains a range of original artefacts and specimens, resource materials and a 'Teachers Handbook' which includes ideas for handling activities for the children and information to support learning in different areas of the curriculum.. Information sheets on each artefact or specimen are also provided.
Boxes suitable for KS3 and KS4
- Variation, inheritance and evolution
- Rocks and weathering
- A Soldier's Life in WWI
Boxes suitable for KS2
- Evacuee's Suitcase
- Fun with Rocks and Soils
- Romans in Britain
- New - Discover Africa
- New - Developing Creative Imagination in History
Boxes suitable for KS2 and KS1
- Hedgerow Habitats
- Charles Darwin
- Victorian Daily Life
- New - Time for Tea
- Lighting Up!
Boxes suitable for KS1
- Victorian Clothing
- Victorian Laundry
- Toys and Games in the Past
- Seaside holidays in the Past
- New - The Story Coat of the World
Feedback from users helps us to determine new themes.
Loans are for two weeks at a cost of £20 per box.
To book a box please phone School Library Service on 01743 255035 or e-mail sls@shropshire.gov.uk. Boxes can either be collected from School Library Service, The Annexe, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY2 6ND or be sent to a library near your home or school for collection. Further details of specific boxes are attached to this page.
During schools holidays collections are available for use by other groups and organisations.
Where a topic or theme is not covered by our Museum in a Box service or pre-prepared school resources items can be borrowed from our handling collection. This service is available to schools, community groups and other organisations. Loans can be arranged through the our Education Officer and our Museum Curators. We also welcome suggestions for additional loan materials to offer and subjects areas to address.