Putting education in the spotlight
Our goal is to deliver the best, most exciting, interactive and immersive workshops to pupils from Key Stage 1 to A-level
Passionate, dedicated and committed to excellence
Founded in 2018 as Peter Sawyer Living History ( and briefly Experience), Light Up Education is one of the UK's leading history workshop providers and now diversifying and expanding both curriculum and coverage even further. We currently offer 14 History options, 2 Politics, 3 Creative Writing and flexible Dance and combined experiences, all at a fraction of the cost of offsite visits and using few or no school resources.
We have real passion for our subjects and in providing not just educational workshops but immersive, interactive experiences for everyone from Year 1 pupils to A-level students.
For more information, an Info Pack or to book, send us an email at contact@lightup.education or visit the Contact Us page.
Our Subjects
Light Up History is our core subject offering Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Saxon, Viking, Crusades, Medieval, Tudor and Second World War experiences that can be tailored to your learning objectives,
History workshops are available for all Key Stages and can cater for up to 180 pupils per day.
Light Up Creative Writing is designed to give pupils all the building blocks they need to start their own short story or even a novel! Choose from Fantasy, Contemporary or Freestyle genres. Suitable for groups of up to 60 from Key Stage 2 and up.
Light Up Politics is a great way to introduce pupils to the subject or to study either Parliaments or Elections in detail from Ancient Athens to Churchill and the modern House of Commons, Politics experiences can cater for up to 90 pupils per day of Key Stage 2 and up.
Light Up Dance, run in partnership with Julie's Dance Tuition, offer everything in dance experiences from one-off PE lesson experiences to afterschool clubs and OFQUAL-accredited grades. Dance can also be a part of other subject workshops to make one of our fantastic other experiences (see our prospectus). Dance experiences are very flexible regarding numbers and are available to all Key Stages.
Workshops
Key Stage 1
Key Stages 3, 4 & 5
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 1 history workshops are available as wonderfully-exciting introductions, explanations and conclusions of a topic or just as a fun day for your Year 1 or 2 cohort.
Key Stage 2
Key Stages 3, 4 & 5
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2 is the heart of our provision; we offer tailored, exciting, immersive workshops in history, politics, dance or creative writing with more than 35 activity options and 15 different workshops,
Key Stages 3, 4 & 5
Key Stages 3, 4 & 5
Key Stages 3, 4 & 5
Key Stage 3, 4 & 5 history, creative writing, politics and dance workshops and lectures are wonderfully in-depth, detailed and participatory. With over 40 options, we are sure we will find something to suit every group from archery to mythology
Whole school events and spotlights
Get everyone involved!
Our whole school events are a great way to involve everyone!
Combining elements from various workshops we can create themed days or weeks to deliver a fascinating themed week for the school or a spectacular multiple-day event for a class or year group. Great prizes and experiences await!
While this can be customised to suit your needs, we offer the following experiences ready to go:
- Fairy tales (Dance plus Creative Writing)
- Ancient Olympics (History plus PE)
- Myths and Legends (History, Creative Writing)
- Viking Festival (History, Dance, plus PE and games)
- Medieval Fayre (History, Creative Writing, Dance, plus PE and games)
- Whole School Election (History, Creative Writing, Politics)
- War on the Home Front (History, Dance, Creative Writing)
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Spotlights
Spotlights are a chance for a class or a year group to be totally immersed in an experience on a slightly smaller scale than the above events. Again, we have a selection ready but love to create something unique!
· Here Be Dragons! – 1 Day per class– A Knight needs help with an epic quest! Investigate the scene, study the evidence and see what can be discovered! Suitable for Key Stage 1-2 (Creative Writing plus art, investigative and analysis skills)
· Hail Emperor! – 2 Days – Emperor Hadrian has declared 66 days of games and entertainment! Learn to celebrate like a Roman with food, dancing, decoration and the thrill of the Gladiator Games! Suitable for Key Stage 2 and up (History, Creative Writing, Dance plus art and PE)
· The Vikings are coming! – 2 Days – Ideal for schools studying Saxons and Vikings in different year groups. Swithin son of Ælfric of Saxon Ware and Sigurd Sigurdsson of Norse Sæwinesbørg will deliver separate Saxon and Viking workshops before preparing for a cultural exchange and an epic battle! (History)
· Tudor Court – 2 Days – Experience all sides of Tudor nobility from education and behaviour to craftwork and warfare. Learn to talk, walk, dance, fight and behave like a real Tudor. (History, Dance, Creative Writing)
For more information or to make a booking enquiry, click the yellow button.
Fetes and Fairs
For a unique attraction at the School Fete or Fair, we can offer a variety of activities, please get in touch for more information
What staff & students have said
Lisa Page, Key Stage Leader, Wellingborough
A fab day for all - 100%
Sam, Year 3 student, Rutland
Best day at school ever!
Julie Pilkington, History Teacher (Secondary), Aylesbury
Entertaining, really informative and related well to the students… a genuine enthusiasm… which has inspired the students
Aurelia, Year 4 student, Staffordshire
The best workshop we've ever done!
Anna-Marie Rooney, Assistant Head Teacher, Redditch
This is our second year using Living History and once again we were blown away…
passion and dedication is remarkable… brings Roman Britain into the modern era and the children haven’t stopped raving about it and you!”
Sarah West, Year 5/6 Teacher, Oxfordshire
Thank you for a great day, the children thoroughly enjoyed it and their recount writing showed how much information they had absorbed