Victorian Life

13 Nov

As part of our English curriculum, we have been reading the text Street Child, which is set in the Victorian era. Year 5 had fantastic opportunity and visited the Museum of London Docklands to gain a deeper understanding of what life was like in London during the 19th century. The visit provided children with an engaging and hands-on learning experience that brought our classroom studies to life.

Through the museum’s interactive galleries and workshops, children explored the harsh realities faced by poor Victorian families and children, including working conditions, education, and daily life in the Docklands area. They discovered how industrialisation and trade transformed London, and the ways these changes affected different social classes and ultimately children.

Eastbrook School is an Ofsted rated Good, all-through school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and is part of the Barking Abbey family. Founded in 1933, Eastbrook has a well-established history of serving the local community, with many generations of families attending as students and even joining as staff. The primary school opened in 2016 and is growing in size year on year. The secondary school transferred into new, state of the art buildings in 2017, benefiting from purpose-built specialist learning environments with industry level resources and outstanding access to green outdoor spaces.

Eastbrook is a thriving and growing community school, welcoming students from a broad range of backgrounds, culturally, economically and in terms of need.

Eastbrook School: PROUD TO BE