Shepton Mallet Prison – Education Behind Bars Programme
Their tours are designed and led by Prison Officers who worked at the prison when it was fully operational.
Your visit will include 3 prison wings, constant watch cells, segregation unit, healthcare, exercise yards and the execution room.
The tour will be adapted to each school year, aligned with the National Curriculum and what you as a teacher wants to achieve.
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About Shepton Mallet Prison – Education Behind Bars Programme
“We took over 60 Psychology students to Shepton Mallet Prison. Students took part in a tour of the prison, and 2 activities appropriately titled ‘Cell Escape’ and ‘The Prisoner Experience.’ This experience will be invaluable, as students will be looking at Criminal Psychology topic in Year 11.
Their highly qualified guides raised students’ curiosity to know more about the past and to think critically about the punishment from the Jacobean era to the modern-day. Both guides commented on how lovely and attentive our students were! Thanks again and would definitely go again!”
Shepton Mallet Prison was built in 1625 and closed in 2013, with over 400 years of history to uncover. This iconic heritage site is a unique location for educational visits, and one that not many people get the opportunity to discover.
Many of their current educational visits come to discover more about crime and punishment through the ages, Victorian history, Georgian history, capital punishment, law, rehabilitation, and the effects of crime on the victims and families. As the prison dates back to 1625, it is also frequently visited by students of Architecture, Citizenship, Media Studies, RE and Geography.
The Education Behind Bars Programme is designed by educationalists, aligned with the national curriculum, tailored to your students’ Key Stage and can be adapted according to your needs; along with a wide range of activities that can be included in your visit such as their popular Escape Rooms. Their perceptive ‘In-Cell Experience,’ included on the Guided Tour allows your students to experience the realities of life behind bars.
Your visit will include 3 prison wings, constant watch cells, segregation unit, healthcare, exercise yards and the execution room, including the cell where the condemned prisoner spent his last night (this can be excluded from the tour if preferred).
The tour will be adapted to the school year, curriculum and what you as a teacher want to achieve. As well as being educational, some educational organisations will use the experience as a preventative tool – bringing home the harsh reality of prison life.
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Address
Frithfield Lane
Shepton Mallet
Somerset
BA4 5FQ
Times
Mon-Fri:
10am-5pm
Sat & Sun:
10am-5pm
(can open earlier by prior arrangement)
Duration
2 hours, 30 minutes
Dates
We regularly check that the costs and information are the latest and most up-to-date. However, please contact us directly if you need any further information or have a particular question.
Unless specified otherwise, all prices include VAT.
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