Digital Lessons

Florence Nightingale OR Mary Seacole can join you via a live-time Zoom session to share their stories, saving you time and the need to travel!

Session Overview

Mary Seacole

Mary Seacole will tell pupils the story of her life in an interactive way.

Find out all about her life, the British Hotel, and her work during the Crimean War.

Florence Nightingale

Discover the story of ‘The Lady with the Lamp’, why she went to the Crimea, how she improved conditions. From Scutari to Screen!

Florence Nightingale will tell pupils the story of her life in an interactive way.

Session Details

Live Zoom workshops are approximately 40 minutes in duration and can be booked during term-time, Monday to Friday, at a time to suit you.

We can accommodate up to two classes per Zoom session. If teachers wish to book more than two classes, we would suggest booking additional Zoom sessions.

Teachers will need to have access to Zoom and a relevant computer/TV monitor/smart board so that children can see Florence clearly on a screen.

The cost of this session is £75 + VAT.

*Please note that Meet Mary Seacole Workshops are only avalible on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

100% of teachers who booked a digital session with us felt it was good value for money and would book again.

“It was very interactive and individual questions were asked. The children were so pleased to see a different face and connect with someone new. It all helped to consolidate their learning and was very interactive.”

–Key Stage 1 Teacher

  • KS1 History – The lives of significant individuals in the past, who have contributed to national and international achievement
  • KS1 History – Significant historical events, people and places in their own locality.

Mary Seacole:

  • To gain an understanding of why Mary Seacole is famous and why we remember her.
  • To gain an understanding of why Mary Seacole went to the Crimea and what it was like working in the Crimean War.

Florence Nightingale:

  • To gain an understanding of why Florence Nightingale is famous and why we remember her.
  • To gain an understanding of why Florence Nightingale went to the Crimea and what is was like working in the Crimean War.
  • To find out how Florence Nightingale improved conditions for the nurses and soldiers in the Crimean War.

Learning Objective for both sessions:

  • To help pupils engage with mental health and wellbeing and why this is important to nursing as well as to wider social interactions.

How to book

Please fill out the Enquiry Form bellow:

If the dates you request are unavailable, we will try to offer the closest available dates. A date will then be held for 2 working days, while we await the return of the booking form.

Once a booking form has been received by us from a school, a confirmation email will be sent out. After the confirmation has been sent, the cancellation policy applies.

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Florence Nightingale performer sits in front of a laptop. She raises a paper lantern level with the laptop's camera.

Session Details

  • At your school

  • Monday – Friday, term time – various timings

  • Mostly suited to KS1, but can be adapted for KS2

  • £75 + VAT (£90 total)

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