Free downloadable learning resource for EYFS, KS1 and KS2. The resource is licensed by Penguin Random House and endorsed by the National Literacy Trust. From over the hills and far away, help The Jolly Postman deliver his letters today. This popular children’s book by Janet and Allan Alhberg is brought to life in this imaginative learning resource. The resource makes links between the fictional narrative of The Jolly Postman and the real history of the postal service revealed through The Postal Museum’ s collections. The Jolly Postman resource can support literacy learning across the curriculum and includes: • Teachers’ Notes • Activity ideas • Templates • Interactive PowerPoints Curriculum links: EYFS: Literacy, Maths, Understanding the world, Communication and Language KS1/2: Literacy, Geography, History, Maths, Art and Design The Jolly Postman learning programme at The Postal Museum Schools visiting The Postal Museum can book The Jolly Postman learning programme to bring the enchanting story to life for your students. To find out more, or to book a visit: https://www.postalmuseum.org/visit/for-schools/

FREE downloadable learning resource for Key Stage 1, 2 and 3. This resource was sponsored by Royal Mail Group It is over 175 years since the invention of the world’s first postage stamp – The Penny Black. This simple idea that we take for granted today revolutionised the way people communicate by opening up the postal system to ordinary people, who previously couldn’t afford to use it. Pop It In The Post reveals how this little piece of paper changed the way people communicate forever. The learning resource includes: • Lesson plans • Teachers’ notes • Activity ideas • PowerPoint presentations for whiteboards. Curriculum links: History, (Local Study and Continuity and change), Literacy, Maths, Geography, Citizenship, Art and Design For more Pop It In The Post resources visit www.postalmuseum.org/learning to download: • An animated game for students to play and test their knowledge Schools visiting The Postal Museum can book Pop It In The Post interactive session. Find out more: https://www.postalmuseum.org/visit/for-schools/

Free downloadable learning resource for KS2/3 Cracking Code Breakers reveals the lesser known Second World War story of Colossus, the world’s first electronic programmable computer that was invented by Tommy Flowers, a General Post Office (GPO) engineer and cracked top secret German messages from Hitler. Use this resource to inspire your students with a unique story of engineering ingenuity and to make connections between computer technology in the past and the present day. Cracking Code Breakers can support a digital literacy topic and teaching across the curriculum. The resource includes: • Teachers’ Notes • Student Activities including two British Science Association CREST SuperStar Challenges • Interactive PowerPoints • Film clips • Cracking Code Breakers CREST SuperStar stickers Curriculum Links: Computing (Digital Literacy, data protection), Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, History (Local History, Continuity and Change), Literacy, Geography, Citizenship Mission Colossus game Put your engineering skills to the test in this interactive game. Can you beat the clock and build Colossus? Play online https://www.postalmuseum.org/visit/for-schools/learning-resources/cracking-code-breakers/ Visit The Postal Museum. Find out about school visits https://www.postalmuseum.org/visit/for-schools/ Cracking Code Breakers is funded by Royal Mail and John Cass Foundation and was developed with support from the National Museum of Computing.

For Reception and KS1 children (aged 4–7 years old) The resources in this collection provide an introduction to the postal service. Find out how the post is sorted, transported and delivered at each stage of its journey. Learning Objectives: • Understand the real-world context of how the post is sorted • Understand what a sorting office is and the different jobs that happen there • Apply this knowledge to maths-based activities and tasks. Curriculum Links: • ELGs for number and numerical patterns including odds and evens • Read and write numbers from 1 to 20 in numerals and words • Sequence events in chronological order using language • Recognise and name common 3-D shapes • Use place value and number facts/number bonds to solve problems What’s included: • Teachers’ Notes • Videos • PowerPoints • Printables • Interactive PDFs Videos to accompany the four introductory PDFs can be found below: What happens when you send a letter? What is a sorting office? How are letters and parcels sorted? What jobs are there in a sorting office? Schools visiting The Postal Museum can book The Sorting Office Maths Challenge learning programme from September 2023, giving students an opportunity to use their mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills in a real-world context. To find out more, or to book a visit The Postal Museum’s website. These resources were developed with support from The Portal Trust.

Last Post: The Postal Service in the First World War reveals the fascinating human stories of the General Post Office (GPO) at War. In Last Post war time characters guide students through the different topics to tell these stories and many more. Using real archival documents, photographs, maps and museum objects they will discover how the postal service went to war. There are also over 100 fun and engaging cross-curricular activities to aid learning, including how to make a Morse code transmitter, how to send a secret message by pigeon post and how to search the Royal Mail war memorials database to learn about the impact of the war in your area. Curriculum links: KS1/2: History (Local study, change and continuity), Geography, Citizenship, Literacy and Art and Design The free resource includes: lesson plans teacher’s notes PowerPoints for whiteboards image galleries over 100 activity ideas Find out booking a school visit to The Postal Museum: postalmuseum.org/for-schools

Did you know a secret underground postal railway is hidden under London’s streets? For over 75 years a network of driverless electric trains, the first of their kind in the world weaved under London moving up to 4 million letters a day. Use Mail Rail CREST SuperStar Challenges to inspire your students with this unique story of engineering ingenuity. Investigate the Science behind Mail Rail in your classroom and receive Mail Rail SuperStar stickers which can count towards a British Science Association CREST AWARD. MAIL RAIL (KS2) Curriculum links: Science, Maths, History, Geography, Literacy, Citzenship, Local Studies, Design and Technology, Engineering To find out more about British Science Association CREST Awards visit http://www.crestawards.org/about-crest-awards/ Mail Rail CREST Activities include: • Petitioning Parliament!: The year is 1913 and the streets of London are very busy. Students investigate why and write to the Prime Minister to persuade him to build Mail Rail. You’ll need Teachers’ Notes, Student Challenge, PowerPoint, Timeline and Factsheet • Mail Rail Marble Run: Mail Rail engineers needed! Students work as a team to design the fastest, cheapest tunnel to move the mail underground. You’ll need Teachers’ Notes, Student Challenge Card, PowerPoint, Railway Money, Mail Rail Map, Timeline and Fact Sheet • Future Mail: The year is 2050. Students must research transport from the past to design a new method of transporting the mail in the future. You’ll need Teachers’ Notes, Student Challenge Card, PowerPoint, Timeline and Fact Sheet Additional resources • Download a sheet of Mail Rail SuperStar stickers • Download a Make Your Own Mail Rail Hard Hat Activity • Visit The Postal Museum website to view films of Mail Rail in action www.postalmuseum.org/learning Mail Rail at The Postal Museum Mail Rail CREST SuperStar Challenges can support a visit to The Postal Museum. Find out about school visits to The Postal Museum: postalmuseum.org/for-schools