AQA GCSE History Lectures
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An introduction or revision session where students attend an interactive lecture and a guided tour of the theatre focusing on AQA GCSE History exam requirements.
With Shakespeare’s Globe being named the site study for the 2026 AQA GCSE History paper, our AQA GCSE History Lectures are designed to complement the curriculum, supporting students’ understanding of the Globe Theatre’s history, the wider role of theatres in Elizabethan England, as well as contemporary attitudes towards them. Our association with AQA and OUP will mean students will gain specialised insight from our practitioners, informed by AQA-provided resources, about the Globe Theatre, enabling them to broach their GCSE History exam with confidence.
Key activities
- Interactive lecture focused on Elizabethan theatre and the construction of the Globe Theatre
- Guided visit linking the site to analysis of key sources relating to Q4 of the Elizabethan England paper.
- Source booklet for each student to use for revision
Curriculum links
AQA: Paper 2: Shaping the nation, Section B: British depth studies including the historic environment: BC Elizabethan England, c1568–1603
Can also be used to support:
- Eduqas: Component 1: Studies in Depth: 1B. THE ELIZABETHAN AGE, 1558-1603
- Pearson/Edexcel: British Depth Studies: Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88 (Key topic 3: Elizabethan society in the Age of Exploration, 1558–88)
Booking
All workshops can be tailored to cater for a range of Special Educational Needs and requirements.
Contact us
+44 (0)207 902 1433
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LOCATION AND COSTS
At Shakespeare’s Globe
From £12 per student (minimum fee from £240)
(UK only – please see international pages for other rates)
Maximum of 32 students per Study Session.
Teachers/adults are free on a required 1:10 ratio to pupils. Adults outside the ratio are charged at the student rate. All additional 1:1 support staff for SEND students admitted free – please disclose this at point of booking.
A £2.50 administration charge applies per booking.
Dates and times
We are a working theatre, which means that whilst we will always do our best to accommodate you at a date/time of your preference, we may need to make some adjustments based on our programming.
Our sessions run for 90 minutes in total, starting at the following times – 10:30, 11:30, 12:30 – and, dependent on our space availability, we can run consecutive or simultaneous sessions to accommodate the size of the group you’re bringing. When booking, please state any preferences regarding the above, and we will do our best to accommodate them.
In your school
Prices
1 x 90 minute Study Session: from £480
2 x 90 minute Study Session: from £720
3 x 90 minute Study Session: from £960
Maximum of 35 pupils per Study Session.
Outside the M25, a surcharge will be added to cover travel time, and travel and accommodation costs (where applicable) may be added.
Schools booking in-school sessions will be sent the source booklet digitally to be printed and disseminated amongst students attending the GCSE History Lecture ahead of their session.
We can also delivery our Study Day online – please enquire for more information.
A £2.50 administration charge applies per booking.
Dates and times
We can be flexible based around your school timetable, including weekend provision, subject to availability.