Live stream: the Great Fire
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This painting shows the great fire of London as seen from a boat in vicinity of Tower Wharf.
How did the Great Fire of London impact the lives of Londoners in 1666? Give your pupils a tour of our past special exhibition – Fire! Fire! – and let them ask their questions to the museum's expert on the Great Fire of London. All from the comfort of your own classroom.
Learn the key facts about how the fire started and spread, how people reacted to the danger, and how it was eventually put out.
You'll also see a reconstruction of London's narrow streets, and some of the original firefighting equipment used to tackle the blaze.
The Great Fire – a live stream.
Need to know
Advanced booking required. Please complete the booking process online using your school's address. You only need to book one ticket for your whole class. You will be sent a booking confirmation with a link to join the live stream. Use this link to join the live stream on the day and time of your booking.
Please have the following information ready for booking:
- your school address
- your school email address and phone number
- number of pupils who will be watching the live stream from your school
Make sure you have the following:
- a computer connected to a screen (such as an interactive whiteboard) for students to see the live stream
- speakers for students to hear the audio
- Access to another screen from which a member of teaching staff can enter comments and questions into a chat box
- access to Vimeo live video – we know that some schools block Vimeo so please check with your IT technician whether this will be possible
- a member of teaching staff available to facilitate the session for the children
Once you have your equipment set up, you’re ready to go. The livestream does not assume any subject knowledge, and key terminology and concepts will be explained and discussed as they come up. You can just press play on the day and enjoy the experience with your class.
You’ll join the stream using the link provided in your confirmation email. London Museum staff will lead the session live from the museum, and while you’ll be able to see them, your class will not be visible on camera.
The stream is an interactive opportunity for your pupils to ask questions to an expert from the museum. Questions are written in the chat box, asked by our on-screen host and answered live. Alongside the Q&A we’ll be watching some videos, handling objects and playing some true or false myth-buster games.
Our Great Fire of London expert is Meriel Jeater, a curator at London Museum. A curator is a specialist who uses the objects in the museum collection to learn about the past.
This live stream is aimed at pupils in key stage 1.
Despite careful planning and practice, it's possible that we might have technical issues while running the stream. We'll do our best to make things right, but we also recommend that you have your own ICT support on hand to help in case there are issues with your equipment or setup.
Yes – by using the same link, you'll be able to access your stream for 30 days.
We'll be in touch afterwards to collect your feedback.
All live streams come with closed captions.
Please get in touch with us on [email protected] if you'd like to discuss any access needs.
KS1 History: Significant events: Fire of London
Further Resources
Carry on learning by visiting the Great Fire of London website for everything you need to know including articles, guides and games.
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The Great Fire of London
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