History trip, written by Year 10 pupils

Year 10 classes embarked on a trip to London following our recent Whitechapel and crime and punishment learning. We travelled on a train into London.

We went on a tour through Whitechapel with our guide called Jeremy. He was funny and very knowledgeable. Later, we went to the clink museum to see an old prison, and it was crazy to see how people used to be treated. We couldn't believe it! Later, we went to the market for a little while before it was time for the main event, the London dungeons. 

The London Dungeon was great, and Mr Paterson was very scared (false!) but still had fun just like everyone else did. The staff and the students all very much enjoyed our trip and had a great day," said Jimi T, year 10.

"We walked around the streets of Whitechapel to learn about the murders of Jack the Ripper. We went to the itchy park and learnt about the conditions homeless people slept in the 1800s. We also saw the site of the peabody estate. 

After lunch, we went to the Clink prison museum. We were able to sit in the torture chair and see what a prison cell looked like. We saw what people would have to wear when doing hard labour, and we were able to sit in the pillory. 

The last stop was the London Dungeons. This was really fun. We learnt about different torture techniques, we were put on trial in a courtroom and learnt about witches, the plague and Jack the Ripper." Year 10 students