Key Stage Four
Exploring 'A Christmas Carol' in the social context of Victorian Britain
Through a consideration of the text and archival material held here at Doughty Street, pupils will extend their knowledge of A Christmas Carol, by considering how Dickens used the story’s themes and characters to highlight what he saw as some of the most pressing social problems and issues in the Victorian Britain of his day.
Dickens: 'Oliver Twist' and poverty in Victorian Britain
In this session, pupils will explore excerpts from Charles Dickens’s fiction and non-fiction writing, in order to explore poverty in the Victorian era and Dickens’s life and work as a social reformer.
Explorer Tour
Discover where Charles Dickens lived, wrote and entertained as you explore his Bloomsbury family home.
Tactile Explorers
Designed for SEND students, this session explores the family home of Charles Dickens where he lived, wrote and entertained.