Victorian Voices

Victorian workhouse boy with numbered board - 4099 - around his neck

Victorian Chimney Sweep. Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Victorian Voices was a short story competition for Key Stage 2 children (P4-P7 in Scotland and equivalent in the Republic of Ireland) organised by Archive Awareness Campaign.

You are welcome to download our resource pack of Victorian source material from archives across the UK along with lesson plans. There are around 100 documents available on the resource pack. We also give you some handy hints about using the documents in History, Environmental Studies, Art, ICT and Citizenship.

The Competition is now over.

A team of archivists and education officers decided on the regional winners. Historian, Tristram Hunt, journalist, Edward Stourton, children's author, Adele Geras, and explorer, Benedict Allen, whittled these down to an overall winner in each category.

Books on the Victorian Era can be purchased through Usborne Books.