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Modern, engaging and inspiring battlefield and historical tours for UK schools

While not every old hand could be here at ZG-HQ today, we never turn down a photo opportunity. We might spam a few more ...
18/01/2025

While not every old hand could be here at ZG-HQ today, we never turn down a photo opportunity.

We might spam a few more later :)

"Dear Sirs..."We often receive emails addressed to “Dear Sirs”. Only yesterday we had two of them. While some might find...
18/01/2025

"Dear Sirs..."

We often receive emails addressed to “Dear Sirs”. Only yesterday we had two of them.

While some might find it confusing that a company whose core business is battlefield tours is managed by a team of strong, passionate women, well, that’s just how we roll!

So, next time you’re planning a historical tour or a history workshop, remember, behind the scenes at Zeitgeist, in day to day business, the ladies lead the charge!

For those who know..We want our historical educators and (battlefield) tour guides to know what teachers have to go thro...
17/01/2025

For those who know..

We want our historical educators and (battlefield) tour guides to know what teachers have to go through and to understand what students need to learn and examiners want to read.

On today's exam-technique CPD we have managed to capture the exact moment in which Jim
makes the acquaintance of the 'follow-up question' (2b) in Edexcel's Historic Environment paper.

The unfair advantage. Zeitgeist Tours just unlocked a new level of expertise! Our team spent 8 hours immersed in a powe...
17/01/2025

The unfair advantage.

Zeitgeist Tours just unlocked a new level of expertise! Our team spent 8 hours immersed in a powerful CPD session focused on mastering the demands of Britain's exam boards. The first of several that will be run this year.

That is because being a battlefield or historical tour guide or reenactor isn't enough to work with us; we're historical educators armed with the inside scoop on what students actually need, examiners want and how to deliver exam-relevant teaching that sticks.

Consider this the unfair advantage you and your students get when choosing a Zeitgeist Battlefield Tour or workshop 😉


Investing in our team's skills and personal development with our first company workshop on exam-relevant teaching and ex...
17/01/2025

Investing in our team's skills and personal development with our first company workshop on exam-relevant teaching and exam techniques! (More about that in a follow-up post). In addition we got to hang out with these gentlemen, Jed and Ralph of UP AN' AT 'EM! HISTORY. Thanks for joining us and looking forward to working with you!

15/01/2025
What an absolutely amazing day we had, running the first 2025 workshop designed to support AQA's GCSE History syllabus “...
13/01/2025

What an absolutely amazing day we had, running the first 2025 workshop designed to support AQA's GCSE History syllabus “Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day”.

A fantastic day's work by the team Alison Kempson, Richard Townsley and 'Team Leech': Jaws, Sluggo, Mr. Limpet, Clinger and Drainer.
We fondly remember the sixth member of the leech team 'Sir Slurp' who was recently eaten by Jaws.

Tomorrow there follows another great day learning about the evolution of medical knowledge, practices, and institutions across centuries.

( version exists)

And for the first time in 2025, the Doctors are IN.A two-day Zeitgeist school history workshop in support of AQA's "Brit...
13/01/2025

And for the first time in 2025, the Doctors are IN.

A two-day Zeitgeist school history workshop in support of AQA's "Britain: Health and the People" syllabus.

(and yes, we have an version too).

For a number of reasons one of our all-time favourite event photos.
10/01/2025

For a number of reasons one of our all-time favourite event photos.

Packing some cool bits for next week.
09/01/2025

Packing some cool bits for next week.








We love the smell of freshly printed roll-up banners in the morning (and evening)
08/01/2025

We love the smell of freshly printed roll-up banners in the morning (and evening)

📚 Ace your AQA History Exam! 📚We're dropping some serious knowledge bombs with our first exam technique support booklet,...
07/01/2025

📚 Ace your AQA History Exam! 📚

We're dropping some serious knowledge bombs with our first exam technique support booklet, which comes free for every student booked into our AQA Medicine Workshop. This bad boy is your cheat sheet to conquering the AQA History exam. 🤫💯

Inside, you'll find all the tea on those tricky question types ☕, plus we've spiced things up with some killer tips and tricks. This ain't your basic history guide – it's straight fire. 🔥

We're taking hundreds of these glossy gems on our next medical history workshop, where we'll be dissecting the AQA syllabus "Britain: Health and the People c.1000 - Present Day." 🚑

We're not just about dusty artifacts, fam. We get that exam-relevant workshops need to hit different. We understood the assignment. 😎

Stay tuned for more subject-specific and exam board-tailored booklets dropping soon .

FRFR, no one else is doing this. 🤫

P.S. Big up to Alison Kempson of Kempson Education for crafting this masterpiece! GCSE examiner, history teacher, Head of Department, and Heritage Advisor – She is basically the GOAT. 🐐

The new team members have arrived!
31/12/2024

The new team members have arrived!

Another great day in Flanders Fields
08/12/2024

Another great day in Flanders Fields

Special shout-out to historian and author Andrew Lucas, who absolutely crushed it on his first tour with us this week, p...
08/12/2024

Special shout-out to historian and author Andrew Lucas, who absolutely crushed it on his first tour with us this week, proving to be an awesome teammate and co-guide.

'Fritz & Tommies' ready to go. Third day of touring awaits!
08/12/2024

'Fritz & Tommies' ready to go. Third day of touring awaits!

The weather is absolutely abysmal, but the spirits are high.
07/12/2024

The weather is absolutely abysmal, but the spirits are high.

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What an absolutely amazing day we had, running the first 2025 workshop designed to support AQA's GCSE History syllabus “Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day”. A fantastic day's work by the team Alison Kempson, Richard Townsley and 'Team Leech': Jaws, Sluggo, Mr. Limpet, Clinger and Drainer. We fondly remember the sixth member of the leech team 'Sir Slurp' who was recently eaten by Jaws. Tomorrow there follows another great day learning about the evolution of medical knowledge, practices, and institutions across centuries. #aqa (#Edexcel version exists) #schoolworkshops #gcse #history #healthandthepeople #medicinethroughtime

Shameless photo-bombing at Hill60. #GCSE #battlefieldtrip

Always a favourite activity in between the more conservative study elements and today we could dedicate a lot of time to running a proper fencing workshop. Several students had classic sport fencing /martial arts experience and that really showed. #gcse #battlefieldtoursforschools #ww1 #historyteacher

The best battlefield tours for schools
The best battlefield tours for schools

🔥 More Tanks 🔥 Our battlefield tour with Canford School took us deep into the story of technical innovation in the First World War. We explored fortifications, deadly gas, flamethrowers, machine guns, and the terrifying world of mine warfare. 💣 But the highlight? Tanks! 💥 Today, we got up close and personal with the legendary FT-17 – a game-changer in WWI. Not only did students get into this metal beast, they were also allowed to fire its gun! 🤯 Because at Zeitgeist Tours, we don't just talk about history, we experience it. 😉 #tanks #history #ww1 #FT17 #education #zeitgeisttour #battlefieldtour #gcse #historyteacher #teachers #edexcel #igcse

Only on a Zeitgeist Tour
Only on a Zeitgeist Tour

🪖💥🔥💣 With a tour in support of the IGCSE 0977 syllabus, we explored the awesome technical developments of the First World War! 💥 Fortifications, gas, flamethrowers, machine guns, mine warfare and of course... TANKS! 💥 Today we a whole day of exclusive access to the Musée France 40, so our amazing group got up close and personal with some metal beasts from both World Wars! 😲 Because just 'looking at' a tank wouldn't be good enough for a Zeitgeist Tour! 😉 #tanks #history #ww1 #ww2 #education #zeitgeisttour We do things differently!

As the sun dips below the horizon, painting the sky in vibrant hues of orange and purple, Jim Williams and Richard Townsley (following the coach in the baggage van) embark on a new journey, leaving France and heading towards a fresh adventure with a new tour group. ;) Belgium or bust!

When in France...you rent your own museum, for an entire day. A special First World War battlefield tour for a school which asked us to do what we do best and then to dial the experience factor, activities and period-immersion up to 12. Period French beef stew, freshly cooked from scratch, in an original WW1 (1916) field kitchen. #culturalexperience #battlefieldtoursforschools #gcse #igcse #history #adventureoverlecture We are Zeitgeist

(The best) Battlefield Tours for Schools

We go places! #battlefieldtours for schools

Another extraordinary day on the battlefields of the First World War has come to an end. Today we fielded five guides (!), four in period uniform with tons of period equipment. Our German guide has travelled from Bavaria, offering much-needed perspective. Another is a head of history and GCSE Examiner, providing unique exam-technique coaching. A third is a local French specialist guide. The highlight today is this exclusive access to the deep, multi-level, 14-mile long underground galleries of the Butte de Vauquois – a first for a British student group! Exploring these incredible off-the-beaten-track underground living quarters and mine galleries was awe-inspiring. Truly unique and the most ‘authentic’ and ‘uncurated’ battlefield experience on the Western Front. Not comparable with anything else and not too easily visited. Tomorrow will be just as amazing! #breakingthemould An entire museum and its staff booked exclusively for us, and in the evening, we're heading underground again! We're passionate about bringing history to life for students in the most engaging way. And that is not just a slogan. We are Zeitgeist. This is why a Zeitgeist Tour is the best thing you can do for your students. We offer the unique activities and experiences you don't find anywhere else. We make amazing battlefield tours which truly benefit learning and exam-success. #ZeitgeistTours #HistoryComesAlive #StudentTravel #battlefieldtours #minewarfare #gcse #historyteacher #edexcel #aqa #igcse #UnforgettableExperiences

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“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” Theodore Roosevelt

Children are not cogs in a machine and we care about their learning. We strictly believe that we can change lives by believing in the students in our care, by motivating them to explore and by caring about them. We don’t believe it makes sense to put students on a grading curve or to lecture at them from above. We believe that by looking students in the eye and by responding to their specific comments and questions we can get them to push themselves to learn.

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