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Bradford Made: Local Stories for Learners

Resources for ages 5-18, unearthing the hidden histories and untold stories of Bradford’s diverse communities.

A red rable with lots of biscuits and baking items. There is a tray in the centre with colourful biscuits, a rolling pin and a biscuit tin.

A Spoonful of Sugar: Bradford’s Sweet Traditions

Learn about two significant Bradford migration histories through the stories of two families - and food!

Behind the Brontës: The Life of Nancy de Garrs

Uncover the life of Nancy de Garrs, the Brontë family Nanny and housekeeper.

A black and white image of a woman and a man weaving fabric in a mill.

Lost Mills: Working Lives in Bradford and Keighley’s Textile Mills

Explore the voices and experiences of Bradford and Keighley’s textile workers in the 1970s and 80s.

Victor Wedderburn: Bradford in Full Colour

Find out about the life and work of Victor Wedderburn, who took photographs of the community living in Manningham, Bradford, in the 1980s.

Who’s Cooking Now and Then? The History of Bradford Dinner Ladies

Learn about the history of Bradford's pioneering dinner ladies.

Bradford 2025 programme learning resources

Learning resources inspired by the Bradford 2025 programme.

Bradford On Foot: Design Your Own Heritage Walk

Support learners to discover their natural and built heritage through exploring and mapping their surroundings.

A lady with white hair in a hi-vis jacket stands between two stacks of giant bales of wool

We Will Sing learning resource: write a Letter to the Future

Support your learners to write a letter to the future with this free resource. Suitable for ages 5+

Bradford City Stadium Fire – 40th Anniversary Activity Pack

Bring local history to your learners as we mark the 40th anniversary of the tragic Bradford City stadium fire.

Boy drawing on paper with a pencil in his hand

How to… DRAW! Download free artist guides

Explore a series of how to guides to inspire you to get drawing - part of DRAW! supported by David Hockney

A detailed view of the Tower of Now sculpture, against a blue sky.

Tower of Now: Celebrating Bradford’s Languages

In this resource inspired by Saad Qureshi's public artwork Tower of Now, create a concertina book to express Bradford’s unique diversity of languages, dialect and slang.

A wide shot of a metal horn on a pole in front of a giant blue curtain. They are inside the roof of an old mill.

We Will Sing: Fabrics of the Future

In this resource inspired by Ann Hamilton's exhibition We Will Sing, respond to a creative design brief from the Bradford based international wool merchant, H.Dawson.

Bradford Glow learning resources

This collection of resources for learners of all ages is inspired by the Bradford 2025 brand, including its colours.

Bradford Glow: Activities for early-years children

Children aged 4–5 will love this Bradford-themed activity pack.

Bradford Glow: Activities for under-5s

Early Years activities for ages 3–4 inspired by all things Bradford.

Bradford Glow: Activities for ages 7–9

Make art inspired by Bradford’s textiles industry in these activities for ages 7–9.

Bradford Glow: Activities for ages 9–11

If Bradford was a person, who would it be? Answer this question and more in these activities for children aged 9–11.

Bradford Glow: Art activities

Get creative with the Bradford 2025 brand and give an iconic Bradford building or person their own ‘Bradford Glow’.

Bradford Glow: Create a Character!

Create a hero inspired by the Bradford 2025 colours in this activity pack for children aged 5–6.

Bradford Glow: English activity

Create poetry inspired by the colours of Bradford in this activity for ages 11–14.