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The SVR's '''Education Centre''' is was based at [[The Engine House]] at Highley. It provides provided a range of curriculum based school programmes, details of which may be found on the [https://web.archive.org/web/20121130085411/http://www.svr.co.uk/EducationEducation_EventsActivitiesFares.aspx archived SVR Website "Education Service" page] (external link).
==Early history==
Although the following year's event, "Big Images for Little People" drew smaller numbers, it was sufficiently encouraging to give hope that it would establish itself in future years. An external grant was obtained in 2004 towards funding of the education programme. The SVR was also in the course of submitting an application for grant assistance to the Heritage Lottery Fund for the construction of [[The Engine House]], which required proof that there would will be a significant contribution to general education (of the general public as opposed to the narrower sense of 'school' education) in the project.<ref>SVR News 147</ref> Following approval of construction in late 2005, the Railway advertised the role of Assistant Education Officer<ref>SVR News 152</ref> By Mid-2006 David Mee had become "Education Services Manager" and Mrs N Taylor was "Education Officer".<ref>SVR News 154</ref>
Services developed to meet the needs of the national curriculum. Therese By 2016 these included:*World Wars War related activities (Dig for Victory, an evacuation train journey, Life life on the Home Front activities such as rag rugging, the wartime kitchen and 'make-do-and-mend', Classroom classroom at War, Blitz & Evacuation Workshopsand the blitz, all with costumed re-enactors.)
*Wild Tracks, a fully escorted look at wildlife and River Severn,
*Local trades, archaeology, geology, arts or history.
Some were held in association with [[Safari Park|West Midland Safari Park]], Severn Valley Country Park, the National Trust's Dudmaston Estate, Bewdley museum and Arley arboretum. When the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic restrictions]] were introduced, the paid educators were among those roles that became redundant.The education department was not reinstated when the restrictions were removed.
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==Links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121130085411/http://www.svr.co.uk/EducationEducation_EventsActivitiesFares.aspx Archived SVR Website: "Education Service" page]
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