--- title: "Cross-curricular learning about Alston Workhouse" url: "https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/2025-11-28-08-48-cross-curricular-learning-about-alston-workhouse" school: "Alston Moor Federation" --- # Cross-curricular learning about Alston Workhouse ![Image of Cross-curricular learning about Alston Workhouse](https://files.schudio.com/alston-moor-federation-2/images/blog/Alston_workhouse.jpg) 28 November 2025 [J Sutterby](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/author/jsutterby) [Key Stage 3 Learning](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/category/key-stage-3-learning) To further enhance their understanding of the background context of poverty in the novel 'Oliver Twist', Year 8 students have been utilising historical sources to learn more about the Alston Workhouse. They examined documents and photographs provided by the Alston Moor Historical Society, and analysed Inspector's reports and evidence collated by the website 'workhouses.org.uk'. Students were then asked to summarise and present their findings in a visual way. [ AMF Choir ](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/2025-11-28-08-46-amf-choir) [Jekyll & Hyde Key Characters ](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/2025-11-28-09-13-jekyll-hyde-key-characters) ![Alston Moor Federation](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/images/logo/AMF-icon_white.png) #### Alston Moor Federation Church Road Alston Cumbria CA9 3QU Email: Tel: 01434 381236 #### Schools - [Alston Primary School](https://alston-moor-federation-2.schudio.com/schools/alston-primary-school) - [Nenthead Primary School](https://alston-moor-federation-2.schudio.com/schools/nenthead-primary-school) - [Samuel King’s School](https://alston-moor-federation-2.schudio.com/schools/samuel-king-s-school) #### About Us - [Welcome](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/about-us/welcome) - [Governors](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/about-us/governors) - [SEND](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/about-us/send) - [Report an Issue as a Pupil](https://forms.office.com/e/31YEcfkxNu) #### Parents - [Support For Parents](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/parents/letters-to-parents) - [Newsletters](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/parents/newsletters) - [Remote Learning](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/parents/remote-learning) - [PTFA](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/parents/ptfa) #### Safeguarding - [Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership](https://cumbriasafeguardingchildren.co.uk/) - [Childline](https://www.childline.org.uk) - [CEOP](https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/) © Copyright 2022–2026 Alston Moor Federation School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)