Education

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Learning Zone

An exciting web-based resource, newly presented so it’s easy to find exactly what you need by subject and key stage.

Click here to enter.

Respect!

A new micro-site to help you to make the most of trips to our cemeteries.

Click here to enter.

New 'Passing of the WW1 generation' website

To mark the passing of the World War One (WW1) generation, a national event will take place at Westminster Abbey on Remembrance Day, Wednesday 11 November 2009.

To encourage schools to support this significant milestone and to engage young people in the history of the WW1 generation and experiences of the passing generation, the Ministry of Defence (MOD), in collaboration with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Imperial War Museum, are providing a range of engaging primary and secondary education resources.

Click here to visit the site.

Assembly resources

Children laying wreaths at Remembrance time

Click here to discover how to meet all your assembly needs.

- First or Second World War
- Primary or secondary
- High-tech or Low-tech

Who Cares?

Click here to access this DIY PowerPoint presentation with downloadable notes. It examines many aspects of commemorating those who have died in battle, includes a brief history of the CWGC and poses thought-provoking questions about its future.

Make your remembrance day a day to remember!

Here is a new project particularly aimed at Years 5 and 6 with downloadable sheets for pupil use.

See how to:
     -Organise your own Remembrance Day event
     -Research war casualties
     -Learn about local history in your churchyard or cemetery

Click here to access these resources.

Free Materials/Downloadable resources

CD-ROMs, DVDs, leaflets and a poetry book that you can order – absolutely free!

Click here to order.

In addition:

We’ll keep you informed about other sites and exhibitions, and feature topical stories showing on our Features page how the past has an impact on our present.

If your school is working on projects that relate to the Commission’s work, please get in touch – we’d love to hear from you.