World War Two - Teachers and Parents

This theme is about the memories of World War Two: from when the war began and the everyday changes it brought, from preparing the beaches for invasion, the trials of rationing and having identity cards, to building air raid shelters in the hope of protection from the daily threat of air attack bombings.

This was also a time of great movement of people; be it child evacuees and overseas soldiers joining the community, as well as local people being conscripted to foreign places whether to fight or work. And finally this theme looks at how the war changed the town - the celebrations of VE and VJ day and the slow journey back to peace.

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History Keystage 3

Drama Keystage 3

Further study links for Keystage 3 

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The People's War

Air raids

Rationing

Evacuees

Who were the Bevin Boys?

VE Day - The War is Over!

World War Two - Teachers and Parents