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Remembrance - A National School Assembly

Duration: 30 minutes 52 seconds
Date: 10.11.2014 14:30

"Many thanks for the wonderful National School Assembly, which was live from the Tower of London today. My class were very moved by the whole experience and we will be using the questions posed during the assembly in our lessons this week. A very professional and thought provoking production. Well done to all involved." Rebecca Reeve at Upton Meadows Primary School, Northampton

Who took part in the 2014 National School Assembly?

A grand total of 925,726 students joined us from 24 countries across the world. Nearly a quarter of schools in the United Kingdom registered to watch the assembly.

Supporting materials

Why not try these sample resources from the Discovery Education Espresso service to support your remembrance activities? If you already subscribe look for further resources available in the First World War Collection in KS2 History.

Our video assembly can be used to prompt reflection and discussion by asking three simple questions, to help transform pupils' understanding of remembrance. Question 1: Why should we remember? Question 2: Why was 100 years significant? Question 3: How do you want to remember?

The importance of remembering

Life on the frontline and at home

Reporting from the war

War Poetry: In Flanders Fields

Analysing WWI images

Analysing a soldier's diary

Children in the war

Strategy: Table top texting

Strategy: Quick writes

Further resources

Here are some further resources you may find useful for teaching the topic of remembrance:

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Further resources

The Discovery Education Espresso service for Foundation to KS2 includes even more resources to support your teaching of remembrance, including an image collection, poems and further videos.

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