Aerial view reconstruction drawing of Wallsend Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall © Historic England J960244

Key Stage 2 Classroom Resources

These resources are taken from either our KS2 Teaching Activities or our Case Studies.

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PPT: What can the census tell us about the lives of families who worked at the Shrewsbury flax mill in 1851?
(PPTX, 34.71 MB)
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PPT: What can the Beeline Heritage Trail tell us about the history and importance of Dewsbury?
(PPTX, 6.15 MB)
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PPT: A short history of Dewsbury
(PPTX, 5.01 MB)
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The Dewsbury Beeline Heritage Trail – Cut-out Models
(PDF, 2.19 MB)
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Heritage Schools Case Study: Dewsbury Beeline Heritage Trail
(PDF, 185.43 KB)
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The Dewsbury Beeline Heritage Trail
(PDF, 9.64 MB)
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PPT: The Reign of Queen Victoria
(PPTX, 20.09 MB)
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PPT: Enriching the List - Step by step guide for teachers
(PPT, 11.22 MB)
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PPT: Prehistoric Rock Art - Make you own Rock Art
(PPTX, 12.86 MB)
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Worksheet: Symbols Quiz
(DOC, 2.93 MB)
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Teachers' Notes: Make your own Rock Art
(DOC, 3.41 MB)
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PPT: Stone Age to Iron Age: Part 1 - The Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age)
(PPT, 6.86 MB)
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PPT: Stone Age to Iron Age: Part 2 - The Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age)
(PPT, 6.64 MB)
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PPT: Stone Age to Iron Age: Part 3 - The Neolithic (New Stone Age)
(PPT, 3.72 MB)
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PPT: Stone Age to Iron Age: Part 4 - The Bronze Age and Iron Age
(PPT, 7.25 MB)
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PPT: What can archaeological evidence tell us about life in Roman Britain?
(PPTX, 51.16 MB)
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Worksheet: Roman Remains - Recording
(DOC, 8.39 MB)
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Teachers' Notes: Roman Britain
(DOC, 2.28 MB)
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PPT: What can archaeological evidence tell us about Anglo-Saxon life?
(PPTX, 3.12 MB)
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Worksheet: Anglo Saxon Remains
(DOC, 5.36 MB)
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Teachers' Notes: Anglo Saxons
(DOC, 2.28 MB)
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Heritage Schools Case Study: Anglo Saxon Bristol
(PDF, 386.20 KB)
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PPT: What was life like for Victorian school children?
(PPTX, 3.97 MB)
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Worksheet: What was housing like for the Victorian Middle Classes?
(DOC, 2.28 MB)
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PPT: Were the Edwardians like us?
(PPTX, 10.45 MB)
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Worksheet: Were the Edwardians like us?
(ODT, 3.66 MB)
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Heritage Schools Case Study: Rockliffe Remembers
(PDF, 58.75 KB)
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Heritage Schools Case Study: Finding out about the soldiers of Cavendish Primary School
(PDF, 89.67 KB)
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Teachers' Notes: The Blitz
(DOC, 2.28 MB)
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War Memorials Condition Survey - Guidance for teachers
(PPT, 2.25 MB)
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Doing a Condition Survey with your class - Guidance for teachers
(PDF, 3.04 MB)
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Heritage Schools Case Study: Remembering Together
(PDF, 73.94 KB)
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Heritage Schools Case Study: The Watchet Tragedy
(PDF, 155.21 KB)
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Heritage Schools Case Study: Magdalen College
(PDF, 132.70 KB)
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Heritage Schools Case Study: Characterisation - Our Place
(PDF, 189.76 KB)
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Heritage Schools Case Study: Belle Vue - Showground of the world!
(PDF, 119.33 KB)
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Heritage Schools Case Study: Local Study - Women's Rights
(PDF, 61.81 KB)
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Heritage Schools Case Study: Ketley School's History & the Industrial Revolution
(PDF, 74.92 KB)
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Heritage Schools Case Study: ‘Window on the World’: Maps workshop at the National Waterways Museum
(PDF, 186.99 KB)
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PPT: Must Farm - Introduction
(PPT, 10.38 MB)
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PPT: Must Farm - Excavation Techniques
(PPT, 28.58 MB)
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PPT: Must Farm - Building the houses
(PPT, 11.46 MB)
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PPT: Must Farm - Types of artefacts
(PPT, 10.11 MB)
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PPT: Must Farm - Activity - Drawing a roundhouse (Outside)
(PPT, 10.61 MB)
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PPT: Must Farm - Activity - Drawing a roundhouse (Inside)
(PPT, 7.56 MB)
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PPT: Rot or Not? What can archaeological evidence tell us?
(PPT, 3.88 MB)
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Activity Sheet: Did the people at Must Farm care what they looked like?
(DOC, 6.29 MB)
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Activity Sheet: Drawing to scale and planning
(DOC, 11.79 MB)
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Activity Sheet: Create a Must Farm story
(DOC, 3.15 MB)
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Teacher's Resource Pack: Old Sunderland
(PDF, 1.96 MB)
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PPT: Mapping migration to Bradford
(PPTX, 2.61 MB)
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Printable version of the Stories in stone map
(PDF, 944.82 KB)
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PPT: Lesson One – Bradford over time
(PPTX, 11.91 MB)
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PPT: Lesson Two – Bradford over time
(PPTX, 28.44 MB)
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PPT: Lesson Three – Bradford over time
(PPTX, 8.27 MB)
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PPT: Shearbridge Road Mosque Case Study
(PPTX, 24.31 MB)
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Lesson Plans – Shearbridge Road Mosque
(DOCX, 2.75 MB)
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Your Gas Heritage - Local Study
(PDF, 985.73 KB)
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PPT: How and why should we celebrate VE Day?
(PPTX, 25.32 MB)
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PPT: Teachers’ Guide: Spotting evidence of the Second World War on 1940s aerial photographs
(PPTX, 51.08 MB)
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PPT: What makes a housing estate special?
(PPTX, 31.44 MB)
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Using the John Laing Photographic Collection for oral history projects
(DOCX, 174.44 KB)
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Heritage Schools Case Study: What makes a housing estate special?
(PDF, 222.05 KB)
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Rochdale Reimagined: Scheme of Work
(DOC, 155.50 KB)
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PPT: Rochdale Reimagined: Using the past to reimagine the future
(PPTX, 21.89 MB)
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Rochdale Reimagined: Workbook – Site 01 – The Railway Station
(PDF, 13.11 MB)
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Rochdale Reimagined: Workbook – Site 02 – The Old Retail Park
(PDF, 30.79 MB)
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Rochdale Reimagined: Workbook – Site 03 – Drake Street & Champness Hall
(PDF, 33.37 MB)
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Rochdale Reimagined: Workbook – Site 04 – Riverside & Fashion Corner
(PDF, 30.82 MB)
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Rochdale Reimagined: Workbook – Site 05 – The Wheatsheaf & Bell Street
(PDF, 25.79 MB)
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Rochdale Reimagined by Schools
(PDF, 9.49 MB)
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Knowing Bradford – Activity Pack
(PDF, 3.42 MB)
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PPT: Knowing Bradford - Images and Tasks
(PPTX, 20.43 MB)
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Knowing Bradford – Play Script
(PDF, 202.69 KB)
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Heritage Schools Case Study: Creating Digital Interactives
(PDF, 186.50 KB)
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PPT: African Lives in Northern England
(PPTX, 10.09 MB)
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African Lives in Northern England - Introduction & Guidance for Teachers
(DOCX, 4.14 MB)
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African Lives in Northern England - Children’s Book List
(DOCX, 3.85 MB)
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African Lives in Northern England Wall Chart
(PDF, 4.27 MB)
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PPT: Lesson One: The Industrial Revolution 1750-1850
(PPTX, 11.86 MB)
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PPT: Lesson Two: Introducing Sir Titus Salt and the Building of Salt’s Mill
(PPTX, 27.27 MB)
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PPT: Lesson Three: Creating Saltaire Village
(PPTX, 21.64 MB)
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PPT: Lesson Four: Developing Historical Interpretations
(PPTX, 9.25 MB)
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PPT: Lesson Five: Unfortunate Events and Hidden Mysteries
(PPTX, 21.64 MB)
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PPT: Lesson Six: Decline and Regeneration
(PPTX, 11.80 MB)
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PPT: Lesson Seven: The World Heritage Site
(PPTX, 15.12 MB)
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PPT: Platinum Jubilee Story Map - Activities
(PPTX, 33.57 MB)
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PPT: Platinum Jubilee – East of England Regional Images
(PPTX, 25.55 MB)
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PPT: Platinum Jubilee – East Midlands Regional Images
(PPTX, 20.24 MB)
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PPT: Platinum Jubilee – London & South East Regional Images
(PPTX, 25.91 MB)
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PPT: Platinum Jubilee – North East Regional Images
(PPTX, 14.92 MB)
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PPT: Platinum Jubilee – North West Regional Images
(PPTX, 30.20 MB)
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PPT: Platinum Jubilee – South West Regional Images
(PPTX, 24.86 MB)
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PPT: Platinum Jubilee – West Midlands Regional Images
(PPTX, 33.26 MB)
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PPT: Platinum Jubilee – Yorkshire Regional Images
(PPTX, 22.23 MB)
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How Did the Stockton and Darlington Change My Local Area and People’s Lives?
(PDF, 12.02 MB)
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Stockton and Darlington Resource Pack
(PDF, 12.32 MB)
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Stockton and Darlington Presentation Version
(PDF, 10.03 MB)
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Teachers’ Notes – KS2
(PDF, 5.01 MB)
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PPT: What can the Huddersfield Heritage Mile tell us about the history and importance of Huddersfield?
(PPTX, 12.46 MB)
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PPT: A short history of Huddersfield
(PPTX, 6.23 MB)
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Huddersfield Heritage Mile – Trail Map
(PDF, 1.97 MB)
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The Huddersfield Heritage Mile – Cut-out Models
(PDF, 3.10 MB)
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PPT: How do historians use photos and paintings as historical evidence?
(PPTX, 2.56 MB)
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PPT: Can photographs tell us more about past coronations than paintings?
(PPTX, 17.81 MB)
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Luton Local History Teaching Overview
(PDF, 2.12 MB)
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Essentials – Word mats, writing frames, glossary and much more
(ZIP, 23.60 MB)
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Question 1 - Who were the first people to live in the area?
(ZIP, 11.43 MB)
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Question 2 - What impact did invaders have on the area?
(ZIP, 11.84 MB)
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Question 3 - How did the industrial revolution change Luton?
(ZIP, 20.91 MB)
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Question 4 - What part did Luton play in the World Wars?
(ZIP, 46.75 MB)
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Question 5 - How has Luton changed since the war?
(ZIP, 22.47 MB)
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PPT: What can the Bradford City Heritage Trail tell us about the history and importance of Bradford?
(PPTX, 31.40 MB)
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Bradford City Heritage Trail – Trail Map
(PDF, 6.26 MB)
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Bradford City Heritage Trail – Trail Map with cut-out buildings
(PDF, 4.49 MB)
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Bradford City Heritage Trail – Cut-out Models
(PDF, 3.54 MB)
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PPT: A short history of Bradford
(PPTX, 24.75 MB)
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Bradford Through Time
(PDF, 1.32 MB)
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PPT: Using buildings to tell Salford’s story
(PPTX, 80.77 MB)
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Key Stage Two Heritage Trail – Teachers’ trail script
(DOCX, 4.17 MB)
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PPT: Key Stage Two Heritage Trail - Route map
(PPTX, 1.03 MB)
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PPT: How did significant people from Africa contribute to Newcastle and the North East?
(PPTX, 47.15 MB)
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PPT: Key Stage Two Heritage Trail (Central Walk) - Route Map
(PPTX, 1.40 MB)
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Key Stage Two Heritage Trail (Central Walk) – Teachers’ trail script
(DOCX, 4.10 MB)
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PPT: Deptford Ragged School Heritage Trail
(PPTX, 16.87 MB)
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Teachers’ Notes & trail script
(DOCX, 241.33 KB)
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Pupil Worksheet
(DOCX, 125.42 KB)
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1800s Heritage Trail - Route map
(PDF, 727.34 KB)
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21st Century Heritage Trail - Route map
(PDF, 289.61 KB)
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Historic England Archive - Deptford High Street Local History Pack B (L20)
(PDF, 27.52 MB)
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Pupil Worksheet - Episode 1 - Top end of the street
(DOCX, 390.13 KB)
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Pupil Worksheet - Episode 2 – The Vicarage
(DOCX, 760.84 KB)
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Pupil Worksheet - Episode 3 – The Oldest House
(DOCX, 371.43 KB)
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Pupil Worksheet - Episode 4 – A visit from the King
(DOCX, 767.44 KB)
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Pupil Worksheet - Episode 5 – The Fancy Draper
(DOCX, 412.02 KB)
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Pupil Worksheet - Episode 6 – Next to the Blue Anchor
(DOCX, 493.42 KB)
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Pupil Worksheet - Episode 7 – Around Rant Score
(DOCX, 522.74 KB)
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Pupil Worksheet – Episode 8 – Around The Globe
(DOCX, 2.95 MB)
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Pupil Worksheet – Episode 9 – The Tailor and The Chemist
(DOCX, 488.22 KB)
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Pupil Worksheet – Episode 10 – The Cosy Corner
(DOCX, 820.97 KB)
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Barking and Dagenham Local History Teaching Overview
(PDF, 3.00 MB)
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Essentials – Word mats, glossary and much more
(ZIP, 4.68 MB)
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Question 1 - Who were the first people to live in the area?
(ZIP, 32.92 MB)
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Question 2 - Who was Barking Abbey built for?
(ZIP, 33.45 MB)
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Question 3 - Who lived in Valence House?
(ZIP, 32.39 MB)
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Question 4 - What jobs did people do in Barking & Dagenham?
(ZIP, 76.44 MB)
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Question 5 - What have people made in Barking & Dagenham?
(ZIP, 54.32 MB)
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PPT: Peace and Social Justice
(PPTX, 47.08 MB)
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How to make a Peace Dove
(PDF, 235.53 KB)
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Peace Dove Template
(PDF, 104.01 KB)
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Peace Trail Map - A3
(PDF, 5.14 MB)
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Peace Trail Map - A3 (black and white)
(PDF, 13.90 MB)
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Peace Trail Map - A4
(PDF, 3.52 MB)
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Peace Trail Map - A4 (black and white)
(PDF, 9.34 MB)
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Barking and Dagenham Local History War Teaching Overview
(PDF, 1.59 MB)
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Essentials – Word mats, glossary and much more
(ZIP, 6.95 MB)
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Question 1 - What role did Barking and Dagenham play in World War 1?
(ZIP, 11.88 MB)
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Question 2 - What happened in Barking and Dagenham at the end of World War 1?
(ZIP, 18.19 MB)
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Question 3 - What role did Barking and Dagenham play in World War 2?
(ZIP, 15.37 MB)
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Question 4 - What was World War 2 like for people who stayed in Barking and Dagenham?
(ZIP, 16.27 MB)
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PPT: Why is Hadrian’s Wall in Cumbria a significant Roman site?
(PPTX, 30.63 MB)
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Bristol Docks Local History Teaching Overview
(PDF, 3.66 MB)
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Essentials – Word mats, glossary and much more
(ZIP, 5.18 MB)
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Question 1 - What do we know about the origins of Bristol?
(ZIP, 31.02 MB)
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Question 2 - Why did Bristol become a centre for trade?
(ZIP, 15.72 MB)
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Question 3 - How do we know about what Bristol traded?
(ZIP, 26.19 MB)
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Question 4 - How did the Bristol docks develop over time?
(ZIP, 15.77 MB)
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Question 5 - What are Bristol docks like today?
(ZIP, 11.45 MB)
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Middlesbrough Local History Teaching Overview
(PDF, 1.20 MB)
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Essentials – Word mats, writing frames, glossary and much more
(ZIP, 4.00 MB)
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Question 1 - How did Middlesbrough begin?
(ZIP, 13.87 MB)
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Question 2 - Why did the port change the area?
(ZIP, 19.50 MB)
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Question 3 - How did a discovery in the Cleveland Hills impact Middlesbrough?
(ZIP, 13.03 MB)
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Question 4 - Why was a new railway station opened in 1877?
(ZIP, 34.96 MB)
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Question 5 - How did Middlesbrough ‘build the world’?
(ZIP, 18.79 MB)
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PPT: Local Significant People - Daphne Steele
(PPTX, 36.56 MB)
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Gateshead Local History Teaching Overview
(PDF, 1.48 MB)
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Essentials – Word mats, writing frames, glossary and much more
(ZIP, 3.45 MB)
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Question 1 - Who were the early settlers in the area?
(ZIP, 16.63 MB)
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Question 2 - What were Gateshead’s main industries and how did they help it grow?
(ZIP, 27.36 MB)
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Question 3 - Which people of Gateshead made a significant impact?
(ZIP, 7.84 MB)
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Question 4 - What was life like for people in Gateshead during the wars?
(ZIP, 16.19 MB)
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Question 5 - How is Gateshead different today?
(ZIP, 10.31 MB)
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PPT: Local Significant People - George Harrison
(PPTX, 34.29 MB)
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1. Ofsted Key Points
(PDF, 116.82 KB)
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2. Ofsted Full Version
(PDF, 1.18 MB)
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3. The deep dive inspection and local history
(PDF, 1.10 MB)
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4. Key Links History
(PDF, 923.31 KB)
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5. Key Links Geography
(PDF, 766.92 KB)
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6. Beyond Humanities
(PDF, 719.89 KB)
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7. Strengthening SMSC Development
(PDF, 827.46 KB)
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8. Heritage and Cultural Education
(PDF, 1013.47 KB)
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9. Local Heritage Research Guide – First Steps
(PPTX, 6.52 MB)
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Ipswich Local History Teaching Overview
(PDF, 2.82 MB)
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Essentials – Word mats, writing frames, glossary and much more
(ZIP, 3.37 MB)
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Question 1 - Who were the first people to live in Ipswich?
(ZIP, 13.82 MB)
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Question 2 - What do we know about the Anglo-Saxon influence in the area?
(ZIP, 69.06 MB)
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Question 3 - How did the Industrial Revolution change Ipswich?
(ZIP, 31.55 MB)
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Question 4 – What role did Ipswich play in the World Wars?
(ZIP, 19.63 MB)
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Question 5 – Who were the Windrush Generation?
(ZIP, 17.96 MB)
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Coventry Local History Teaching Overview
(PDF, 1.43 MB)
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Essentials – Word mats, writing frames, glossary and much more
(ZIP, 4.53 MB)
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Question 1 - Who were the first people to live in Coventry?
(ZIP, 63.40 MB)
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Question 2 - How did early Coventry develop?
(ZIP, 133.37 MB)
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Question 3 - What industries played a part in Coventry’s history?
(ZIP, 124.54 MB)
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Question 4 – What happened in Coventry during World War 2?
(ZIP, 92.17 MB)
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Question 5 – How did Coventry recover after the war?
(ZIP, 31.39 MB)
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Information for teachers
(ODT, 238.99 KB)
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“We Need to Walk About Empire” Teachers’ Trail Script
(ODT, 250.25 KB)
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“We Need to Walk About Empire” route map and worksheet for pupils
(PDF, 2.45 MB)
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“We Need to Walk About Empire” Buildings: Colour, cut & build Activity Sheet
(PDF, 4.64 MB)
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PPT: Pre trail: Empire, the British Empire and Liverpool
(PPTX, 38.89 MB)
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PPT: Recap and reflect: What can Liverpool’s buildings tell us about the city’s links with the British Empire?
(PPTX, 35.54 MB)
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PPT: Additional activities: What can Liverpool’s buildings tell us about the city’s links with the British Empire?
(PPTX, 21.24 MB)
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PPT: Victorian Life: How did the Whitwick Colliery disaster affect the local community?
(PPTX, 88.00 MB)
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Huddersfield Local History Teaching Overview
(PDF, 2.34 MB)
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Essentials – Word mats, writing frames, glossary and much more
(ZIP, 57.42 MB)
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Question 1 - Who were the first people to live in Huddersfield?
(ZIP, 21.43 MB)
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Question 2 – What impact did invaders have on Huddersfield?
(ZIP, 27.12 MB)
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Question 3 – How did the Ramsden family contribute to the development of Huddersfield?
(ZIP, 30.01 MB)
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Question 4 – What was Huddersfield like during the Industrial Revolution?
(ZIP, 16.73 MB)
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Question 5 – What major developments have happened in Huddersfield since the Industrial Revolution?
(ZIP, 27.73 MB)
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Derby Local History Teaching Overview
(PDF, 1.74 MB)
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Essentials – Word mats, writing frames, glossary and much more
(ZIP, 4.59 MB)
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Question 1 - Who were the first people to live in Derby?
(ZIP, 23.13 MB)
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Question 2 – How did Derby continue to develop?
(ZIP, 27.38 MB)
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Question 3 – What was Derby like during the Industrial Revolution?
(ZIP, 29.95 MB)
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Question 4 – What role did Derby play in the World Wars?
(ZIP, 35.31 MB)
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Question 5 – Which people have had a significant impact on Derby in the 20th and 21st centuries?
(ZIP, 42.94 MB)
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Birkenhead Local History Teaching Overview
(PDF, 2.42 MB)
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Essentials – Word mats, writing frames, glossary and much more
(ZIP, 3.83 MB)
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Question 1 - What was Birkenhead like before the 19th Century?
(ZIP, 34.51 MB)
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Question 2 - What impact did the Laird family have on Birkenhead?
(ZIP, 31.68 MB)
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Question 3 - How did transport developments help Birkenhead to grow?
(ZIP, 16.63 MB)
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Question 4 – How did the World Wars impact Birkenhead?
(ZIP, 25.30 MB)
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Question 5 – How can listed buildings help us find out about Birkenhead?
(ZIP, 49.59 MB)