School Workshops : Homefront

This workshop looks at various aspects of home life in Britain during the 2nd World War and explores themes such as rationing evacuation, the black out, and the role of women. Pupils have a chance to design their own propaganda posters and are taken into a mock air raid shelter where they experience an air raid drill and have the opportunity to handle artefacts from the period.

• Understanding people in the past
  Studying the events and societies of significance in the past.
  Developing an understanding of change continuity cause and effect
  
• Understanding people in society
  People and needs in society
  
• Enquiry Skills
  Carry Out tasks
  Collecting evidence
  Reviewing and reporting
  Interpreting and evaluating

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