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Remembrance Day - Lest We Forget
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Education & Development
Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday
Learn how teaching about Remembrance Sunday can support peace education in schools, helping children understand war, build empathy and create inclusive communities.
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History & The Arts
Why do we have a two minutes’ silence on 11th November?
Have you ever wondered where the two minutes' silence originated? Has the practice stayed unchanged since 1919? Find out here...
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Education & Development
Teaching the First World War
This free course, Teaching the First World War, is designed for history teachers and their pupils. It provides a wide range of visual, textual and oral sources to enrich the teaching of the First World War. It covers familiar and less familiar aspects of the history of the First World War, ranging from the debate on the origins of the war and ...
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History & The Arts
Armistice Day
The armistice which marked the end of the First World War took effect at 11am on 11th November 1918. Here's a collection of resources for Armistice Day, to commemorate and remember these events.
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