Workshops for schools

Secondary workshop

7 September 2020 - 20 July 2022

FREE

Recruitment and conscription

Analyse recruitment posters from the Museum's collection and multimedia recreations of First World War parliamentary debates to explore the history of Army recruitment and conscription.

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First World War recruiting poster showing a line of civilians turning into soldiers

Secondary (virtual)

1 September 2021 - 22 July 2022

FREE

What is Total War? (virtual)

Investigate the concept of Total War by tracing the steps taken to prepare for industrialised conflict in the First and Second World Wars.

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Secondary (virtual)

1 September 2021 - 22 July 2022

FREE

The Indian 'Mutiny'? (virtual)

Analyse evidence from documents and artefacts, then curate an exhibition to make a case for whether the conflict was a mutiny or war of independence.

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A British medical orderly treats a wounded German soldier, c1916

Secondary (virtual)

1 September 2021 - 22 July 2022

FREE

Trench medicine: Illnesses, injuries and their treatment (virtual)

Explore artefacts and sources on the causes and treatment of injuries and illnesses on the Western Front during the First World War, and assess the impact of these innovations.

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Second World War propaganda poster contrasting pre- and post-war accommodation in Britain

Secondary (virtual)

1 September 2021 - 22 July 2022

FREE

Recruitment and conscription (virtual)

Analyse recruitment posters from the Museum's collection and multimedia recreations of First World War parliamentary debates to explore the history of Army recruitment and conscription.

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Trench medicine: Illnesses, injuries and their treatment

Secondary workshop

6 September 2021 - 20 July 2022

FREE

Trench medicine: Illnesses, injuries and their treatment

Explore artefacts and sources on the causes and treatment of injuries and illnesses on the Western Front during the First World War, and assess the impact of these innovations.

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