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Imperial War Museum

A superb site. Find out about the range of free educational visits and examine the online photograph archive albums on both world wars and conflicts since 1945. There are lots of propaganda posters and find out about resources you can buy.

11-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

Elizabeth 1

Here the BBC have produced a great site on Queen Elizabeth 1 which looks at what she was really like and her relationship with Mary Queen of Scots.

14-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

World War One

A comprehensive collection of articles from the BBC on the Great War. It includes transcripts of newspaper articles from the time. A fantastic resource.

11-16 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Propaganda

These resources focus on the British propaganda campaign during the First World War.

8-14 year olds
Teachers

Home Front 1939 - 1945

A site from the National Archives Learning Curve which presents original documents to support information about aspects of the Second World War such as preparations for war, evacuation, women at war, spies and more. The interactive parts no longer work.

11-16 year olds
Pupils

WW2 People's War

A fascinating archive of Second World War memories written by the public and gathered together by the BBC. It includes a photo gallery. There are lesson plans and worksheets for educators too.

11-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

The Art of War

See the work of Second World War British War artists who have captured the conflict in their artwork.

11-18 year olds
Pupils

Help a Hedgehog

A super read the word challenge game. You have 90 seconds to read as many words as you can. The words are matched to Letters and Sounds Phases 2 and 3 or you can enter your own words.The game helps decoding and blending words.

5-6 year olds
Pupils

Ash Wednesday

Read about the religious traditions of Ash Wednesday which is the first day of Lent in Christian churches in the UK.

7-16 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

The Women's Land Army in Pictures

Images which show jobs women were employed in a wide range of roles during the First World War.

8-14 year olds
Teachers, Pupils
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