a civilian is someone who is not part of the armed forces

dropping explosives out of an aeroplane onto the ground below is called bombing

a person who has been moved to another place for safety is an evacuee

the confidence and cheerfulness of a group of people is called morale

Bombing and evacuation

History

The outbreak of the Second World War

Women in the armed forces

A global war fought by an imperial army

The experiences of nurses during the Second World War

How experiences differed during the Second World War

In ‘Significant turning points: how did experiences differ during WW2?' Pupils extend their chronological understanding by studying the significant turning point of WW2. In ‘Significant turning points: in what ways did Britain change after WW2?’ they are expected to consider the impacts of WW2 more widely whilst continuing to extend their chronological understanding.

In ‘Non-European societies: Benin or the Maya’ pupils were encouraged to compare and contrast their understanding of Anglo-Saxon England with a non-European society that was roughly contemporaneous. In ‘Significant turning points: how did experiences differ during WW2? Pupils extend their chronological understanding by studying the significant turning point of WW2.

In this unit, pupils learn about the outbreak of the Second World War and examine different wartime experiences from across Britain and her empire. They also develop their understanding of the second-order concepts of similarity and difference.

Significant turning points: how did experiences differ during WWII?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Who was evacuated from areas of Britain that were at high risk of bombing in 1939?

What was the plan to move people to areas of safety known as?

When did Nazi Germany begin their bombing of British cities?

Civilians took shelter in places such as tube stations.

Public shelters could be cold and crowded.

Which statements about the night-time bombing by Nazi Germany are correct?

True or false?  Evacuees were only sent to the countryside in Britain.

How many homes had been damaged or destroyed during WWII?

Select all the continents on which fighting happened during WWII.

What is a group of countries which is ruled by one country or leader called?

What was the term given to Britain and those countries that fought with Britain in the Second World War?

The Second World War was fought only in Europe. 

Britain had an empire at the beginning of WWII.

Less than two million soldiers from India joined the military service.

In total, 8.5 million soldiers fought for Britain and its allies.

Which statements are accurate statements about the Second World War?

A group of countries ruled by one country or leader.

Many people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Which statement is an accurate description of what 'ethnic diversity' means?

How many different languages were spoken in The Fourteenth Army?

Bombing and evacuation

Lesson outcome

Content guidance