Key Stage 2

World War 2 schoolchildren and Stockport NVA Legacy members, whose fathers were in the Normandy Campaign, will attend schools on invitation with authentic artefacts for the children to handle.

These visits can be stand-alone ‘Living History’ sessions or can complement schemes of work related to Remembrance Day when they would ideally be located in the first two weeks in November. It would allow older primary pupils to research an aspect of Stockport/ Cheshire/ North West during World War 2. This could be presented as a class or whole school work that Stockport NVA Legacy members would be invited to view. Folders of work; photographs of artefacts and classroom display boards; video clips and audio recordings could be used to record the work undertaken.

The choice of topic should reflect the interests of the pupils. The following list is given to suggest possible areas of exploration; these ideas are not intended to be prescriptive or to exclude other areas of interest.

• The significant role of RAF Ringway airfield with aircraft models made to scale
• A visit to the Air Raid shelters would give inspiration for empathy writing or factual accounts as pupils considered how war affected civilians
• First person accounts and the life experiences of a young soldier could be inspired by website research or interviews of veterans or relatives.
• Art work and poetry inspired by visits to Stockport War Memorial & Art Gallery; the Imperial War Museum; visiting Commonwealth Graves in local cemeteries
• A diary of meals and school life in WW2 – supported by the Home Front section on this website