WW1 HISTORY WORKSHOP
"The room was transformed into a WW1 trench, where the children could experience what life was like for the soldiers. There was a wide variety of authentic artefacts for the children to explore, and the knowledge and professional of staff was second to none"
Engaging – Immersive – Hands-on
Our WW1 workshops are an inspiring way to introduce the Great War to your pupils, or an exciting experience to reinforce the topics they have already covered. Our aim is simple; bring WW1 to life in the heart of your classroom.
Our WW1 workshops are tailored to your learning objectives and school timetable to make sure we meet all your group requirements. We can run several sessions in one day, and tailor each session to the needs of each group.
Pupils will have the opportunity to handle a range of genuine and replica objects in the safety of your classroom.
Our workshops are suitable for all age ranges and are tailored accordingly:
KS2, KS3, KS4
What will you learn?
Just some of the topics we can cover:
Causes of WW1
Recruitment & training
Trench life & conditions
Hygiene
Kit, equipment & weapons
Wounds and treatments
Looking for a medical specific WW1 workshop?
We offer specially designed immersive workshops for those schools covering the Edexcel specification The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches or the AQA specification Modern medicine: The impact of war and technology on surgery.
These workshops follow the principles of all our workshops (engaging, immersive & hands-on) but are tailored to meet the learning objectives of the specifications.
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**360 Virtual Reality Experience Available**
Tommies and the trenches
- Trench life
- Weapons, kit & equipment
- Daily routine
- Battle of the Somme
- Passchendaele
The British Sector of the Western Front, 1914-18: injuries, treatment and the trenches
- RAMC
- Chain of evacuation
- Causes of injuries
- Medical treatment throughout the war
The Western Front Today
- Discover the battlefield scars, trench systems, cemeteries and monuments that remain on the Western Front today
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“The Workshops were fantastic. Richie was really good, all our students and the students from visiting schools absolutely loved it. We had such a good day. We will definitely recommend you to other schools and we will definitely use you again if we do something like this in the future.”
Mrs King, Head of Support Services, West Yorkshire
"It was an exciting hands-on experience that the pupils learnt a lot from. They particularly loved the artefacts and loved being able to touch ‘something real’."
Miss Fallows, Head of English, Blackburn
‘’Time travel Education brought WW1 to life for the children. They were particularly excited by the use of modern virtual reality equipment and the chance to dress and act as WW1 soldiers with the use of the range of artefacts. Would highly recommend them to others.’’
Mr Daniels, Year 5 Teacher, Nottingham
Miss Clowes, Year 6 Teachers, Wolverhampton
“We had a fantastic day, the children were really engaged with the whole session and enjoyed having the hands-on experience! The session was really well run and clearly structured with every child learning something new. Thank you so much for providing us with such an interesting and exciting workshop.”
“We loved the resource boxes and being able to handle the objects. children particularly enjoyed dressing up. Children really liked the outdoor training - marching and the drills. Thank you once again for a wonderful day. I am sure we will see you again.”
Miss Livermore, Primary Headteacher, Thatcham
Mrs Hawting, Year 5 Teacher, London
“Time Travel Education provided our whole school with an invaluable insight into life in the trenches during World War One. As part of our celebration to mark the centenary of the end of the war, they helped the children to appreciate the significance in an enjoyable way.
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Everything you need to know about our history workshops
Our presentations and history workshops for schools offer a unique hands-on approach which will bring the history to life. Through our various characters, we can offer presentations and object handling sessions that are fun and engaging. This can be over a whole day and covers all age ranges. Presentations are delivered to an audience in the first-person context in authentic uniform/costume with the use of accurate historical working props and scenery.
“Thanks so much Parsons, we just loved our day - can you come back tomorrow please?”
“We learned such a lot about the soldiers in the trenches, what they had to eat and how they had to have their feet checked every morning, in case they got trench foot.”
“I can’t believe that’s a real gun and we have just met a real WW1 soldier.”
“Today was the best History lesson ever!”
What teachers say
“Thank you so much for the history workshop you provided today for our Year 5 classes.
The children loved seeing the artefacts you brought.
It was particularly nice that you included a section on local history, drawing their attention to some local heroes and monuments.
The whole day was a lovely opportunity for our children to consolidate what they learnt in our recent history topic, as well as developing this learning with resources and knowledge beyond what we could supply in the classroom.”
‘’I am just emailing to say thank you very much for today's sessions. The pupils really enjoyed the presentation and were talking about it for the rest of the day.’’
“We have had an amazing day at school. The children really enjoyed the presentations and have learned so much. Time Travel Education provided a wonderful World War 1 presentation for St. Michael's on Wyre Primary School. The room was transformed into a WW1 trench, where the children could experience what life was like for the soldiers. There was a wide variety of authentic artefacts for the children to explore, and the knowledge and professional of staff was second to none.”
FAQs
How long is each workshop?
Each workshop can be tailored to meet your learning requirements and class size. On average, each character presentation is around 40 minutes
How many children can be involved?
We suggest that group size does not exceed 30. We can present to various groups throughout the day.
How much room do you need?
Our scenery is 3mx3m. a standard classroom usually works well, but a school hall works even better.
What is the teacher input?
If there are any teacher led activities, staff will be provided with all tasks, answers and resources.
How many people will be present on the day?
Our workshop is delivered by one person who will change character throughout the day to deliver the specific topics you require
What pupils say
What teachers say
FAQs
Time Travel Education specialise in the organisation, construction and delivery of high quality, personalised History educational experiences for schools and groups across the UK and Europe. We are driven to educate, inspire and build confidence through immersive education.
