Award-winning 'Britain at War' film
Film screenings, IWM London
Art Gallery Talks
KS1-4 and Post-16
40-60 mins
Introductions to IWM's First and/or Second World War art collection. Talks can be tailored to the needs of specific age groups and abilities.
Blitz Experience
KS2-4
30 mins
Closes 20 July 2012An actor-interpreter in the role of an air raid warden takes children back in time to 1940 and the Blitz. Sessions include a general briefing and an escorted visit to the Blitz Experience complete with sound, smells and other special effects.
The Cold War in Context
KS4 and Post-16
90 mins
Students will develop their own interpretations of four Cold War conflicts using source material from the IWM collections. The conflicts that are covered are: Korean War, Berlin 1945-1989, the Vietnam War and the Falklands War.
Creative Conversations: Extraordinary Heroes Exhibition
KS2–4, Yrs 6-11
60 mins
Students will use our Object Dialogue Box to take a creative approach to navigating a museum gallery. Specially commissioned for our Extraordinary Heroes exhibition, the unique objects are designed to stimulate exploration and debate.
Holocaust
KS3-4 and Post-16
2 hrs 20 mins
Exploring key aspects of the Holocaust through the use of artefacts, discussion and art, this session helps prepare students for visiting The Holocaust Exhibition. Students then attend a feedback session to reflect on their learning.
Holocaust (Special Educational Needs)
KS3-4 and Post-16
90 mins
Support is offered for all students visiting The Holocaust Exhibition. This includes kinaesthetic learning approaches through the use of handling objects, hearing loops and an audio guide developed for visually impaired students.
The Home Front 1939-1945
KS3–4
90 mins
Using a range of material from our Collections, students work together to interpret three key topic areas - the Phoney War, air raids and shortages.
Interpreting the First World War
KS4 and Post-16, 90 mins
Using IWM's diverse Collections, students select and interpret evidence examing different aspects and perspectives of the First World War. Developing historical enquiry skills, they then present their investigations as exhibition proposals.
The First World War through poetry and artefacts
KS4 and Post-16
90 mins
Using Wilfred Owen’s poem Disabled and our Collections, students create their own interpretation of aspects of the First World War and examine the context in which the poem was written.
Life in Nazi Germany 1933-1939
KS3-4 and Post-16
90 mins
Using the story of Werner Lehmann, a teenager growing up in Nazi Germany, and source material from our Collections, students learn what it was like to live in Nazi Germany in the years leading up to the Second World War.
Special Educational Needs Introductions
KS1-4
45-60 mins
Specially devised introductions on a variety of themes connected to both the First and Second World Wars. All sessions use material from our Collections with an emphasis on handling artefacts.
Build the Truce: Conflict Cycles and Conflict Resolution
KS4 and Post 16
90 minutes
Taking the causes, consequences and resolution of the Second World War as a case study, students develop and apply their interpretation and communication skills through close analysis of artefacts and media
Key Stage 4
IWM London is a thought-provoking environment in which to explore the causes, course and consequences of war and conflict, from the First World War to the present day.
A visit can support National Programmes of Study at all levels for History, Literacy, Art, Citizenship and English Literature.
We have a rich and varied programme to support visiting schools. It encourages students to be reflective and be critical thinkers and to explore how a museum uses its displays as an interpretation of history. All workshops use original artefacts, documentary sources, photographs and film from our Collections.
Learning sessions take place in the Learning Centre and exhibitions.
What's On
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Build the Truce - Family Activity
Family events, IWM London
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Women and the Home Front
Family events, IWM London
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Build the Truce - Family Activity
Family events, IWM London
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Build the Truce - Family Activity
Family events, IWM London
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Introduction to the Holocaust
Family events, IWM London
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A Day at IWM London
Family events, Lectures & Conferences, Talks & Tours, IWM London
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Build the Truce - Family Activity
Family events, IWM London
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'Make Do and Mend' Quilt
Family events, IWM London
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Build the Truce - Family Activity
Family events, IWM London
Learning Resources
From the World Wars to the Cold War, IWM gives teachers and students in UK schools everything they need to explore the course, causes and consequences of conflict from the First World War to today.
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