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Visit WMT's learning website https://t.co/TFIYRPo8cc to access lesson plans and activities which can be used with young people
For ideas and lesson plans for teachers teaching WWI, WWII and local history topics during the summer term, visit our learning website: https://t.co/RRNzWR8Y7u
In just over two weeks Katharine will be running the London Marathon for War Memorials Trust. Please show your support by sponsoring her: https://t.co/WH7SHtrVo5 #charitytuesday
The Learning Programme 2011-19
- Over 100 learning visits
- Almost 10,000 young people engaged in sessions during visits
- Nearly 50,000 resources downloaded from @TESResources
- Countless future war memorial custodians inspired
Is your local war memorial with protected with SmartWater? SmartWater is a forensic liquid applied to the metal elements of war memorials to help prevent theft. It is provided to war memorial custodians free of charge. Visit https://t.co/pZr9yg5XNh for more information
Lots of lessons and activities linked to #warmemorials and local history at https://t.co/0RiDuhY4PO for teachers doing summer term planning. https://t.co/TFIYRPo8cc
Did you know War Memorials Trust has an A-Z of helpsheets available on our website? https://t.co/jAVhrzw0WP Find our guidance on everything between Advice for custodians and Wreaths and war memorials
Unfortunately, due to reduced fundraising resources, WMT has made the tough decision to close the Learning Programme in its current form and the Learning Officer role will finish on 12th April.
Resources to use with young people will still be available at https://t.co/TFIYRPo8cc
The #warmemorial in Wallingford, Oxon received £5,440 towards repair and conservation works thanks to supporters like you donating to the charity https://t.co/N2TsvlMVgg
Thoughts of a teacher during a recent visit "I hadn't thought about the fact that many who died were not buried in their home countries so the memorial is important to them."
Help your pupils understand the importance of their local war memorial.
Resources https://t.co/pbyg0OdEqA
Looking for outdoor learning opportunities during this sunny weather? Why not visit your local #warmemorial & see what it can tell you about your local area. Pop your school's postcode into https://t.co/dWVrOxwU7P to start discovering.
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Did you know many war memorials across the UK include 1914-1919 as the dates of the First World War? This is because the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919, to find out more about dates on war memorials, see our helpsheet: https://t.co/L8ZRZLtP29