An introduction
About this learning resource
Format: Power Point Presentation
As 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War Download this editable resource to:
- Find out more about key events such as VE Day, the Victory Parade, and the anniversary of the Battle of Britain, and how we observe significant moments from the Second World War.
- Reflect on the role of the Tower of London as a backdrop to key moments in history and its role as a site for reflection.
- Explore what remembrance means today and consider how and why it’s important that we remember significant moments in history.
Resource preview
Check out the notes section under the PowerPoint slides for extra information.
Resource Information
Key Stage
- KS3 (age 11-14)
- KS2 (age 7-11)
- Home Educators
Subjects
- History
- Citizenship
Topic
- Rememberance
- World War II
Type
- Before you visit
Palace
- Tower of London
Designed for differentiation
This resource is designed to be flexible and fully editable so teachers can choose what works best for their students.
This session is targeted at KS2 but can be adapted for KS3 students. This session forms part of a suite of resources. It can be taught as a standalone session or followed by The Tower Remembers: An Exploration and The Art of Remembering.
Suggested uses
- Familiarise yourself with the slideshow and adapt it if necessary to suit the needs and abilities of your students.
- Check the notes section of each slide for additional teacher information. You may need to turn this on by selecting ‘View’ and then enabling the ‘Notes’ pane.
- Consider whether you would like to add in any information about significant moments in your community’s history or memorials, sites or acts of remembrance local to your school
Curriculum links
- A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066.
- The study of an aspect or theme in British history that consolidates and extends pupils’ chronological knowledge from before 1066.
- Preparing to play an active role as citizens.
- The roles played by public institutions and voluntary groups in society, and the ways in which citizens work together to improve their communities
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