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LONDON - LOCATION GUIDE HISTORY & POLITICS Exceptional Tours Expertly Delivered Our location guide offers you information on the range of visits available in London. All visits are selected with your subject and the curriculum in mind, along with the most popular choices for sightseeing, culture and leisure in the area. The information in your location guide has been provided by our partners in London who have expert on the ground knowledge of the area, combined with advice from education professionals so that the visits and information recommended are the most relevant to meet your learning objectives. Making Life Easier for You This location guide is not a catalogue of opening times. Our Tour Experts will design your itinerary with opening times and location in mind so that you can really maximise your time on tour. Our location guides are designed to give you the information that you really need, including what are the highlights of the visit, location, suitability and educational resources. We’ll give you top tips like when is the best time to go, dress code and extra local knowledge. Peace of Mind So that you don’t need to carry additional money around with you we will state in your initial quote letter, which visits are included within your inclusive tour price and if there is anything that can’t be pre-paid we will advise you of the entrance fees so that you know how much money to take along. You also have the added reassurance that, WST is a member of the STF and our featured visits are all covered as part of our externally verified Safety Management System. HISTORY & POLITICS VISITS IN LONDON BRITAIN IN WW1 & WW2 BLETCHLEY PARK Bletchley Park is the ideal place to learn about GCHQ's contribution to WWII and Bletchley's place in World History in general. Exhibits and collections are also available that cover aspects of life in general for people during the War. Guides with specialist knowledge take tours around the park with a specific focus on History and includes the Bletchley Park Story exhibition. Educational Resources: Materials are available to access via the website including the Bletchley Park War Diaries, Jewish personnel at Bletchley Park and the Polish Contribution. Top Tip: Your guided tour will take you outdoors so make sure you are prepared for the weather. Website: www.bletchleypark.org.uk/ Location: Bletchley Park is located in Milton Keynes so is an ideal en route visit. CHURCHILL’S WAR ROOMS Discover the original Cabinet War Room and the wartime bunker that sheltered Churchill and his government during the Blitz. Explore the historic rooms to experience the secret history that lives on underground. Discover the stories of those who worked underground as London was being bombed above them, and then find out more about the life and legacy of Winston Churchill in the interactive Churchill Museum. Schools must book this visit direct themselves to get free entrance. This visit takes max. 60 pupils per school per day. Large groups will be split across 2 days. Website: Churchill War Rooms Underground: Westminster / St James’s Park HMS BELFAST Film, photographs, objects and veteran testimonies tell the story of what life was like living and working on board HMS Belfast during her duties in the Second World War, the Cold War, Korea and beyond. Schools must book this visit direct themselves to get free entrance. This visit takes max. 60 pupils per school per day. Large groups will be split across 2 days. Educational Resources: During term time workshops are available at an additional cost for KS3, 4 and 5 based around the themes of D-Day, Life at Sea and Remembrance. Top Tip: Extra care must be taken when walking around HMS Belfast with only two decks that can be accessed without climbing or descending ladders. We suggest outdoor clothing and flat shoes should be worn. Website: HMS Belfast Underground: London Bridge IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM The Imperial War Museum covers conflicts involving Britain from the First World War through to the present day. The new First World War galleries have two permanent exhibitions to support the Centenary; Fighting Fronts and Life at Home. In addition there will be temporary exhibitions over the 4 years commemorating WWI. This visit takes max. 60 pupils per school per day. Large groups will be split across 2 days. Key WW2 exhibitions are A Family in Wartime, Turning Points 1934 - 1945 and Secret War. Educational Resources: The IWM offers a range of free learning resources on the website and onsite educational sessions. www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm- london/groups-schools Top Tip: Schools can join the First World War Centenary Partnership led by IWM which presents a vibrant programme of events, activities and resources which enables you to engage further with the Centenary. www.1914.org/partners/ Website: www.iwm.org.uk Underground: Lambeth North WWI & WWII LESSONS AT THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM We can arrange these sessions at the new Imperial War Museum on top of your self-guided visit. They are typically 1hr to 90 mins in duration with a maximum of 30 students per lesson. First World War Creative Responses: Film (KS3-4): Students work with The Battle of the Somme (1916), analysing the techniques used to make the film, the impact on audiences during the First World War, and how the film is useful as an historical source. First World War: New Perspectives (KS3-5): Students investigate a lesser known aspect of the First World War through IWM's Collections. They then apply their research by selecting material to produce a mini exhibition on the topic. First World War: Personal Perspectives (KS3): Students use material from IWM's collections to lead their own investigation into one person's experience of the First World War. They then share their findings and reflect on the range of experiences represented. Second World War: Life in Nazi Germany (KS3-5): Students investigate documents, film and sound to learn about the life of Werner Lehmann between1933 and 1939, and the wider context of life in Nazi Germany for a teenage boy. Second World War: Meet an Evacuee (KS3): Students have the opportunity to meet a Second World War eyewitness who can answer students' questions and share their memories of evacuation and life on the home front. Second World War: Personal Perspectives (KS3-4): Students use material from IWM's collections to lead their own investigation into one person's experience of the Home Front. These include paid and voluntary work, the role of women, the Home Guard and children’s experiences. They then share their findings and reflect on the range of experiences represented. Website: www.iwm.org.uk Underground: Lambeth North LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM Exhibitions here include the London Transport at War collection where you can find out more about how the city was kept moving during the war, the role that women played and how the underground provided shelter during the Blitz. Website: www.ltmuseum.co.uk/ Underground: Covent Garden / Charing Cross ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL The Cathedral offers a 1 hour themed visit based on the ‘Cathedral at War’. Students will discuss the effects of the Blitz, evacuation and rationing on Londoners, see where bombs fell on the Cathedral and how it rose from the ashes of the city. This session can be adapted for KS3, 4 and 5. Afterwards you can then take some time for a self-guided visit around the building. Top Tip: In addition to the crypt and the Cathedral, weather permitting, you can take your students to the climb up to the exterior galleries for an amazing view of London. This is an additional cost which can be paid on the day. Important information: Maximum numbers per group is 30 including adults. Only 2 time slots available each day – 10.30 and 13.00 hrs. This visit does get very busy so is strictly subject to availability. Website: www.stpauls.co.uk Underground: St Pauls THE HOLOCAUST THE HOLOCAUST AT THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM The Holocaust Exhibition- Self Guided (KS4-5): This award-winning exhibition traces the Nazi persecution and murder of Europe’s Jews from 1933 to 1945. Photographs, diaries, toys and film tell the stories of the people who lived through this period. Testimonies from survivors bring a moving perspective to these objects. Over 14 years ols only. Pre- Holocaust Exhibition Discussion Session and Audio Guided visit (KS4- 5): Through discussion and reflection students will prepare to visit The Holocaust Exhibition before being given an audio guide to navigate their way through the chronological narrative of the Holocaust and deepen their understanding of events in Nazi-occupied Europe and beyond. The Holocaust: Personal Perspectives Session (KS3-4): Using a range of material from IWM's collections, students lead their own enquiry into the lives of people affected by the Holocaust. Afterwards students will be able to visit The Holocaust Exhibition. The Holocaust Exhibition: Touching the Past Session (KS4-5): How do historians and exhibition curators construct a narrative of the past? Using objects related to The Holocaust Exhibition, students explore how we study history and how objects can enrich our understanding of the past. After the session your group may visit The Holocaust Exhibition. Top Tip: Entry to the exhibition is limited to Year 9’s upwards. It’s compulsory for Year 9 to 11 students to first have a pre-booked educational session to help them prepare for and understand the content in the exhibition. Website: www.iwm.org.uk Underground: Lambeth North JEWISH MUSEUM The Jewish Museum offers a wide range of workshops which can be tailored to your needs and include resource materials and activities.