Our ‘Curriculum Topics’ use the phrasing of the National Curriculum to help you find content that can be used to teach each individual module.
Our taught sessions and online resources cover a variety of time periods and places. Many contain structured investigations for use directly in the classroom. Others are more suited for research and preparation. They all allow access into our unique collections.
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Adolf Hitler
Was Hitler a 'passionate lunatic'?
Animals in the Archives
What jobs have animals done in times of war and peace?
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Belsen concentration camp 1945
What did the British find when they entered Belsen concentration camp?
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Capturing our Collections
Artworks inspired by documents found in The National Archives
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Chamberlain and Hitler 1938
What was Chamberlain trying to do?
Codes and Secret Messages
What do the documents reveal about codes and secret messages?
Dear Herbert
What can personal documents reveal about people’s lives?
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Government posters
How did Britain encourage people at home to help win the war?
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Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives
What can documents reveal about how people held captive ‘escaped’ during the Second World War?
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Hitler assassination plan
How did the British plan to kill Hitler?
Holidays are Here!
What can our documents reveal about how families enjoyed summer holidays during the Second World War?
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Home Front 1939-1945 (part one)
How did Britain fight the war at home?
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Home Front 1939-1945 (part two)
How did Britain fight the war at home?
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Kindertransport
Saving refugee children?
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Migrants to Britain
What can government documents reveal about the experience of Indian seafarers?
Propaganda
How can art be used to convey a message?
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Propaganda: the art of persuasion
How did the British government encourage people to support the war?
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The Chinese Civil War
Why did the fighting between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party happen?
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The Holocaust
What can British government documents tell us about what happened in the Holocaust?
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The Holocaust
Key documents from The National Archives
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The Home Front
How did people prepare for the war at home?
Wartime
Holiday at home