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What is history?
This session, aimed at Years 5, 6 and 7, helps students understand how historians work out what happened in the past.
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Unmasking a spy
In this onsite workshop students explore documents taken from Secret Security Service files compiled during the Second World War, using them to piece together the story of German spy Karel Richter.
- Age range
- Key stage 2 (Ages 7–11)
- Date
- All year
- Location
- At The National Archives
About this image
Photographs of Karel Richter taken from his case papers. Catalogue reference: KV 2/31
About this session
Time period
- Early Twentieth Century (1901–1945)
Themes
- Crime and punishment
- War and revolution
What to expect in this workshop at The National Archives
This session develops students' history detective skills and encourages them to form arguments supported with evidence.
The two-hour workshop is led by an experienced history educator in an inspiring learning space at The National Archives in Kew.
Contact us
If you need any help with your booking, please get in touch.
- Telephone
- 0203 908 9162
- educationbookings@nationalarchives.gov.uk
Connections to the curriculum
This session supports schools focusing on a thematic study in British history (beyond 1066).
Key details
- Location
- At The National Archives
- Date
- All year
- Price
- Free
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Age range
- Key stage 2 (Ages 7–11)
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