What your students will learn

This video and accompanying resource pack explores the role of UK Parliament in WWII.

Pupils will learn about some of the laws passed during World War II, including the rationing of food and the evacuation of children from cities when the bombs began to fall. They will learn that Parliament was bombed during the Blitz and that the House of Commons Chamber was completely destroyed. They will also find out about some of the important laws that were passed after the war to help rebuild Britain, one of which was the National Health Service Act which created the NHS.

World War II video (primary)

Developed in partnership with Royal Holloway, University of London.

Curriculum links

England

  • History KS2 – A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066

Northern Ireland

  • History KS2 – A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066

Wales

  • History KS2 – A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066

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