Battlefield visits for school children to commemorate the 100th anniversary of First World War and school visits

World War One

World War One Research Projects and Bid

Rochdale Council is currently applying for funding to start a number of local World War One research and outdoor projects which the Council wants Rochdale Secondary Schools to take part in.

If your school is interested, please let the Council know by 16 September 2013 in order that the Council can reference your support in their bid.

A project for thousands of state school pupils to visit battlefields is among the educational initiatives that commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War.

The Institute of Education and STS School Travel Service were the successful bidders to deliver the £5.3m project (subject to the contract being signed).

Jointly funded by the Department for Education and the Department for Communities and Local Government, the project will provide opportunities for two pupils from every state funded secondary school in England to participate in battlefield tours of the Western Front from Spring 2014 to March 2019.

Pupils will be able to undertake research on people local to their school who fought in the First World War. Providing an enduring legacy, the high quality educational project will strengthen participants’ knowledge of the First World War, and give opportunities to develop related projects in their local communities.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/battlefield-visits-for-schoolchildren-to-commemorate-the-100th-anniversary-of-first-world-war