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The History Van has been booked for a very wide range of events commemorating WWI, the Great War: All the Infant and Junior pupils at Hope Primary School spent the day with Jenny discovering life in Hope Valley during the First World War The start of the Women’s Institute (WI) during WWI was celebrated inContinue reading “World War 1 sessions for schools, communities, museums and heritage sites”

After having The History Van’s Egyptian day last week, the teacher at Peak Forest Primary School, Derbyshire, said ‘I can’t believe how much we’ve got through today – how much they learnt and experienced!’. Based on my colleague Tom Sharp’s Egyptian day that many local schools will have used in the past, The History VanContinue reading “Egyptians ‘Best day ever!’ says Y3 pupil”

‘It was really lovely to see how much fun and hands on experience Class 2N children had yesterday with the visit from The History Van; it was a great way to start off their topic on Stone Age.’ Headteacher, Newtown Primary School, Derbyshire. ‘Best day ever!’ – Y3 boy from Totley Primary school, Sheffield TheContinue reading “Stone Age is Going Very Well!”