Below you will see a series of Word Documents which have been tried and tested on the battlefields of France and Flanders over many years. The main reference is the 'Guide Book- Ypres and the Somme' covers a 5 day itinerary and can be downloaded and edited to suit your needs. The other documents are designed to be used in context and will allow the guide/ teacher to facilitate the most benefit from the actual site. Also attached are suggested itineraries and useful organisation documents including risk assessments and supervision plans etc.
For further advice please contact the Education Trustee.
| File | Description | File size | Last modified |
|---|---|---|---|
 Different Types of Artillery and the devastation caused | Look at the impact of Artillery on the Western Front | 131 Kb | 31/01/09 15:09 |
| Visiting the Somme | Getting the most of your visit from Guillemont Road- the son of the PM | 38 Kb | 01/02/09 14:51 |
 Risk Assessment 3 | Guidance - ensure you check your local authority procedures | 78 Kb | 04/02/11 10:32 |
| Risk Assessment 2 | Guidance - ensure you check your local authority procedures | 105 Kb | 04/02/11 10:31 |
| Battlefield archaeology | Examples of artefacts dug up on the battlefield in recent times | 214 Kb | 01/02/09 14:52 |
| Effective organisation documents- down load and accordingly | Do not reinvent the wheel look at these and adapt to your own needs | 45 Kb | 04/02/09 14:38 |
| Essex Farm Cemetery plan | Getting the most from this site of multiple interest | 334 Kb | 01/02/09 14:54 |
| Possible post visit competition flyer... | Why not have DVDs, Blogs and other forms of creative ideas as well as essays? | 31 Kb | 04/02/09 14:39 |
| Gas attacks | Getting the most from the battlefields | 59 Kb | 01/02/09 14:56 |
| A site of major historical interest | A must see on your visit- but get the most from it | 25 Kb | 01/02/09 14:58 |
| Explore the area around Mametz | Use in conjunction with maps/ poetry to gain a sense of place | 33 Kb | 04/02/09 14:41 |
| The best pupil work/ guide book around! | Edit this resource according to your itinerary- all based on a 5 day visit to Ypres and the Somme | 703 Kb | 01/02/09 15:00 |
| Risk Asessment 1 | Guidance - ensure you check your local authority procedures | 368 Kb | 04/02/11 10:31 |
| Agree with your travel team the itinerary and set a focus and tone | Use this resource as a template to invlove all staff members in the sites visited | 85 Kb | 04/02/09 14:42 |
| Literature and the Great War Using Sources v2 | Literature and the Great War Using Sources v2 | 162 Kb | 15/06/09 21:44 |
| Site in pespective | An ariel view of the Lochnager Crater | 45 Kb | 01/02/09 15:01 |
| Essex Farm-get the most from this key site | Medical shelters, grave of Strudwick and a VC winner | 64 Kb | 04/02/09 13:48 |
| View of "King Street" trench near White City (Somme) | Visualise the attack of the 16th Middlesex on 1st July 1916 | 106 Kb | 04/02/09 13:56 |
| Recreate through images and words | Reflect on an attack during the Great War | 59 Kb | 04/02/09 13:57 |
| The breaking of the Hindenburg Line | A key resource to recreate the famous address of Campbell at Riqueval | 128 Kb | 04/02/09 13:58 |
| Comparing "then and now" | Sanctuary Wood in 1915 | 113 Kb | 04/02/09 13:59 |
| The Messines Ridge and one of the great events of the War | Christmas 1914 and the famous "truce" was a real event. | 81 Kb | 04/02/09 14:01 |
| Interact with this resource to get the most from the crater | Develop a sense of place and utilise the topography of the Battlefield of the Somme | 126 Kb | 04/02/09 14:02 |
| A central location for contemplation about loss (Ypres) | Develop a sense of "remembrance" and loss, interact with this key location | 307 Kb | 04/02/09 14:04 |
| Ulster Tower to The Memorial via Mill Road and Connaught Wood | Get the most from the Somme with this hour long walk taking in the Thiepval Ridge | 43 Kb | 04/02/09 14:11 |
| Get the most from Newfoundland Park | Cross reference trench maps, ariel photographs and modern topography | 94 Kb | 04/02/09 14:14 |
