How has life in Britain changed since 1948?
QCA scheme of work History at Key Stage 2 - Unit 13. This material has been produced to support the teaching of Unit 13 of the History curriculum for year 5/6. Children are able to learn about the reasons for and results of the changes in British life since 1948. There are five main areas that children can investigate changes in British life: working life, home life, popular culture, population, and technology.
Send a telegram as SMS
Experiment with writing a telegram using as few words as possible, then have it sent as a text message free of charge.
Voices from history
Two children have recorded phone calls 'from history' giving first-hand accounts of life in Britain in days gone by; a child in the 1960s whose parent...
Web quest - turn time detective!
A lot has happened since 1948, especially in the worlds of news, entertainment and sport. How good will you be at tracking down the clues ab...
Lesson support material
Facts and resources to help plan lessons including timelines, summaries of changes for work, home, popular culture, population and technology, and sup...


