Significant People: William Beveridge Or ‘Why don’t we pay to see a doctor?

A look at the life of William Beveridge, Baron Beveridge (1879-1963) who was a social reformer and architect of the Beveridge Report, which led to the National Health Service and welfare state.

Includes a powerpoint, teachers notes with ideas for activities and flashcards and a telegram template.

Curriculum links for Key Stage One
History: Significant People and Events, aspects of change in national life, events within living memory, World War II and post 1945 to the present.
Literacy: Learning new words and meanings, writing short sentences.
PSHE: healthcare, understanding society, British values

The sources used in this resource are taken from the Beveridge collection of papers and photographs in the archives of the Library at the London School of Economics, with the exception of the Pathe film footage (available for free on youtube) and photograph of the bombed house.

The sources can be used to illustrate the person and events you are talking about but could also be used to think about chronology and cause in history.
Importantly the sources can be used to get students to think about how we know about the past through primary evidence.
Questions of inquiry around the source can be used to draw out information about the photograph or document and add to the knowledge about this event or person.