This pack could be used with students from Key Stage 2 onwards. It includes photographs of the site in West Suffolk used for top secret testing of the new weapon the British military hoped would break the deadlock on the Western Front – tanks. You could use this resource to link local events with international events, and to investigate the development of technology during the First World War.

This resource uses primary sources from Kerrison Reform School to explore crime and punishment in Victorian Suffolk. The pack includes background information about the Reform School which can be taught in class, and suggested activities. Kerrison’s Reform School opened in 1856. Boys as young as 9 were sent there by the courts in an attempt to deter them from committing further crimes. The History activity gives your pupils the opportunity to explore the primary sources for themselves. Statistics activities give them the chance to extract and analyse data, and draw their own conclusions. Your pupils will: Develop historical enquiry skills using a primary source Develop a sense of place by understanding the Reform School was part of Victorian life in Suffolk Explore the links between crime and poverty in Victorian England Make judgements and draw conclusions Select key information from a source Try reading old handwriting Compare and contrast the lives they lead today with the lives of the boys in the Reform School To consider how wider social conditions during the Victorian period affected the lives of individuals

Census returns provide a fantastic snapshot into the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and make a brilliant starting point for any local history study. You can also use them for a whole range of activities with your class – not only History, but Maths and creative writing. Census returns are essentially big lists of everyone in the country, recording where they were living, how old they were, what their job was, and where they were born. They have been taken every 10 years since 1841, and the latest available is 1911 (the next one will be in 2021). These teachers’ notes include: Background information on the census Ideas for using the census with your class How you can find your local census returns Sample worksheet for a simple statistics activity

This image resource is for any age group studying VE Day celebrations in Suffolk in 1945. The resource consists of a PowerPoint containing historic photographs of VE Day celebrations around the county. The resource is fully editable, so you can use the images most relevant to your class.

The historic photographs in this pack come from the collections of Suffolk Archives. These images show the effects of the First World War on the Suffolk ‘Home Front’, from the arrival of troops, to the creation of military hospitals, to the dedication of memorials at the end of the war. The topics covered are: Military training in Suffolk Soldiers off-duty Soldiers from different countries The importance of horses Zeppelin raids Hospitals Prisoners of War New technology War memorials