Bedford in Wartime

 
Bedford Museum and the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery  
 
Bedford in Wartime
 
     
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Exploring the local experience of World War Two
 
Welcome to Bedford in Wartime - a learning resource designed for teachers and their pupils studying World War Two at KS2.
Bedford in wartime - audio and images
   
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Bedford in wartime
Children in wartime Bedford
   

Developed by the > Education Service for the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum in partnership with local schools and the Bedfordshire & Luton Archives and Records Service, the resource is based on the National Curriculum and draws on:

 
Bedford in wartime - audio, photographs, newspapers and artefacts
   
Bullet A unique collection of audio memories of people who lived or worked in Bedford and the surrounding area
Bullet Photographs of wartime north and mid Bedfordshire
Bullet Wartime artefacts and documents in the collections of Bedford Museum
Bullet Local newspaper and official reports.

Innovative IWB class presentations and interactive children’s activities use these resources to provide engaging and informative lesson content, supported by detailed Teachers’ Notes. In addition, the resource library gives teachers the opportunity to use the content in any way they choose.

 
Please give us your feedback on the site and let us know what new material you would like to see added. Further information about our collections is available on the > Museum website and the > Gallery website. <empty>
 
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