How the hour works
No parade and no politics lesson. School staff stay in the room. Speakers are asked to keep language and detail suitable for the year group. A child who does not take part is given an alternative activity by the school.
The first Oxfordshire visits are being booked now. Confirmed schools and dates go on the events page.
Parent consent form
One form per child. The school sends it home, keeps the signed copy, and may put it on its own letterhead.
Activity guides
A teacher pack for the visit: how to run the half-hour of questions, and short tasks for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. Print the pack, or use one stage only.
Teacher notes
Before, during and after. Questions that work. Questions to steer away from. Staff stay in the room.
Key Stage 1
Years 1–2. Listen, remember one thing, draw it, write a short caption, make a class thank-you.
Key Stage 2
Years 3–6. Prepare two questions. Who / what / where. An 80–120 word recount or a letter that names one detail.
Key Stage 3
Years 7–9. Compare the two accounts. A short written piece or a five-minute pair presentation. Civic, not party-political.
On the pack page use your browser’s Print command, then “Save as PDF” if you want a file to email to staff.
Veterans’ classroom stories
First-person accounts from the veterans who visit schools will be published in this section as they are written. They are separate from the Victoria Cross histories on the Stories page.
To be added
When a veteran is ready for their account to go up, it will sit here — short enough for a classroom, in their own words.