A visit to Coventry Transport Museum, home of the world’s largest collection of British road transport, provides a fantastic opportunity to get outside the classroom and inspire your pupils with authentic collections and exciting new displays. We offer sessions led by … Continue reading →
Investigate a site rich in history and art to find out why one teacher called it “top of my list of places to visit”! Our aim is to make every visit for every student fun and memorable as well as educational. … Continue reading →
Coventry Cathedral is one of the world’s oldest religious-based centres for reconciliation. Following the destruction of the Cathedral during ‘Operation Moonlight Sonata’ in November 1940, Provost Howard in a national radio broadcast from the cathedral ruins declared that when the … Continue reading →
The Peace Festival is held annually from 1 to 14 November to commemorate the bombing of Coventry City centre during World War 2. On the night of 14 November, German aeroplanes dropped over 4000 firebombs on the city, killing hundreds of … Continue reading →
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) Peace Education programme supports independent thinking and encourages debate, enabling young people to form their own opinions. We do not campaign in schools. We also offer teacher training sessions and CPD on teaching about controversial … Continue reading →
Beacon Peaceful Schools are pioneers! What could be more important than working for peace in the world?! Schools can play a massive role in making the world a more peaceful place. And lots of schools are already doing a lot … Continue reading →
Balbir has a great deal of experience working for Coventry City Council, teaching in schools, working as a consultant and as an educator with the Anne Frank Trust UK and many other peace and justice related projects. She is also a … Continue reading →
Amnesty International Youth Groups can be started by students to campaign and fundraise for human rights. Details at www.amnesty.org.uk/groups/youth
Continue reading →The Agenda for Humanity is a five-point plan to prevent and reduce human suffering during crises. Through its 5 core responsibilities and 24 transformations, the Agenda for Humanity sets out a vision and a roadmap for how the humanitarian system … Continue reading →
This series of 15 minute broadcasts by experienced BBC correspondent Jeremy Bowen first broadcast in June 2017 gives a very useful insight into the history of many countries and groups within this troubled region of the world from a man … Continue reading →