Year 9 Gets Hands-On with WWI History
Published on 12/09/25
The History department was delighted to welcome back Corporal Knight to meet our new Year 9 Historians and introduce them, via a Living History demonstration to what life was like as a First World soldier in 1914.
Our Year 9 curriculum focuses primarily on the causes of the First World War and this event offers the students a wonderful opportunity to learn first-hand about the soldier experience, helping them to realise the significance of this pivotal historical event which culminates in our Year 9 annual pilgrimage to the battlefields of France and Belgium in summer 2026. The students were delighted to take part in Corporal Knight’s display; trying on uniforms, exploring the nature of weaponry, gas masks and the practicalities of survival in the British army.