Learning Resources

This teaching resource encourages young people to explore the extent to which the Second World War was a ‘world war’. It makes use of information from the CWGCs records with personal stories of those who died on D Day: 6th June 1944.

This teaching resource encourages young people to explore the story of the Menin Gate in Ieper, using engaging new artwork to create their own narrative of this iconic location and the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

This teaching resource encourages young people to explore the extent to which the First World War was a ‘world war’. It makes use of data from the CWGCs records and the personal stories of those who died on a single day in 1916.

Discover the incredible work of the CWGC and the stories of those we commemorate. Our education resources enable your students to learn about the history of our sites, explore the scale of the 'World Wars' and the stories of those who came from across the globe to serve.

This resource and the VR which accompanies it has been developed to support History CAPS for the Intermediate and Senior Phases. In particular, Grade 8 CAPS History requirements connected to South Africa and the First World War. Partners in South Africa and Britain have teamed up to create diverse experiences that reflect the interests of diverse audiences: two Virtual Reality films, a heritage app, an exhibition, and an education pack for teachers.

Originally developed as part of UCLs First World War Centenary Battlefield Tours Programme, this updated classroom enquiry enables students to explore how effective medical care was on the Western Front in the First World War.
It also includes guidance as to how to relate each section to the visible evidence of the battlefield sites of the Western Front today, with examples of activities that could be used at CWGC cemeteries or war memorials around Ypres in Belgium.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has many links to poetry, not only in the war poets who are buried or commemorated at our various cemeteries and memorials around the world, but also in the use of poetry and verse within the very fabric of some of those sites. This teaching resource encourages students to explore and compare the experiences of war in a selection of the poetry of the First World War.

This teaching pack encourages young people to consider what remembrance means to them, and to different communities around the world.

This booklet is full of fun activities for young explorers, writers, and artists. Get inspired by visiting one of our cemeteries or memorials and discover more about the work that we do, the people we commemorate and to help us ensure that they are always remembered.