VE (Victory in Europe) Day

Kick-start your VE Day school assembly or classroom VE Day preparations by watching our three compelling VE Day, VJ Day & WW2 PowerPoints. They have been created to provide a stimulus for learning and reflection.

They are designed for Second, Third & Fourth Level pupils but can be adapted to suit other levels.

Veterans’ Voices is a unique film resource, interviewing veterans to capture their experiences and thoughts on remembrance. The complete resource will feature a diverse range of voices from all over Scotland and of every military conflict from 1939 to the present day. Our hope is to create a legacy of personal stories that generations to come will be able to learn from.

The first three of these are being released to coincide with the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

It is important that these voices are captured now before they can no longer be shared.

There are learning resources available to complement the films.

Watch. Listen. Learn. Discuss. Remember.

To meet Ian Click Here

To meet Mary Click Here

To meet Charles Click Here

Churchill made many speeches during WW2 to keep morale high and inspire the British public and troops and many of these speeches have now become iconic with certain phrases becoming synonymous with the war effort.

All across Britain, families tuned into the BBC to hear Winston Churchill announce the end of war in Europe at 3pm on 8th May 1945. Find out more about Winston Churchill’s speech and communication in the 1940s.

Explore our fascinating online resource and learn interesting and unusual facts about child evacuees, a St Bernard dog with a bus pass, codebreaking, the Merchant Navy, Polish soldiers, heroic animals, a Mickey Mouseshaped gas mask, soldier bears, famous battles, key dates, fashionin the 1940s and much, much more!

Then test your knowledge by downloading our quizzes.

Bletchley Park was the top-secret home of the Allied codebreakers in Britain and a birthplace of modern information technology. Bletchley recruited chess champions, crossword experts, intelligence staff and cryptic communication specialists to help crack the Axis Powers intelligence codes and ciphers.

Have you got what it takes to crack the code?

From 1941, women were called up for war work as mechanics, engineers, munitions workers, air raid wardens, bus and fire engine drivers. At first, only single women, aged 20-30 were called up, but by mid-1943, almost 90 per cent of single women and 80 per cent of married women were working in factories, on the land or in the Armed Forces.

Queen Elizabeth II, who was Princess Elizabeth during WW2, served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) and trained as a driver and mechanic.

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Poppyscotland is proud to be able to provide a range of resources for schools to join in with the commemorations and celebrations of the 75th
Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day in partnership with the Scottish Government, Legion Scotland and Education Scotland.

We hope these will give practitioners and learners lots of great ideas for how your school can enjoy making this important milestone.

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Remember to share your plans we with us, we would love to know what your school is planning?

Tell us at learning@poppyscotland.org.uk.