What's included in the Battle of Britain Whole School Assembly PowerPoint resource and why is it useful?

Battle of Britain Whole School Assembly PowerPoint is a slideshow that tells the story of the 1940 air battle that stopped Nazi Germany from invading Britain. The content includes 10 slides with teacher notes, covering key vocabulary, Battle of Britain Day, World War II, the RAF and the Luftwaffe, Winston Churchill, photographs to analyse and the impact on us today. It links to the KS1 and KS2 history curriculum.

The Battle in the Skies

Key vocabulary, an air-raid siren hook and how the RAF defended Britain with Spitfires and Hurricanes, opening with "If you heard this noise, how would it make you feel?"

Think Like a Historian

A profile of Winston Churchill and photographs to analyse, with questions such as "Who do you think Churchill was talking about?"

Impact on Us Today

Why we still remember 15th September and how the teamwork, courage and resilience shown in 1940 can inspire us in our own lives.

How do our whole school assemblies work?

Our whole school assemblies are PowerPoint slideshows that follow a similar structure: an introduction, questions to get children thinking, the key points of the topic and reflection time. They're paced to suit a primary school assembly and work best on a whiteboard, projected out to the hall. You can use them:

• as a whole school assembly, from EYFS up to KS2
• as a class assembly
• as a teaching PowerPoint when you want to cover an event or topic in your own classroom

The majority of our assemblies include teacher notes and guidance to support delivery, and because they're pacey, you can adapt them to however long your assembly lasts.

Adapting the Assembly for Your School

Every assembly is editable, so you can add, remove or change slides to suit the needs of your school. We cover religious events, seasonal topics, values such as kindness, friendship and tolerance, science, history, PSHE, music, significant people and sporting events, so you can choose the assemblies that fit your school year.

Supporting Learning at Home

Families can carry the conversation on at home by asking children about their assembly: what they heard, how it made them feel and what they think about it.

You can explore more of our whole school assembly resources here.