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Workshops
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Pip and Estelle - The Bats in the BelFry
Join Pip & Estelle in this interactive storytelling session and find out about the people who worked and were treated in the Royal Victoria Military Hospital.
Foundation stage Key stage 1
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Meet the Nightingale Nurse
Come and meet one of Miss Nightingale’s nurses in our popular Key Stage One workshop!
Key stage 1
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Local history study package - How did a hospital help Netley grow
Pupils will hunt out clues hidden in historical maps and census information to track how Netley village grew from Victorian times and use photographs, documents and objects to find out about the lives of some of the people who came to Netley to work at the military hospital.
Key stage 2
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Remembrance
This special event includes a range of cross-curricular activities to develop an understanding of Remembrance, focused on the centenary of the end of World War 1 in November 2018.
Key stage 1 Key stage 2
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Thematic study package - Hospitals then and now
Pupils will use historical artefacts, pictures and documents to learn why Florence Nightingale was critical of the military hospital built at Netley in Victorian times...Read More
Key stage 2
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WWI and the Royal Victoria Military Hospital
The Royal Victoria Military Hospital at Netley treated over 50,000 casualties of WW1, with both the main hospital building and Red Cross auxiliary hospitals full to capacity for much of the war...Read More
Key stage 3
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Netley Yanks and the D-Day landings
The Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley was handed over to the Americans in January 1944 ahead of the invasion of Normandy in June that year. In this interactive session, students will explore D-Day events from the perspective of the US Navy
Key stage 3
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Local history study - The impact of the Royal Victoria Hospital on the development of Netley village
Students will use maps, photographs, documents and census information to track the development of Netley village over time, investigate its link to the Royal Victoria Military Hospital and find out about some of the people who came to live and work there
Key stage 3
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War poetry in context
This event at the Park provides the opportunity to read and discuss war poetry in context, giving students a richer experience and greater understanding of the language and themes involved
Key stage 3 Key stage 4
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Huts of healing -Medical innovation at Netley during WWI
Book a visit to the Royal Victoria Chapel for our ‘Huts of Healing’ session and get additional resources to support an enquiry in school exploring how WW1 changed the way war injuries are treated today
Key stage 4
