Teachers' Notes on Canadian Evacuation.

This Snapshot asks pupils to develop their understanding of evacuation from the basic 'sent from London to the countryside'. Through primary source analysis it examines the fate of evacuees sent to Canada. Pupils investigate the organisation and bureaucracy behind evacuation, before looking at details of individual evacuees. From this, pupils may then develop their knowledge and understanding of evacuation in general - why did Britain take so much trouble and care when the war was on? How much care did Britain really take - are these examples, as the source suggests, taken from the 'top drawer'? This Snapshot helps pupils understand the differing experiences of evacuation as well as developing their ability to use source evidence to question and challenge existing beliefs.

This Snapshot can form part of studies for Scheme of Work Unit 18. In addition, it offers coverage of National Curriculum requirements for History in England, relating to general requirements of knowledge and understanding of events, people and changes in the past (2a), together with breadth of study requirements to study significant events and developments from across the twentieth century (13). Similarly there are clear links to citizenship and PSHE issues that can be explored further with teacher development.

Unit 18
Hot war, cold war - why did the major twentieth-century conflicts affect so many people?