Inspiring Remembrance Activities for schools
We’re proud to continue our meaningful partnership with the Royal British Legion to deliver a powerful programme of events and resources that support Remembrance teaching and learning in schools across the UK.
Remembrance 2026
This year, for Remembrance 2026, we will look to ‘service in a changing world’, inviting schools to consider what Remembrance can look like today. Thinking about how Remembrance has been marked in the past, but encouraging a forward look, recognising how the world is changing and how we remember the individuals who have served and sacrificed.
Remembrance 2026 will be a moment to continue the discussion around how Remembrance brings people together, establishes a community, and makes young people today as much part of Remembrance as anyone else.
Poems for Remembrance 2026
During the week of National Poetry Day (Thursday 1 October 2026), we invite schools to explore the emotional and historical significance of Remembrance through the power of poetry.
This engaging programme includes:
- A five-part learning sequence with poet Alan "Kurly" McGeachie
- A teacher guidance video, How to Teach Remembrance, to support delivery of the learning sessions
- Live poetry workshop with Alan "Kurly" McGeachie (booking links below)
- Remembrance Glossary to support pupils' understanding
- Specially commissioned poem written by Kurly
- Teacher guidance video, How to Teach Remembrance, to support delivery of the learning sessions
The resources are designed to help pupils reflect on themes of remembrance, sacrifice, peace and community while developing their creative writing skills.
Live Online Workshops
Two live online workshops will take place on Tuesday 29 September 2026:
- Ages 7 to 9 (Lower Key Stage 2 / P4-P5) at 9:30am
- Ages 9 to 11 (Upper Key Stage 2 / P6-P7) at 11:00am
Download the resources at the bottom of this page.
Remembrance Assembly 2026
On Wednesday 11 November 2026, in partnership with the Royal British Legion, we are offering a free online assembly for ages 9 to 14 (years 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9). The Remembrance Assembly will be hosted by a familiar face, along with a panel of authors from a range of experiences and backgrounds, using their unique voices to highlight how reading brings people together into the Remembrance community.
The assembly is suitable for ages 9 to 14 (pupils from Years 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, or P6-7, S1-3).
The event will include the Two-Minute Silence to mark the Armistice.
National Curricula and our resources
Our classroom resources are carefully aligned with the National Curriculum for England, supporting key learning objectives in both English and History for Key Stage 2:
English – Writing Composition
Develop positive attitudes towards and stamina for writing by:
- Writing about real events
- Writing poetry
- Writing for different purposes
History
- Learn about events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally
- Discover the lives of significant individuals who contributed to national and international achievements
- Explore significant historical events, people, and places in their own locality
All Remembrance resources include the full national curricula links for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Remembrance resources from the Royal British Legion
To access a range of resources for teaching around Remembrance for both Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3, visit the Royal British Legion Teaching Remembrance page.
These free resources are linked to the National Curriculum. They include using creative writing, music, poetry, art, film and photography to inspire learning, relevant books and reading, and developing discussion and reflection skills.