Heritage and culture

Florence Nightingale

In your classroom or at St Johns House, Warwick

History, English, Citizenship

Interpretation, health, leadership, achievement

This story world adventure is an opportunity for the class to travel to the Crimea in search for local Warwickshire boy, George Waller who at 17 is fighting in the conflict. Children will learn about the conditions in hospitals and the impact that Florence Nightingale had and how she was encouraged and supported by another local Warwickshire family, Charles and Selina Bracebridge.

How Does this support your teaching?

History key skills and understanding

• Understanding of the key historical concepts such as similarity and difference
• Understanding of ways we know about the past
• Knowledge of significant events
• Knowledge of significant individual who has contributed to national and international achievements
• Significant individuals, places and events in their own locality

English key skills and understanding

• participate in discussions presentations, performances, role play, improvisations and debates
• discussing word meanings, linking new meanings to those already known

Citizenship key skills and understanding

• to think about the lives of people living in other places and times
• that differences between people arise from a number of factors

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