Wellington College in England is organising a conference in London entitled: ‘Schools and the Great War Centenary: How Schools Should Best Prepare’, with speakers including the UK’s Special Representative for the Centenary, Sir Hew Strachan and Jeremy Paxman.
It will be held on the 13th March 2014 at Central Hall, Westminister.
The conference costs £80.000 to attend and will “be an ideal way to help schools prepare for the Great War anniversary”.
Programme
09:25-10:10
Registration and conference
10:10-10:15
Opening: Dr Anthony Seldon, Chairman for the day
10:15-10:25
Preparing for the Anniversary: Dr Andrew Murrison MP, the PM’s Special Representative
10:25-11:10
The Significance of the First World War: Jeremy Paxman
11:10-11.50
The Wipers Times: Ian Hislop
11:50-12:30
Bringing the First World War to Life: Michael Morpurgo
12:30-13:10
The Lost Generation: Professor Jay Winter, Yale
13:10-14:10
Break for lunch (delegates to make own arrangements)
14:10-14:20
A Personal Perspective on the Great War: Lord Stirrup, Former Chief of Defence Staff
14:20-15:00
The Centenary Programmes of the Imperial War Museums, BBC and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Three Perspectives
15:00-15:40
Schools Preparing for the Centenary – Panel Discussion
Chair: Peter Rowland, Head Teacher, Severn Vale School
Panelists include: Dr Barry Blades, Researcher in History and Education and Professor Stuart Foster, Institute of Education
15:40-16:15
Historians and the Great War: Professor Sir Hew Strachan
16:30
Conference closes
To find out more about the conference, visit the Wellington College website here.
Images courtesy of Wellington College
Posted by: Daniel Barry, Centenary News