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Secondary resources

The Secondary education pack provides a range of historical sources, lesson ideas and activities linked to Secondary History, Literacy and Citizenship.

The materials have been developed from documents and photographs contained within The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) and The City of Westminster Archives (COWAC) unless otherwise stated.

The pack includes:

  • Teachers' notes and information sheets
  • Activity sheets for pupils
  • Timeline poster
  • Colour facsimile archive documents to support activities

A hard copy printed pack is FREE to teachers: email your name and school address to info@postalheritage.org.uk or call 020 7239 2570. Please note that, due to publishing restrictions, the Secondary pack will not be available to send out as a hard copy until November 2007.

The pack is also available to download as a PDF (Please note that until November 2007 this PDF will appear without a front cover.

Please let us know what you think of the pack using our evaluation form (Word file, 182KB).

  • Secondary Soldiers' stories
    • Soldiers’ stories from The Royal Mail Archive. These can be used in addition to the packs. This section also includes further information on the soldiers.
  • Secondary History
    • Online versions of the information sheets from the pack. There are links to the glossary and timeline, so pupils can do their own research.
    • This selection is useful for setting pupils online research tasks within a limited online environment. No links from this section go outside the BPMA website.
  • Worksheet Bank
    • A selection of PDF worksheets and activities that have not been included in the printed secondary pack.