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2009 Magazine Report – Year 1
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As a department we encourage our pupils to be bold, free-thinkers, who question and consider all sides of an argument. This principle is an extension of the philosophy which permeates all aspects of teaching and pastoral matters at Putney Park.
We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future... continued below.
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History at Key Stage 3
World War One Battlefields Trip
Ypres, in the region of Flanders, has been an important historical site throughout the ages. Following the First Battle of Ypres in the late autumn of 1914, Ypres became the centre of a bitter struggle. Decimated by the war, its citizens worked together to rebuild both the city and their lives. The use of Gas was first used in 1915 at Ypres, with devastating effects. We were all haunted by the sounds of Wilfred’s poem: Dulce Et Decorum Est.
When visiting Ypres it is hard to appreciate the devastation of the area at that time. Ypres occupied a strategic position during World War I because it stood in the path of Germany's planned sweep across the rest of Belgium and into France from the north (the Schlieffen Plan). The neutrality of Belgium was guaranteed by Britain; Germany's invasion of Belgium brought the British Empire into the war. The German army surrounded the city on three sides, bombarding it throughout much of the war. To counterattack, British, French and allied forces made costly advances from the Ypres salient into the German lines on the surrounding hills.
The Menin Gate
Every night of the year, without exception, policemen close the road to traffic at 8.00 p.m. and then stand at the salute while buglers from the Ypres Fire Brigade play "The Last Post". This happens whatever the weather and there is always someone there to watch. The people living near the Menin Gate often open their doors and stand on their doorsteps to join in this daily act of Remembrance in honour of the young and brave who came from all over the world to die in the defence of their town
The Somme
The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, fought from 1 July to 18 November 1916, was among the largest battles of the First World War. With more than 1.5 million casualties, it is also one of the bloodiest military operations recorded. The Allied forces attempted to break through the German lines along a 12-mile (19 km) front north and south of the River Somme in northern France. One purpose of the battle was to draw German forces away from the Battle of Verdun; however, by its end, the losses on the Somme had exceeded those at Verdun.
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