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Hughesovka - Welsh Migration and...
This resource invites learners to approach the history of Welsh industrialisation from a different perspective. The city of Hughesovka, today’s Donetsk in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine (former Russian Empire), was founded by Welsh and British workers. Using Hughesovka as a case study, the resource aims to enable learners to develop a more nuanced and critical perspective on the history of industrialisation in their country and to critically engage with archival material.Authors: Clara Defachel and Dr Victoria Donovan, University of St Andrews, Scotland. People’s Collection Wales.The source material (photographs and other images) within this resource comes from the Hughesovka Research Archive, held at the Glamorgan Archives, and these are reproduced here with their kind permission. Curriculum for WalesHumanitiesHistoryProgression Step: 3 & 4 Lifelong LearningThis resource provides opportunities for personal or professional development. See the Quick Links below for a collection of images to accompany this resource. Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students.

The Holocaust and Wales: Kindertransport 1
Fleeing across Europe to escape the Nazis, about 10,000 Jewish children arrived in Britain between December 1938 and September 1939 on the Kindertransport (children’s transport). The British government only admitted unaccompanied minors through this scheme, even though most of them had lived with their parents and other members of their families before their flight. In this collection of resources, we explore some of the stories of child refugees who came on the Kindertransport to Wales.Image above: Dorothy Fleming, aged four, standing in Rathauspark in Vienna. The photograph was taken in 1932. © From the collection at the National Holocaust Centre and Museum, UK. Kindertransport 1: Jewish life in Central Europe before the Second World War. This first resource explores the life of a young Austrian Jewish girl, Dorothy Fleming, before she arrived in Cardiff. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Curriculum for WalesHealth and Wellbeing, Humanities, Languages, Literacy and CommunicationAge: 9-14 / Progression Step: 3 & 4 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of a series of 4 on the topic of 'Kindertransport’. Here are links to the other resources in this series:Kindertransport 2Kindertransport 3Kindertransport 4 See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.

Heritage Preservation Toolkit
Preserving and sharing your historical documentsThe Jewish History Association of South Wales / Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW / CHIDC) was established in November 2017 with the aim to uncover, document, preserve and share the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the Jewish communities of south Wales.These documents form part of a Heritage Toolkit which will enable small communities and organisations to take the first steps towards preserving and sharing their heritage, even if they have no experience in this field.Glamorgan Archives has been a long-term partner for many JHASW/CHIDC projects and contributed these documents as part of a joint project (together with People’s Collection Wales) for the Welsh Government funded Coronavirus Recovery Grant For Volunteering 2020/21. This resource contains guidance on: Preserving your historical material at your local archivesGuidelines for Listing records prior to deposit at Glamorgan ArchivesDocument Handling - General Principles Sharing your historical material on People's Collection WalesHow to create a People's Collection Wales catalogue for Tangible MaterialCopyright - a very brief introduction Further parts of the toolkit can be found on our website at www.jhasw.com/heritage-toolkit. Lifelong LearningThis resource is for adult learners and provides opportunities for personal or professional development. Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities to help you develop new skills and knowledge. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.

Online Drop-in Support Sessions
Would you like to use People's Collection Wales for learning but need some help? Book a free 1-2-1 virtual support session today! For teachers and educatorsPeople's Collection Wales is dedicated to the history, culture and people of Wales. It is a rich source of locally relevant material that can help learners discover their heritage and develop their sense of cynefin. Learners can:Search for contentUpload their own contentDevelop digital skillsFulfil requirements of the Digital Competence Framework What content have you created with your learners that you could share with Wales and the World? For heritage partners including museums, libraries, archives and community groupsPublishing content on People's Collection Wales can help showcase the work of your organisation or project. We can support you to publish material and reach learning audiences. We can also support with digitisation and promotion of your content.You can:Search for contentUpload your own contentRaise awareness of your work and signpost users to your website, project or eventsCreate and publish learning materialsGet your content onto Hwb, the Welsh Government's digital learning platform, and reach teachers and learners throughout Wales To book a 30-minute support session with PCW Learning Officer Catalena Angele, email: [email protected] available: Monday and Friday, 3-5pm. Sessions will run via Microsoft Teams and be tailored to your needs. They could include:A general tour of PCW content and the Learn sectionHow to create an account and start contributingDigital rights – how our content can be used and repurposedWhere to find us on HwbAnything else! If you would like to meet at a different time, or have any other enquiry, please email [email protected] Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Digital competence frameworkHistory Lifelong LearningThis resource provides opportunities for personal or professional development.

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The Holocaust and Wales: The Welsh language
In this resource, the students will look at the story of Kate Bosse-Griffiths, a German-Jewish refugee, who fled to Wales and became a leading figure in the Welsh-language movement.Image above: Kate Bosse and Gwyn Griffiths on their wedding day, Pontypridd, September 1939. Image courtesy of Heini Gruffudd. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Curriculum for WalesExpressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Humanities, Languages, Literacy and CommunicationAge: 11-14 / Progression Step: 4 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.

The Holocaust and Wales: General Paper and Box...
In this collection of resources, the students will learn about the Treforest Trading Estate, near Pontypridd, which was set up as part of the Special Areas Act of 1934. The Act was created to help parts of Britain with high unemployment, and it offered support to businesses to set up in these areas. When the Nazis began seizing Jewish businesses in Germany in the years after 1933, many Jewish refugees fled here to establish their businesses with help from this scheme.By May 1940, 55 businesses started by Jewish refugees were running at Treforest. They provided jobs for around 1,800 local people.In this resource, students will learn about the experiences of the Schoenmann family, who ran a cigarette paper and box factory at Treforest. Their business was deemed “vital to the war effort” as cigarettes were classed as “essential to keeping up morale both in the forces, and at home”.This is resource 2 of 2 on the topic of Treforest Trading Estate.Image above: The wall plaque for the General Paper & Box Manufacturing Company in Treforest Trading Estate, 1941. Image: Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). Image courtesy of George Schoenmann. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Curriculum for WalesExpressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Humanities, Languages, Literacy and CommunicationAge: 11-14 / Progression Step: 4 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of two on the topic of Treforest Trading Estate. Here is a link to the other resource in this series:The Holocaust and Wales: Aero Zipp Fasteners at Treforest Trading Estate See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.

The Holocaust and Wales: Aero Zipp Fasteners at...
Treforest Trading Estate, near Pontypridd, was set up as part of the Special Areas Act of 1934. The Act was created to help parts of Britain with high unemployment, and it offered support to businesses to set up in these areas. When the Nazis began seizing Jewish businesses in Germany in the years after 1933, many Jewish refugees fled here to establish their businesses with help from this scheme.By May 1940, 55 businesses started by Jewish refugees were running at Treforest. They provided jobs for around 1,800 local people. One of these factories was Aero Zipp Fasteners set up by refugee industrialist Joachim Koppel, a Jewish businessman who spent many years of his life in Berlin until he had to flee. Aero Zipp produced metal zip fasteners. They had their factory at Treforest and their offices in London. During World War 2, like several other Jewish businesses, they contributed to the war effort by making zips for military equipment.In this resource, students bring the factory to life in a practical and creative way, using soundscape.This is resource 1 of 2 on the topic of Treforest Trading Estate.Image above: Advertisement for Aero Zipp Fasteners, 1969. Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC) This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Curriculum for WalesExpressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, HumanitiesAge: 11-14 / Progression Step: 4 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of two on the topic of Treforest Trading Estate. Here is a link to the other resource in this series:The Holocaust and Wales: General Paper and Box Manufacturing Company at Treforest Trading Estate See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.

The Holocaust and Wales: Kindertransport 3
Fleeing across Europe to escape the Nazis, about 10,000 Jewish children arrived in Britain between December 1938 and September 1939 on the Kindertransport (children’s transport). The British government only admitted unaccompanied minors through this scheme, even though most of them had lived with their parents and other members of their families before their flight. In this collection of resources, we explore some of the stories of child refugees who came on the Kindertransport to Wales.Image above: Enemy Aliens and Internees card for Maria Beate Siegel. Findmypast. Original document: © Crown Copyright. Image reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England. Kindertransport 3: Arrival in Wales.This third resource explores the story of Bea Green, a German Jewish child refugee, who travelled to Britain on Kindertransport and lived in Wales after her school was evacuated there. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Curriculum for WalesExpressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Humanities, Languages, Literacy and CommunicationAge: 9-14 / Progression Step:3 & 4 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of a series of 4 on the topic of 'Kindertransport’. Here are links to the other resources in this series:Kindertransport 1Kindertransport 2Kindertransport 4 See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.

COVID Digital Time Capsule
Capture Your pupils' COVID-19 Story.Throughout the centuries we have looked at diaries, photographs, documents and recordings, to help us understand other periods in history. This evidence from the past can allow us to see how people lived their day-to-day lives and how they coped during times of crisis.With your help, we'd like to create a COVID digital time capsule on the People’s Collection Wales website. Can you and your pupils contribute photos, stories and memories of things that changed during the pandemic? This digital record will help current and future generations to understand what it was really like to live through these challenging times. Foundation PhaseDigital competence framework, Personal and social development, well-being and cultural diversity, Knowledge and understanding of the world, Creative developmentKey Stage 2, 3 & 4Digital competence framework, Literacy skills, Education for sustainable development and global citizenshipCurriculum for Wales 2022Expressive arts, Health and well-being, Languages, literacy and communication, Digital competence framework Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource, and see our 'Rainbows in Windows' content here.

Case Study: Swansea Windrush Intergenerational...
The Windrush Intergenerational Project was developed by the African Community Centre (ACC), working with young people in local schools, to research the lives of the Windrush generation who arrived in Wales from the West Indies between the 1940s and 1970s.The project sought to bridge the gap between older and younger generations, especially with regards to passing down culture, tradition, journeys, settlement and other experiences. It records and documents the amazing contributions that Black and Ethnic Minority migrants have brought to the UK, and to Swansea/Neath Port Talbot in particular.In total, the project celebrates the lives of ten elders, a combination of members of the Windrush generation and other persons whose contributions have made South Wales a multicultural society.The case study text is bilingual however the video interviews and booklet are available in English only. Curriculum for WalesExpressive Arts, Humanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Digital Competence FrameworkHistoryAge: 11-16 / Progression Step: 4 & 5 Case StudySee how other schools have used our website to give you ideas for your own digital projects.

Collection of Victorian architectural drawings...
A collection of architectural drawings by the Newport architect R.G. Thomas (1820 - 1883).Thomas was an architect and engineer who spent most of his life in Australia, having emigrated from Britain in 1836. He returned to Britain in 1846, where he remained for a period of 15 years, most of which were spent in Newport. During this time he was involved in numerous diverse building projects ranging from a drainage system for a housing estate to designs for cottages and villas and from shop-fronts to schools, churches and town halls. Key Stage 2Art and Design, HistoryKey Stage 3, 4Art and Design Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

Case Study: Cynefin - Our Welcome
Cynefin - Our Welcome is a community film education project by The Welfare Ystradgynlais. It was funded by Ffilm Cymru Wales and supported by Michael Sheen and the Josef Herman Art Foundation.The Welfare Ystradgynlais’ community arts team worked with Ysgol Maesydderwen, Ysgol Dyffryn Y Glowyr and Syrian families who have settled in Ystradgynlais, to tell stories of refugees past and present. Award winning animation company Winding Snake Productions worked with the community to produce the two animated films that share stories about how people fleeing conflict have been made welcome in Ystradgynlais.This project won the Digital Excellence Award in the Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative Competition 2018. This award was funded by People's Collection Wales.The content of this case study is the two films; Cynefin and Uncle Ahmad's Canaries, plus a 'making of' video that tells you more about the project and shows you how the films were made. Click on the 'Cynefin - Our Welcome' Collection in the Quick Links below to view all three. Curriculum for WalesExpressive Arts, Humanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Digital Competence FrameworkHistoryAge: 8-14 / Progression Step: 3 & 4 Case StudySee how other schools have used our website to give you ideas for your own digital projects.

Investigate the landscape of Wales - The...
What can we learn about the Landscape of Wales by investigating Falcon Hildred’s artwork?This teaching pack will support the learner to answer the question above, and develop an understanding of the materials used along with composition, techniques and tools. Follow the links to the collections of the digitised works to support your study and explore Falcon Hildred’s work further. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Expressive ArtsArt, History, Geography, Famous Welsh PeopleAge: 8-14 / Progression Step: 3 & 4 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our content. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource.

Urdd Gobaith Cymru
Welsh youth movement Urdd Gobaith Cymru, or The Urdd, was founded in 1922 to provide children and young people with the chance to learn and socialise in the Welsh language. Today, over 50,000 young people are members of the Urdd and the annual Eisteddfod is one of Europe's largest youth festivals.In 2022 we celebrate 100 years of the Urdd! Join the celebration by adding your photos and memories of the Urdd to People's Collection Wales.How to get involved:Find your photos or recordings of past Urdd events, activities or EisteddfodsOr join The Urdd's Centenary Birthday Party in 2022 and take some new photos and recordings!Add your Urdd content, memories and stories to People's Collection WalesOr send them to us via social media (see links to Twitter and Facebook at bottom of this page)Add the tag Penblwydd-Hapus-Urdd to your content and we will create a new collection which we will add to this resource For help with uploading your content, see our How To Guides or book a free 1-2-1 virtual support session with PCW Learning Officer Catalena for support. Curriculum for Wales 2022: Progression Steps 1, 2 and 3Expressive Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Humanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Digital Competence FrameworkFoundation StageKnowledge and understanding of the worldKey Stage 2 & 3History Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class. See content related to the Urdd in the Quick links below or explore The Urdd account on PCW.

John Cornwell: Colliery photos
John Cornwell was a freelance photographer who took many photographs of collieries, mostly in south Wales and the English Midlands, both underground and on the surface, during the 1970s and early 1980s. He perfected a method of underground photography using the standard colliery lighting and was able to photograph coal faces, roadways, shafts and equipment with amazing clarity. In addition to photographing working mines he also recorded abandoned mine workings, above and below ground. John Cornwell was also well respected in the broader field of industrial archaeology. He published a number of books on Welsh and English collieries. The copyright of his south Wales images are now owned by National Museum Wales. Key Stage 2History, Art & DesignKey Stage 3Art & Design Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

Bethania Welsh Independent Chapel
Bethania was the first Independent chapel established in the parish of Ffestiniog, founded in 1818. The 1839 rebuild was recorded by Hildred in a comprehensive series of drawings. It was later demolished (though the vestry, schoolroom and chapel house remain). Foundation PhaseCreative DevelopmentKey Stage 2, 3, 4Art and Design Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

Rural life and Industry by Falcon Hildred
Industrial buildings in the countryside have attracted particular appreciation since the rise of industrial archaeology in the 1950s and 1960s. Falcon’s drawings reinforce the point that industry in the countryside historically was vastly varied. Foundation StageCreative Development Key Stage 2, 3, 4Art and Design Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

Transport and Engineering by Falcon Hildred
Achievements in engineering, especially those concerned with transport, were among the wonders of Britain’s industrial era. Falcon Hildred has been often concerned to document the nitty-gritty of transport and engineering: the infrastructure in daily use. Foundation StageCreative DevelopmentKey Stage 2, 3, 4Art and Design Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

Churches and Chapels by Falcon Hildred
Churches and chapels are among the most prominent architectural components of worktowns. Sadly, churches and chapels have been among the most threatened categories of buildings in recent years, thus Falcon's records are of even greater importance. Foundation StageCreative Development Key Stage 2, 3, 4Art and Design, Religious Education Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

Public and Commercial Buildings, Falcon Hildred

Housing by Falcon Hildred

Townscapes by Falcon Hildred

Drawings of Newport by Falcon D. Hildred

Kyffin Williams paintings

The Landscape of Slate - Falcon Hildred drawings
The landscape of slate is captured in these drawings by Falcon Hildred. They depict a landscape of quarries and waste tips, dams and watercourses, tramways, mills and workshops. Foundation StageCreative DevelopmentKey Stage 2, 3 & 4Art and Design Learning CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class.

Twentieth Century Welsh Artists

Buckley Pottery

War's Hell! - The Battle of Mametz Wood in...
Art inspired by the battle of Mametz Wood. This pack contains tasks based on the artwork, along with information about the works. There are also links to collections of items relevant to Mametz Wood on our website. Curriculum for WalesExpressive Arts, Humanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Digital Competence FrameworkArt, HistoryAge: 8-14 / Progression Step: 3 & 4 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.

Efforts and Ideals - Prints of the First World War
Information on the striking prints organized by the government War Propoaganda Bureau in 1917. Find links here to digital images of the lithographs, and a digital activity. Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Languages, Literacy and Communication, Digital Competence FrameworkArt, HistoryAge: 11-16+ / Progression Step: 4 & 5 Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource.

John Piper - The Mountains of Wales
Discover the dramatic landscapes of north Wales. Study John Piper's paintings, locations and techniques with the learning resource and activity booklet. Curriculum for WalesExpressive Arts, Humanities, Languages, literacy and communicationGeography, Famous Welsh PeopleAge: 8-14 / Progression Step: 3 & 4The activity suggestions are targeted primarily at Progression Step 3 and 4 pupils but can also be adapted for older or younger students. Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website.