The Creation of education Packs to compliment the Key stage 2 History teaching of the Vikings unit in schools.

The existing and future development plans for Key Stage 2 - Vikings were analysed to confirm the key points to be taught throught the documentation to be created.

Lesson plan development with educational advisers and teachers confirmed the validity of the material to be developed.

Analysis from consultations feedback both with educational advisors, teachers, pupil user groups, local viking historians and reenactors, defined the development of the educational material.

The combined use of the consultations allowed potential issues to be raised in the interpretation of the local history which in turn allowed the Government via the education departments to amend future historical teaching.

The educational material was designed so it can be used as part of class lessons to aid learning in the Key stage 2 History - Vikings topic.

The comprehensive background notes allows the teachers to bring the subject to life with confidence.

By combining the real world situations into a past and present examples the pupils can learn the ways in which their modern lives are similar to and different from those of children from the past.

The structure and development of the material allows for the easy transference to other historical topics.