Why not show them just how lucky they are? Use photographs to explore what life was like for children in times gone by, discover Children at Work Image by Theme.  
 
Heritage Explorer gives you access to thousands of images dating from the 1850s to the present day, and they can be used at all Key Stages for a range of subjects across the curriculum.

To save you time, there are teaching resources for you including classroom ready, curriculum-based activities, worksheets and interactive whiteboard downloads, check out Children at Work Teaching Activity.
 

This photograph shows a mining memorial in Yorkshire. On the 4th of July 1838 26 children were drowned when the Huskar Pit (mine) flooded. The report on the accident highlighted the conditions in which children worked in mines. The public outcry that followed caused the government to stop boys under 10, and all girls, from working underground.

 Heritage Explorer, is designed for teachers and learners and developed by English Heritage:

• High quality images
• Informative captions
• Classroom ready resources
• Curriculum-based activities
• Search by place, theme or keyword
• Whiteboards downloads
• Images of your local area
• Copyright cleared
• Adaptable for your own use
• It’s all FREE

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