Aneurin Bevan, Secretary of State for Health, who spearheaded the introduction of the National Health Service on
5th July 1948
Photographs in this section show the living conditions in the East End before WW2. They reflect the slum conditions many families lived in with very limited access to health care. The contrasts with the picture after the NHS was introduced are clear. This is made clear by the quotes from East End residents.
There are strong links to be made to the school's Healthy Eating policy and overall health and fitness. In particular, the idea that the rationing led to improved life expectacy in young children.
KEY STAGE 1 Science scheme of work Year 2 Unit 2A: Health and Growth
Through this unit children learn that animals (including humans) grow and reproduce. They can use ideas about feeding and growth to learn about ways we need to look after ourselves to stay healthy.
Experimental and investigative work focuses on:
making and recording observations and simple comparisons
presenting information in charts and tables
Children will also have opportunities to consider ways in which science is relevant to their personal health and to relate science to aspects of their everyday life (food, exercise, medicines), and to recognise and control hazards and risks to themselves. This work is likely to be undertaken in relation to the school's programme for personal, social and health education and to the school's sex education policy.
Section 2: Eating different kinds of foods
Objectives Children should learn:
that we eat different kinds of food
to collect information and to present results as a block graph
Activities
Talk with children about what they have for school meals or in a meal at home. With children plan and carry out a survey of favourite foods and help children to present results as a block graph. Talk with the children about the results of the survey, relating foods to the groups from the previous activity.
Outcomes
Children:
Describe some of the foods they frequently eat, each in terms of type or taste eg. banana as fruit, crisps as salty.
With help present results of food survey as a block graph and say what this shows eg. the food most children like best is chocolate, only two people like fruit best.
Section 3: Planning a meal
Objectives Children should learn:
that
sometimes we eat a lot of some foods and not very much of other
Activities
Ask children to plan a meal for a special occasion and to record what they chose using drawings or models and writing. Talk with them about how what they chose may be different from what they usually eat.
Outcomes
Children:
State that over time we need water and a variety of foods, although occasional treats are all right.
The activity could ask the pupils to imagine what there favourite meal would be at the end of the war after rationing. Many pupils will find it difficult to imagine the dietary restrictions and it would help them to have a typical weeks ration on show.
