Hear My Cry

World War One was a tragedy that affected millions of people from all walks of life. As your school reflects on the centenary of the war, Hear My Cry provides a great resource for reflection, with individuals’ stories, readings and Psalms.

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School Resources

Secondary school resources

These lesson plans and assemblies are designed for secondary school students particularly those visiting the War Graves over the next four years.

Written by Tuki Rounds, Head of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Colston’s School in Bristol, the lessons draw on Hear My Cry.

They can be used in religious studies, history, PSHE or tutor time. Click on the images below to download the resources.

Hear My Cry scheme of work

Assembly: self-sacrifice

Is violence ever the right thing to do? – Student notes

Why did we go to war?

Why did we go to war? - Teacher notes

How did people react to the outbreak of war?

Brothers meet on the road to war

Bert’s war

Philip’s war

Living graph template

What was is like at the Front?

Teenage Tommies

Primary school resources

These lesson plans are aimed at 5-7 year-olds. They are compiled by Hilary MacMeekin, Headteacher at St Nicholas CofE (VC) School in Bromham, Wiltshire. The aim is to help younger children to gain an understanding of World War One and to to learn about individual soldiers’ experiences, using Hear My Cry. 

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Free digital book: St Paul from the Trenches

While in the trenches at the Front, surrounded by mud and horror, former academic-turned-soldier Gerald Warre Cornish began his own translation of St Paul’s letters.

He was killed in battle in 1916. But his work survives him. Here you can download his incomplete translation, taken from the mud-spattered copybook that he kept with him.

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