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BlitzSpirit 12 May 2026 Spirit Today5 min

Echoes in the Classroom: How the Blitz Spirit Lives On for a New Generation

BlitzSpirit: Exploring how schools are tasked with nurturing resilience – and the complexities of teaching wartime ideals. The air raid siren, a chilling wail etched into the national memory, is thankfully silent now. But in classrooms across Britain, the Blitz, the V-bombs, and the spirit of a nation under siege are being revisited. It’s not […]

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BlitzSpirit 3 Apr 2026 Carry On4 min

Beyond the Sandbags: Teaching Children the Truth of the Blitz

BlitzSpirit: Why a romanticised past doesn’t prepare young minds for future challenges. The black-and-white photograph, often cropped to focus on unwavering faces, sits in countless history books. A group of children, neatly evacuated from London, wave bravely from a train carriage, tiny suitcases at their feet. It’s an image synonymous with the Blitz: resilience, stoicism, […]

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Breaking News 12 Feb 2026 Culture War2 min

Schools Told to Alert Parents if Pupils Question Gender

Breaking News: New guidance instructs schools in England to inform parents if children express doubts about their biological sex. New statutory guidance issued today compels schools in England to notify parents if a pupil requests changes to pronouns or expresses a desire to socially transition. The Department for Education’s directive, reported by The Daily Telegraph […]

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Breaking News 15 Jul 2025 Culture War2 min

New Guidance Restricts Teaching of Gender Identity in Schools

Breaking News: Government issues direction to schools forbidding the teaching of gender identity as an objective ‘fact’. New guidance from the Department for Education instructs teachers not to present gender identity as an objective truth to pupils. The policy, unveiled today, aims to protect children from being taught contested and potentially harmful ideas about sex […]

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