2024 sees the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history, and, along with the associated airborne operations, it marked the beginning of the liberation of France and western Europe.
A selection of the activities will be taking place at The Bicester School in the first week back after the May half term to commemorate the anniversary including:
| Music | A competition will be running to compose a commemorative piece of music, which can be sung/played or created using music technology. |
| English | Library lessons will focus on D-Day with readings about what the women did during the war. Students will then be asked to create a celebration poster which details what they learnt and uses the persuasive devices they are using in English. |
| French | Lessons will focus on the Occupation of France and the Normandy Invasion |
| Maths | Students will look at code breaking to link in with Alan Turing, one of our inspirational Mathematicians |
| Drama | Students will use a D-Day stimulus to make a piece of theatre |
| History | Students will be asked to create their own short documentary on D-Day, looking at a certain aspect. |
| Psychology | Students will look at the psychology behind Operation Mincemeat, carried out in D Day as a decoy |
| Technology | Creation of 80 Doves of Peace for a commemorative piece on an external wall |
