The centenary of the start of the First World War is a huge opportunity for schools to help youngsters learn more about British history.
That’s the view of British Future, a new non-partisan think-tank that aims to examine people’s hopes and fears about identity, integration, migration and opportunity.
In the lead-up to the centenary in 2014, the organisation commissioned pollsters YouGov to find out how much people of all ages know about the history of the First World War.
The research revealed huge gaps in youngsters’ knowledge.
Nearly two-thirds of 16 to 24-year-olds did not know when the First World War ended, while more than half did not know when it started.
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