Click here for the class powerpoint and teacher’s notes.
Here is some information about local jobs
Children can create a job advert using this template
Create a postcard depicting a form of employment before the growth of the railways
Why did we need the S&DR?
This introductory section will explore children’s own knowledge. Children will recognise the value of coal in people’s everyday lives in the past and how it was transported to the ports. They will understand how jobs have changed over time and how the Stockton and Darlington Railway has had an impact on this.
A coal wagon being towed along a track by a horse