Today, we learned about the miners strike of 1984-5 and debated the reasons for and against the pits being closed.
We learned about the impact of the strike action on families and the steadfast resistance that was presented from Thatcher’s government.
Children were provided a ‘side’ of the debate – that of Thatcher and the National Coal Board vs that of Arthur Scargill and the National Union of Miners.
It was great to see the children articulate both sides of the argument so clearly and build on their knowledge that there always two (or more!) sides to a debate.
