Jack Hunt Academy students create Remembrance Garden to mark Armistice Day

Students at Jack Hunt Academy, part of Keys Academies Trust in Peterborough, decorated the school’s Remembrance Garden with poppies, symbols from different faiths and tributes to Victoria Cross recipients to mark Armistice Day on Wednesday 11th November 2026.

Students who belong to uniformed groups, including the Army Cadets, wore their uniforms to school.

At 11am, students and staff observed a one-minute silence to remember those who served and those who lost their lives in conflicts around the world.

The garden featured crosses alongside symbols representing Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam.

Memorials to Victoria Cross recipients from different backgrounds and faiths reflected the academy’s diverse community and invited students to consider how people of many beliefs have served and been affected by conflict.

Dr Young, the teacher who organised the commemoration, said, “Working with students to create the Remembrance Garden and observing the Act of Remembrance with them was extremely moving. Our students embody this understanding and observed Remembrance with great respect.”

The commemoration built on what students learn in Year 7 humanities, where they explore why remembrance matters and study the contribution of Commonwealth soldiers during the First World War.