Twenty-five years after the events of 11 September 2001, many young people have no personal memory of the day. This collection of teaching resources has been carefully curated to help educators explore what happened, why it matters, and how its legacy continues to influence global events. The resources encourage informed discussion, critical thinking, and a deeper understanding of one of the defining moments of the twenty-first century.
Assemblies and tutor time resources
Assembly: 25 Years Since 9/11, SINCE 9/11
Assemblies and Tutor Time resources, SINCE 9/11
Classroom resources
History Enquiry 1 – What made 9/11 so shocking?
History Enquiry 2 – ‘Out of the blue’: When did 9/11 begin?
History Enquiry 3: Consequences of 9/11
9/11 Primer, 9/11 Memorial and Museum
Events of 9/11
September 11, 2001 Interactive Timeline, 9/11 Memorial and Museum
9/11 timeline, SINCE 9/11
CNN video, Look back at how September 11 unfolded, YouTube
Children United video explainer - 9/11 25 years On
Ongoing consequences of 9/11
Dust: The Lingering Legacy of 9/11. Prime video. Directed by Bridget Gormley, daughter of a firefighter who died in 2017 from the impacts of 9/11 toxic dust.
Oral Histories
Oral Histories, 9/11 Memorial and Museum
9/11 kindness quotes, SINCE 9/11
The Only Plane in the Sky - The Oral History of 9/11, Garrett M Graff, Monoray, 2019
Jan Demczur, window cleaner at WTC on 9/11, 9/11 Memorial and Museum
Janice Brooks, 9/11 survivor, SINCE 9/11
Voices of 9/11, The September 11th Digital Archive
9/11 Anniversary Digital Learning Experience, 9/11 Memorial and Museum
Resilience
BOATLIFT, An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience, YouTube
Conspiracy thinking
9/11 conspiracy theories, SINCE 9/11
The Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in Schools, 2026 Insights
Briefing sheet: Conspiracy theories, SINCE 9/11
Books
Wednesday Morning – Growing up in grief, Christine Fiorelli Epstein, Amazon Independent Publishing – Novel written by the child of a firefighter killed on 9/11, marking her journey through grief into adulthood.
I survived the attacks of September 11, 2001 – the graphic novel, Lauren Tarshis and Corey Egbert, Scholastic, 2021
9/11 The Illustrated 9/11 Commission Report, Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon, Viking , 2006