Young historians at a primary school have swapped their exercise books for papier mache to learn more about the First World War.

Year 5 and 6 pupils at St Keyna Primary School in Keynsham made their own models of the trenches as part of a class project.

The children were asked at the beginning of term what topic they would like to research and after a trip to the Imperial War Museum they chose trench warfare.

Deputy headteacher and Year 5 and 6 teacher Tim Simpkins said: "We gave them a choice of what they would like to study and they all voted and decided on the First World War.

"When they went through the Trench Experience at the museum they all really enjoyed it, so we decided to set a homework project for them to make their own models."

The pupils in the classes, which are known as Ruby and Amber, were given free rein on how they would make the models and what materials they would use.

Mr Simpkins said he was very impressed by the results.

He said: "We had an amazing response from the children. There were very creative approaches to the task.

"We were blown away by the different approaches. There were some made from wood, papier mache and polystyrene.

"The work was of a really high standard. The children clearly enjoyed the task and learnt an awful lot about it."

The project was part of the school's key skills curriculum which encourages children to learn about teamwork and creative thinking.

The pupils also used their new-found knowledge of the Great War to plan and lead their own remembrance service for the rest of the school and teach the other children about why they held a two-minute silence.