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01 – The GPO – The Heart of Communication

General Post Office engineers worked hard to build Colossus, a code breaking machine in the Second World War.

Use this topic to introduce students to the skills needed to be an engineer. Students will apply for the job of an engineer and make their own Dollis Hill ID card.

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