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Black History Month – Week 1 – Focus on Black British Historical Figures
Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Mary Seacole John Edmonstone Jayaben Olive Morris Learie Constantine Marcus Rashford Paul Stephenson
Desai/Grunwick Strike
Mary Seacole was born John Edmonstone In north-west London, Olive Morris was an Born in Trinidad, Learie Marcus Rashford is Led the Bristol Bus
and grew up in Jamaica, was a very a group of South Asian important figure in terms Constantine would go a footballer who Boycott - Paul Stephenson
but came over to important figure in women took to the of civil rights. on to become England's plays for was born in England and
England in 1854. the world of streets in revolt at poor Black people didn't used first black peer because Manchester went to a school where he
She asked the War scientific research. working conditions at to have the same rights as of the work that he did United. He is well was the only black child.
Office if she could go to He was born into the Grunwick film other people, simply for politics and racial known for his This is what inspired him
help wounded soldiers slavery, but when processing factory. because of the colour of equality. charity work and to go on to dedicate his
who were fighting in he gained his Eventually more than their skin - and Olive was This means he was for speaking about life to stopping racial
the Crimean War (1853- freedom, he moved 20,000 people joined in one of many people who allowed to sit in the issues that he feels discrimination and
1856), but she wasn't to Scotland where the protest. More info worked tirelessly to House of Lords and take strongly about. In bringing black and white
allowed. he met a man called here: change that. part in important June 2020, Marcus communities together.
So she raised the Charles Waterton, click here She campaigned for the political debates. wrote a letter to He became Bristol's first
money herself and who taught him the rights of black people in He was also a well- UK MPs that asked black social worker, which
travelled to Balaclava, skill of taxidermy. South London and known cricket player. them to rethink a improved the relationship
Ukraine. Here, she This is the practice Manchester, and was a He settled in Britain in a decision that he between black and white
looked after British of stuffing animals founding member of town in Lancashire thought would people in the city.
soldiers who had been after they have groups like the called Nelson after he leave many He spent his life leading
injured. died. Organisation of Women played cricket there for children hungry. important campaigns that
Despite all that she did, After this, he of African and Asian the West Indies in 1928. When the UK went made big changes in how
not many people knew became a teacher at Descent (OWAAD) and It caused a bit of a stir, into lockdown to black people were
who she was or the Edinburgh as people were not used help to slow the treated, and it is said that
amazing work that she University, where he the Brixton Black to seeing black people spread of COVID- his work played a part in
had done after she taught Charles Women's Group. around. 19, Marcus wanted Britain's first Race
died. Most people Darwin. It could be She passed away at the "School children came to do something to Relations Act in 1965.
remember Florence said that Darwin age of just 27, but even out in their droves to help. As a result, he This was an important law
Nightingale, who couldn't have come by this age she had see him because the started working that took steps to give
helped many people up with his ideas contributed an enormous only black face they'd with a charity equal rights to black
too. without what amount to black seen before was a coal called FareShare. people.
However, people have Edmonstone taught communities across the miner," explained the They collect food
campaigned to make him - so that's a country. Mayor of Pendle, that is no longer
sure that people pretty big deal. Councillor Tony Beckett. needed and take it
remember everything "But he endeared to charities who
that Mary Seacole did. himself to them and turn it into meals
In 2016, a statue of her would come out and for people who are
was built outside St play cricket with the in need. Marcus
Thomas' Hospital in kids in the street." wanted to help
London. raise awareness of
Newsround video for the amazing work
students: Video that they do. In one
week, they were
able to feed three
million people
across the UK.
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submit the following: to submit the submit the following: submit the following: submit the following: choose to submit submit the following:
Poster, leaflet, following: Poster, Poster, leaflet, Poster, leaflet, Poster, leaflet, the following: Poster, leaflet,
powerpoint, poem, leaflet, powerpoint, powerpoint, poem, powerpoint, poem, video powerpoint, poem, Poster, leaflet, powerpoint, poem, video
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submission, sculpture, presentation submission, sculpture, sculpture, etc. submission, sculpture, video presentation sculpture, etc.
etc. submission, etc. etc. submission,
sculpture, etc. sculpture, etc.
Black History Month – Week 2 – Focus on Artists
Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Frank Bowling Joshua Johnson Kehinde Wiley Kara Walker Lubiana Humid Jacob Lawrence Jean-Michel
Basquiat
Born in Guyana – moved to Baltimore. 17th and 18th c. In 2017, Nigerian began creating Himid is both the first New Jersey. Born born in Brooklyn
London in 1950 One of the first black American portrait silhouettes in 1994. Since woman of colour to 1918 to a Puerto Rican
professional artists painter Kehinde then, she has continued win and, at 63, the Famous for mother and a
came out of London in the Wiley made history to use these large-scale oldest winner in the migration series Haitian father in
decades following the end when he became vignettes to creatively prize’s 33-year history depicting African 1960. creative and
of the Second World War the first black artist address the prevailing americans fleeing a cultural icon,
to paint an official segregated south. recognized for his
presidential history of racism in the born in in Zanzibar, first African approach to
portrait. Selected United States Tanzania and now American artist to themes like slavery
by President Barack based in Preston, have work featured and oppression.
Obama himself, Lancashire in the Museum of His works can be
Wiley was Modern Art's found in top
commissioned to permanent museums and
complete the collection, and in galleries around
painting for the 1990, he received the globe, and
National Portrait the U.S. National they sell for tens
Gallery Medal of Arts of millions of
dollars at auction.
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Abstract painting using self-portrait filled with Oil pastel Silhouette prints – could Stand-up self-portrait Collage of a suitcase- Street art in KS2
flicking and dripping background with combine with Chris Ofili figures hopes and dreams playground –>
imposed abstract backgrounds. photograph
photograph of compilation
inspirational figure
significant props
Black History Month – Week 3 – Focus on Science – All years
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Space Plants Sounds Materials Animals
Black History Month – Week 4 – Focus on Diversity
Reception Yr1 YR2 YR3 YR4 YR5 YR6
All about All about me/ Who Diversity in London Migration to Britain Diversity in WWII Windrush and the Windrush and the
me/Who am I? am I? local area local area
Possible ideas include:
Possible ideas Possible ideas Possible ideas 1) Looking at waves of immigration to Diversity within the Possible ideas Possible ideas include:
include: include: include: the UK such as: allied forces include: 1) Researching Our
1) Diversity in 1) Diversity in their 1) Diversity in your Between AD43 and 411 people from all 1) Researching Our Local Area
their family family and/or in the classroom, then over the Roman Empire settled in Possible ideas Local Area 2) The Windrush with
and/or in the classroom and your school, then Britain include: 2) The Windrush a local focus eg. the
classroom and school. your borough, then Angles, Jutes and Saxons settled in 1) Researching with a local focus history of Windrush
school. 2) What community the diversity in Britain after AD 410 different countries eg. the history of Square in Brixton
2) What do you identify with? London. The Vikings (from Denmark, Norway involved and number Windrush Square in
community do 3) What does being 2) Looking at the and Sweden) settled in Britain after AD of service officials Brixton
you identify with? British mean? different 793 who gave their life to
3) What does Your favourite food languages, The Normans (led by William “the the allied forces
being British and drink ethnicities in Conqueror”) settled in Britain after 2) Relationships
mean? Your favourite place London – most 1066 formed because of
Your favourite in Britain multicultural city in Jewish immigrants began arriving in WWII – e.g
food and drink What you like about the world Britain after the Normans but many Formation of
Your favourite your home or area 3) Heritage and were expelled in the 1290s. commonwealth
place in Britain What kinds of British buildings, how Huguenots (French Protestants) moved 3) Legacy left behind,
What you like sports you enjoy London has been to England during the 16th and 17th migration to UK,
about your home What kind of British influenced by centuries (1500s and 1600s) Commonwealth
or area music you enjoy different cultures, People from the British empire- India, games etc
What kinds of What you like about e.g. Brick Lane – Africa and South East Asia moved to
British sports you British History Bengali, China Britain from the 17th century (1600s)
enjoy Town, Notting Hill At the time of Oliver Cromwell (1653-
What kind of Carnival 1658) Jewish immigrants began arriving
British music you in Britain again
enjoy Muslim sailors who served on British
What you like merchant ships started to settle in the
about British 18th century (1700s)
History Many Caribbean people arrived in
Britain after the end of slavery during
the 19th century (1800s)
Early Chinese immigrants to Britain
arrived as seamen, after trade treaties
were made between China and Britain
in the 1840s and 1860s
The two World Wars (1914-1918 and
1939-1945) meant that people from all
over the world settled in Britain.
2) Why do people migrate? Looking at
push and pull factors – pushing you
away from home i.e war, economy –
pulling you to Britain jobs, stability
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Posters Posters the following: poem, video presentation submission, following: Poster, the following: following: Poster,
Stories Stories Poster, leaflet, sculpture, etc. leaflet, powerpoint, Poster, leaflet, leaflet, powerpoint,
drama drama powerpoint, poem, poem, video powerpoint, poem, poem, video
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