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Black History

Black History Month

Black history should be embedded into the curriculum and be taught in the classroom all year round. To help you celebrate the achievements, history and contribution of black people with your pupils we have put together a list of websites and resources you may find useful to support learning. 

If you have any useful websites or resources that you'd like to add to the list, please email SST.Education@southwark.gov.uk. 

Website  Summary Link
Classroom 200 Classroom 200 is a free online resource for music teachers working with learners up to the age of 14. It features music in a wide range of styles, plus accompanying lesson plans. Celebrate black musicians and culture with music from Nina Simone, James Brown and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Classroom 200
BBC Teach  BBC Teach offers a collection of resources to explore black history, heritage, culture and achievements with your children in primary and secondary schools. Teachers can also watch a series of short films about being an ally to your students from black, South Asian and mixed heritage backgrounds. BBC Teach
Tes Tes has hand-picked a selection of resources including lessons, worksheets, activities and assemblies focusing on key figures, movements and events in black history to support teaching.  Tes
NEU  NEU has education and teaching packs for KS1-KS4 as well as posters of black pioneers. You can also listen to their monthly podcast Black Manifesto! which features conversations with pioneering Black women within arts and culture.   Show Racism the Red Card
Anna Freud 

Anna Freud has a library of resources for primary and secondary schools, and FE settings. All the resources focus on mental health themes, helping schools to explore ideas around diversity, self-belief, identity and the impact of racism on those who experience it.

 Anna Freud
Twinkl Twinkl has an extensive library of lesson plans and resources for all ages.  Twinkl
PlanBee

PlanBee has collated a few resources and lesson plans which might be of use to primary teachers, including 'Rebuilding Britain: Windrush' which focuses on Caribbean migration to Britain at the end of the Second World War. 

 PlanBee
Kora Kora is a creative entertainment and educational company which offers engaging storytelling, performances and workshops, and events like A Windrush Experience ‘Saleah’s Journey’ performance and workshop. Through the eyes of Saleah, the experiences of the‘Windrush Generation’ and their families are brought to life in an exciting and engaging way and provides an opportunity to learn about other cultures, their experiences, history and increases the awareness of the contributions Black people have made abroad as well as the country we live in. Find out more about Saleah's Journey here. (pdf, 284kb) Kora
South London Gallery  Making Sense brings educators, researchers and young people together to explore themes of recovery, inclusion and anti-racism through creative practise and conversation. The Digital Platform is a collaborative collection of text, images, videos, podcasts, projects and research relating to the themes explored in Making Sense. Digital Platform - Making Sense - South London Gallery