As part of the Shaping the Future project NBHA aim to develop educational resource material linked to the national curriculum enabling the teaching of Black British History in the classroom.
The first title, in a series of five, is called Walter Tull: Sport , War & Challenging Adversity. Three packs have been produced for teachers, using the context of the life of Walter Tull. Each pack contains: - a scheme of work booklet, a teacher’s resource booklet and a CD ROM.
The activities in each pack use a selection of original document sources and photographs and can be used to develop and strengthen historical enquiry skills.
Key Stage 1 focuses on the history curriculum, with links to other curricular areas. The pack also contains an illustrated storybook. Key Stage 2/3 is cross curricular with history, citizenship and PSHE as its main focus. Key Stage 3 pack is a resource that links with the new history curriculum being introduced in 2008.
A range of local resources are already available for teachers to use in the classroom. For example, pupils can find out about significant people and places by examining the biographies of figures like Victoria Kaiulani and Caesar Shaw.
Oral history interviews can be used to explore the lives of the county’s recent and current inhabitants and supplemented by interviews conducted by students with members of their family or community today. These can help with the development of student’s communication, literacy, language and negotiation skills.
The Hawaiian Princess, Victoria Kaiulani, who was educated at Great Harrowden Hall in the 1890s Source: Myrtle Neville
