Over the years the History Department has grappled with the concept of Black History Month, noting that the teaching of diversity, multi-ethnicity, race and cultural narratives should be ever-present in our history curricula and national histories, and not condensed into one month. Instead we have tried to promote the month as a launchpad for those who are looking to include greater diversity and in particular teach more Black history. Now more than ever before we've seen renewed impetus for teachers to review and reflect on how diverse their history curricula are, and how they can work towards greater diversity.
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Black History Month 2022
KS3: : In Year 7 students will be exploring the exciting history of the Ipswich Man, exploring both the importance of the discovery of this Tunisian man in Medieval Britain, and what that means for our understanding of medieval society.
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KS3: In Year 8, students will be exploring the life of Ignatius Sancho.
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KS3: In Year 9, students will be thinking hard about Alternative Narratives of WWI, (the African contribution to WWI), and the life of George Arthur Roberts
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Year 10:Year 10 will be broadening their knowledge of the links between knowledge in the Ancient and Medieval worlds, by exploring the role of a man called Constantine, in the retention and sharing of medical ideas.
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Year 11: Year 11 will be encouraged to engage with our offer of wider reading, on the influence of Black American music on the Berlin Cultural scene during the 1920s, and Weimar attitudes to culture and identity. Later in the unit, we will explore the significance and impact of Nazi attitudes and beliefs on national identity and race.
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KS5:Our sixth form historians have been encouraged to engage with a range of online lectures that will give them contextual knowledge of our 17th century British course. We will be watching a lecture on Slavery and the City of London, as well as considering a talk given by David Olusoga at the British Library to broaden our understanding of the economic growth that happened during the 1600s, and reassess the way in which the exam board and textbooks have chosen to present slavery.
For those interested in wider reading the following texts are recommended; David Olusoga: Black and British (adult and child versions of the book) Peter Fryer: Staying Power Peter Vernon: 100 Great Black Britons Onyeka Nubia: Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England Miranda Kauffman: Black Tudors: The Untold Story Jeffrey Green: Black Edwardians: Black People in Britain, 1901-1914 Olivette Otele: African Europeans: An Untold History |
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Shadows in Stone: Across the UK there are lots of statues, but why are they there and who decides who should get one? Should it be a mark of history or a recognition of good deeds - or both? In 2020 during a protest against racial inequality, sparked by the death of George Floyd, some demonstrators in Bristol pulled down a statue of a slave trader and threw it into the harbour. It has since been announced that statue has been taken out of the harbour before becoming a museum exhibit. This presentation will explore the debate about statues that is currently enagaging the public. Download, enjoy thinking about the debate!
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Black History in Tallis History Curriculum
The History curriculum is composed of a number of specific Enquiries in Key Stage 3 containing both overview and depth studies, and a range of Topics at Key Stage 4 and 5. These Enquiries and Topics maybe either entirely focussed on a theme from Black History or include elements that will be. The Key Stage 3 Enquiries are still in various stages of development as our history curriculum evolves this academic year. These are referenced briefly below.
Key Stage 3
Year 7 Enquiry 1 Migration to Britain by 1500, Enquiry 4 Medieval Islam Enquiry 5 How did religion shape peoles minds in the Medieval world to 1500? Year 8 Enquiry 3 A Connected World 1500-1900, Enquiry 4 The British Empire, Migration to Britain 1500-1900 Enquiry 5 British protest 1800-2000. Year 9 Enquiry 1 FWW Remembrance, Enquiry 3 SWW Remembrance, Enquiry 4 Decolonisation, Enquiry 5 Migration to Britain 1900-2000 |
Key Stage 4
Year 10 Paper 1 Topic British Sector of the Western Front, Paper 2 Topic Exploration in Early Elizabethan England, Paper 2 Topic Cuban Revolution in the Cold War Year 11 Paper 3 Topic The Racial state Germany 1933-39 |
Key Stage 5
Year 12 Paper 1 Britain 1625-1701 Trade and Imperial expansion 1625-88 Year 13 Paper 3 The Racial state Germany 1933-35 and the Federal Republic of Germany 1949-60 |
Top Black British History sites on the Internet to explore
This is not an exhaustive list of sites to visit in exploring Black British History. However it does represent some good starting points from which to begin to enquire.
Black British History - A forgotten history?
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Cracks in the Curriculum
Cracks in the Curriculum is a workshop series and publishing platform that brings artists, activists and educators together to think about how to address pressing social issues in the classroom. The series explores key questions and themes that run through the Serpentine Education, Exhibition and Live programmes. The fourth edition, Sweet Rebellion, responds to the histories of British slave plantations and the black activism that contributed to their abolition. The content was developed during workshops with teachers, artists, activists and students in early 2020.
This resource offers a series of activities, which look at the histories of rebellion on British Caribbean plantations through drawing, discussion, group investigations and further study. Towards the end of the resource is an illustration by Rudy Loewe and Jacob V Joyce, which depicts people who have resisted British colonial rule and injustice. Sweet Rebellion is an invitation for History and Art teachers in Years 7–9 to rethink the ways we talk about colonialism and its legacy in schools. |
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The Black Curriculum
The Black Curriculum is a social enterprise founded in 2019 by young people to address the lack of Black British history in the UK Curriculum. They believe that by delivering arts focused Black history programmes, providing teacher training and campaigning through mobilising young people, that they can facilitate social change. Their programmes are for all young people aged 8-16 and aims to equip young people with a sense of identity, and the tools for a diverse landscape. They are working towards changing the national curriculum and building a sense of identity in every young person in the UK.
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