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      Martin Luther King Jr: How the Boy at the Back of the Bus Changed the World
    
      Poet Antoinette Brooks, author and illustrator of story in verse ‘The Boy at the Back of the Bus’, delves into how Martin Luther King Jr’s teenage stand helped him change history.
    
        4 min
      
        27/02/2025
      
      Restoring the Ottomans: Bridging the gap in the History Curriculum
    
      Laura Aitken-Burt discusses how the Ottoman empire is often ignored in the history curriculum, to the detriment of a wider understanding of European and global history in the Early Modern period as well as modern Twentieth Century politics.
    
        6 min
      
        03/04/2024
      
      Exploring the rich world of the Maya, Aztec and Inca in KS3 History
    
      Laura Aitken-Burt explores the fascinating societies of the Maya, Aztec and Inca and how you can integrate teaching this exciting topic into your KS3 teaching. The Americas have been home to a vast array of indigenous civilisations...
    
        5 min
      
        06/10/2023
      
      The Long Shadow of Suffocating Injustice
    
      As the third anniversary of the murder of George Floyd arrives this week, thoughts will turn to how to use his story in assemblies and lessons about racial justice and the role of the police. Fundamentally, we need to...
    
        9 min
      
        24/05/2023
      
      Black British History – Hidden faces, important stories
    
      Black people have played key roles in shaping British history for centuries, but all too often their stories and contributions have been forgotten or overlooked. To mark Local History Month, we are highlighting some of...
    
        13 min
      
        02/05/2023
      
      Global history broadens horizons
    
      Laura Aitken-Burt, co-author of Knowing History second edition, explains the importance of teaching global history to your students, and how you can integrate this into your KS3 curriculum.
 
        5 min
      
        29/09/2022
      
      Thinking about Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee
    
      Queen Elizabeth II. Born Elizabeth Alexandria Mary Windsor on 21st April 1926, crowned Queen of England 6th February 1952. As of 2015, she became the longest reigning monarch in British History. Now – we celebrate her Platinum...
    
        5 min
      
        23/05/2022
      
      How past voices can help to shape a more inclusive future
    
      The outpouring of compassion by the British public after the refugee crisis following the Russian invasion of the Ukraine has prompted some commentators to contrast responses to white European migrants, with migrants of colour, both now and in the...
    
        6 min
      
        30/03/2022
      
      Beyond the traditional boycott narrative – time for change, action not words
    
      In December 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat when asked. All the other Black people on the bus complied but she did not. The image of a quiet respectable old lady sits comfortably in the...
    
        5 min
      
        10/03/2022
      
      Black history is British history
    
      Simon Henderson and Teni Oladehin, authors of the new Collins Black British History KS3 Teacher Resource Pack, explore how you can integrate Black British history into your KS3 curriculum.
 
        6 min
      
        08/10/2021
      
      Was Sarah Forbes Bonetta a significant individual in Victorian history?
    
      Every so often you come across the story of an individual that makes you think ‘Whoa! What a life!’ They can make you re-evaluate what you thought you already knew. Sarah Forbes Bonetta is one of those people. <img...
    
        3 min
      
        11/12/2019
      
      King Alfred’s cakes – legend or fact?
    
      Everyone knows the story of King Alfred burning the cakes. Well, perhaps not. Let me tell you….
    
        3 min
      
        30/10/2019