Diverse Histories

HOW do you make history lessons more inclusive? These 60 engaging ideas and resources empower teachers to achieve this. Sources from The National Archives enable educators and pupils to examine history from a diverse perspective. Studies include Mary Seacole (and her work during the Crimean War) as well as composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Each activity comprises of teacher’s notes, links to the national curriculum and an enquiry question. There are also warnings when the historical resource has inappropriate or sensitive content. Also included are useful websites and suggestions to further develop and explore each topic. An informative key stage 3 resource.

Cindy Shanks

Diverse Histories by Claire Horrie and Rachel Hillman. Bloomsbury. £24.99.