Celebrating Black History Drop Down Day

Sign up to run a Celebrating Black History drop down day! 

We have designed all the materials you need to run an off-timetable day for 11-16 year olds on the theme Celebrating Black History. The day will encourage young people to think about Black History Month, and how and why it celebrates and centres Black history. Students will critically consider questions of identity and representation. They will learn about the experiences and achievements of Black British women, commemorating the theme of this year’s Black History Month - Celebrating Our Sisters. Students will then have the opportunity to expand on the theme of activism and choosing to act, considering how they have the power to impact others and shape their communities through their choices and actions.

Our materials are aimed at educators who are looking for ways to invigorate their RSE, PSHE and Citizenship curriculums as well as schools looking for enrichment and personal development opportunities for their students.  

Please register by 20th December. We will send you the details to access and download all the materials after this date.

Please note this drop down day is available for UK educators only.  

Young people taking part in a Facing History Celebrating Black History off timetable day will:

• Develop the ability to write and think critically as they consider the needs of different audiences; 
• Develop positive, healthy and nurturing relationships with their peers through the use of teamwork;
• Develop decision making skills as they consider how their decisions matter and impact others;
• Develop the skills of active listening, clear communication, negotiation and compromise;
• Develop the ability to facilitate difficult discussions in a respectful way;
• Develop resilience, to know how and when to ask for help, and to know when and where to access support; and 
• Develop the ability to consider the needs of their communities and to consider how they can shape their communities through active participation and positive action. 

Schools who choose to take part will receive:

• An assembly PowerPoint to launch the day
• An outline of how to structure the day, with five planned sessions and accompanying PowerPoints, to use on the theme of Celebrating Black History.
• Follow up opportunities for your students, including: 
  • The chance to publish a selection of your students’ writing about the experience on our Ideas This Week webpage
  • Extension into an enrichment project 
  • Attending Facing History Upstander events