Facing History's Approach
Content for Our Educators
Take a look at our resources to support History, English, Religious Studies, Citizenship and PSHE education.
Teaching An Inspector Calls
Use this unit to transform how you teach J.B. Priestley's play and support your students in becoming effective writers, critical thinkers, and socially responsible citizens, who excel in their GCSEs.
Reflecting on Statues and the UK’s Colonial Past
This Teaching Idea provides students with an opportunity to reflect on the relationship between statues and the UK’s colonial past.
Seeking Justice: George Floyd’s Death and Structural Racism in the UK
This Teaching Idea provides students with an opportunity to reflect on the murder of George Floyd, the anti-racist protests in the UK, and the origins of systemic racism.
Standing Up For Democracy
These lessons, ideal for use by PSHE and Citizenship teachers, foster the critical thinking mutual respect, and tolerance necessary to bring about a more humane society.
Responding to Racism Incited by Coronavirus
This Teaching Idea provides facts about the new coronavirus and allows students to explore instances of discrimination related to COVID-19.
Holocaust and Human Behaviour
Explore the website of our core resource to get online readings, primary sources, and short documentary films on the challenging history of the Holocaust.
How to Talk to Your Pupils About Climate Change
This Teaching Idea explores the reasons why young people are calling for action against climate change and strategies they can use to make a difference on this issue.
Religion, Immigration, and Belonging
Very few of us can now claim to have just one national or ethnic identity. Increasingly, we share some parts of our identity with people who live elsewhere. Globalisation has also changed our perception of who is like us and who is different. This collection explores how people’s sense of belonging and identity are changing.
Confronting Antisemitism in Europe Today
Help students to examine recent events and statistics about the rise of antisemitism in Europe and to consider how we can respond to hate.
Children of Willesden Lane
An online companion to the book The Children of Willesden Lane. This powerful true story of Lisa Jura, one of 10,000 young refugees who fled Nazi-occupied Vienna on the Kindertransport as a child before World War II.
Teaching Mockingbird
Learn how to incorporate citizenship education, ethical reflection and historical context into a literary exploration of Harper Lee's beloved novel, To Kill A Mockingbird.
Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement 1954-1985
In this unit students come to understand the nonviolent social change model practiced throughout the 1950s and 1960s by American civil rights activists.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Discover the debates and the dilemmas that surrounded the creation of the UDHR. Consider the legacies of the declaration, one of the most celebrated milestones in the history of human rights.
Confronting Apartheid
Explore South Africa’s tumultuous history from the early interactions between white European settlers and native African tribes to the implementation of apartheid and the long struggle for democracy.
Brave Girl Rising: A Refugee Story
Created in partnership with Girl Rising, this teaching idea invites students to engage with the story of a young refugee and to consider the power of storytelling to spark empathy.
Recognizing Antisemitism in British Football
Enable students to use their experiences as fans or members of a team to explore contemporary antisemitism in British football clubs.
Genocide Still Happens
Reflect with your students on what we can do to stop ongoing atrocities and prevent genocide from happening again.
On-Demand Learning Resources
For additional on-demand learning resources, visit the On-Demand Learning Center on our global site.
Holocaust Memorial Day: Remembering Resistance and Courage
Gain ideas and inspiration for how to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in your classroom.
Remembering Our Past: Reflecting on How We Teach History
Explore how we can engage with our history, reflecting on how and who we choose to remember, and how we can make the lessons of history feel relevant today.
Black History Month: Reflecting on the Narrative of Black British History
Reflect on how you engage with Black History Month as an educator and get ideas on what to teach.
An Introduction to Facing History's Approach to Teaching 'An Inspector Calls'
Learn about our Teaching An Inspector Calls Unit, which provides all of the resources and strategies for you to deliver this titan of texts in an academically rigorous, thought-provoking, and compassionate way.
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