For Diverse Britain, the children in Year 1 looked at the inspiring activist and public speaker Olive Morris. She campaigned tirelessly and passionately for the rights of black people. The children said that she was brave, resilient and compassionate. They felt inspired by her and...
As part of their Diverse Britain topic, Year 3 looked at the work of artist and activist, Ai Weiwei. They analysed his art, describing what it represents and how it made them feel. [gallery ids="14140,14141,14142,14143"]...
Year 2 had an amazing time protesting about wanting more male teachers in schools. We were inspired by the works of Olive Morris and the Bristol Bus Boycott, which we learnt about in Diverse Britain and decided to become activists that want to make change! [gallery...
This week Year 5 have enjoyed trips to The Barbican and Hackney Museum. In their music lessons with Ms Barret this term, Year 5 composed and performed a piece of music to accompany the story of 'Bartholomew and the Bug'. To recognise their hard work and...
This week in Diverse Britain, Year 6 have been learning about The Mangrove 9 - they are an activist group, who used a peaceful protest to stand up for their rights after the Metropolitan Police constantly raided their restaurant and pushed its customers away. The Mangrove restaurant was set up...
For our Diverse Britain unit this half term, Year 4 have been learning all about immigration and the impact it has had. We were able to interview someone who immigrated to the UK as a child, who turned out to be Miss Flight's mum. We...
Year 3 have had a fantastic week learning all about migration and the Empire Windrush as part of their Diverse Britain learning. They read 'We Sang Across the Sea' by Benjamin Zephaniah and used inspiration from this text to create story maps about people's journeys...
Year 2 have been looking at Hackney for our Diverse Britain unit and discussing the impact of migration and immigration. We started off by looking at maps and using direction to understand the places and facilities you can find in Hackney. Then we looked at...
For diverse Britain we were learning all about Ridley Road Market. Here are some pictures of us acting out what it would be like to work and shop on Ridley Road. [gallery ids="12645,12646,12647,12648,12649"]...
In light of Holocaust Memorial Day, Year 6 took part in a live interview with Peter Lantos, a Holocaust survivor from Hungary. Peter was born in 1939 and explained what he remembered of the few years that led up to his family’s deportation to Bergen-Belsen...