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This short film from the BBC Teach series, Migration, presented by David Olusoga, explores the lives of some of the hundreds of Black migrants who were in England during the Tudor period of the 1500s.
Olusoga visits The National Archives in Kew, where he meets Dr. Miranda Kaufmann.
They discuss John Blanke, a trumpeter in the court of Henry VIII, who was so well established that he actually submitted a request for a pay rise, and a diver, Jacques Francis, who gave evidence in a court case.
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In this clip from the BBC Teach series, Icons, Sanjeev Bhaskar explores how Dr Martin Luther King Jr had a dream of an equal America, free from racial discrimination.
PLEASE NOTE: This short film contains scenes which some people may find upsetting. Teacher review is recommended prior to use in class.
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This is part of a series of short films on Mary Seacole that can be found on BBC Teach.
Mary is refused work as a nurse, so makes her own way to the battlefields of the Crimea.
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This is from the series Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners, available on BBC Teach.
Historian David Olusoga investigates evidence of British slave ownership in the 1830s, referring to 40,000 owners with over 800,000 slaves in the Caribbean and elsewhere.
The figures are from detailed records of compensation to slave owners paid when slavery was abolished in 1834 across the British Empire.
Olusoga uses the records to demonstrate how widespread and profitable the ownership of slaves was in Britain at the time, linking his analysis by visits to Georgian terraces in parts of London.
Contains scenes which some younger viewers may find upsetting. Teacher review recommended prior to use in class.
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A short story (approx. 8 minutes) based on the real-life experiences of Milena Fleischmann, part of BBC Teach’s Holocaust Memorial Day resources.
In July 1939, Milena is one of a group of children walking to Prague station late at night. They are going to board a train to England - one of the ‘kindertransport’ arranged by a young British civil servant, Nicholas Winton.
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In this clip from the BBC Teach series, True Stories, Florence Nightingale tells the story of her life and work, and shows how she grew up to become a nurse during the Crimean War.
The story is told in the first person, and brought to life with a mix of drama, movement, music and animation.
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In this clip, available on BBC Teach, from the series Emmeline Pankhurst and the Suffragettes, Sally Lindsay examines the life of the leader of the Suffragettes, Emmeline Pankhurst, and traces the people, places, and events that turned her into the leader of the ‘votes for women’ campaign group.
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Neil Armstrong’s historic voyage to the Moon is explored in this short animated film for primary pupils from the BBC Teach series, Explorers.
This could be used as a starting point for learning about the Earth and space, for example, learning how the Moon moves in relation to the Earth, or how gravity is different on the Moon compared to the Earth.
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This film is from the series Shakespeare Themes available on BBC Teach.
An exploration of different examples of how women are portrayed in Shakespeare’s plays.
In Shakespeare’s day women had very little power or status, but were an integral part of society.
In ‘Othello’ women are portrayed as innocent victims, while in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ they are possessions of their husbands and fathers.
But in ‘Macbeth’ women are portrayed as strong, powerful and ambitious.
Teacher Notes
This clip could be used as an introduction to looking in more detail at the role of women in Shakespeare’s plays.
Students could take one of his plays and find examples of the influence female characters have on the plot.
Students could explore the different kinds of female characters in Shakespeare’s plays.
This could be linked to a study of gender inequality, and the difficulties faced by females in positions of power and influence throughout history.
Curriculum Notes
This clip will be relevant for teaching English Literature at KS3 and KS4/GCSE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Also 3rd and 4th level in Scotland.
This topic appears in OCR, Edexcel, AQA, WJEC, CCEA and SQA.
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This BBC Teach School Radio series Heroes of Troy targets objectives from the Music curriculum at Key Stage 2. Vocal coach David Grant has seven exciting songs to learn, each one linking to an episode of the story of the Trojan War.
Each of the songs has a tutorial video in which David teaches the songs in a lively style that will engage with a young audience, the first of which can be seen here.
There is also a playscript which incorporates the songs and music in a performance. Overall it’s an ideal resource for combining music with the History topic Ancient Greece.
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Find out all about the Battle of Hastings in this clip from BBC Teach, part of a history series for the classroom about 1066.
In late September 1066, the winds change direction and William of Normandy finally arrives in Sussex for the decisive battle against the Anglo Saxon army led by King Harold.
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This film is from the series Andrew Marr’s History of the World available on BBC Teach.
This film contains scenes of moderate violence.
Andrew Marr explores China’s Cultural Revolution and the rise, fall and rise again of Deng Xiaoping.
He looks at the changing fortunes of Deng within China’s ruling Communist Party, his relationship with Chairman Mao Zedong, and the role his economic reforms played in the emergence of China as a superpower.
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This short film from BBC Teach, part of the series World War Two, offers an overview of the events that led to Britain declaring war on Germany in 1939.
We hear from an eye-witness called Moya, who recalls practicing being evacuated and being issued with a gas mask the year before war was declared.
Moya’s account of her childhood should be particularly interesting for children of the same age.
The ‘Did You Know’ section looks at how people prepared for war.
Created in partnership with Imperial War Museums.
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This film is from the series Emmeline Pankhurst and the Suffragettes available on BBC Teach.
Sally Lindsay examines the life of the leader of the Suffragettes, Emmeline Pankhurst, and traces the people, places, and events that turned her into the leader of the ‘Votes for Women’ campaign group.
Formally known as the Women’s Social and Political Union, the Suffragettes were a national organisation that fought for female voting rights when only men had the vote.
In interviews with Emmeline’s descendants and expert historians, Sally learns about Emmeline’s early years in industrial Manchester and discovers more about the people and the political and social events that made her believe votes for women could only be won by military means.
Teacher Notes
Students could examine a number of different images of Emmeline Pankhurst and be asked to think about what each picture tells them about Emmeline Pankhurst.
When watching the video students could answer the following questions: What was Emmeline’s childhood like and what impact did this have on her politically?
How did her work as a registrar affect her? What was the WSPU and what was her role in it?
Why do you think Emmeline Pankhurst was named the woman of the 20th century? Why is she a significant individual in History?
Students could then produce a front cover for TIME magazine or write a short interview with Emmeline Pankhurst.
At the end of the lesson students could be asked to consider what three key things have they learnt about her today and what surprised them the most about her life?
Curriculum Notes
Suitable for teaching History at KS3 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 3rd Level in Scotland.
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This film is from the series Scientists and the Scientific Method available on BBC Teach.
This film shows how Nicolaus Copernicus - an early astronomer, scientist and priest in Poland - discovered that the sun was at the centre of the solar system.
This theory is known as the heliocentric model of the solar system. It was controversial at the time because the accepted wisdom (supported by the church) was that the Earth was at the centre of the universe.
In this vlog style film, Nicolas Copernicus compares his ideas with those of Aristotle and Ptolemy, whose celestial model placed a stationary Earth at the centre of the solar system, with the sun and other planets in its orbit.
Teacher Notes
As a starter to introduce a practical science activity, you could write a simple quiz to encourage pupils to capture the keywords shown in the video.
Pupils can write their own definitions from these words using the internet or science dictionaries to improve their scientific vocabulary.
To consolidate their knowledge, pupils could make booklets that include key information about the work of Nicolaus Copernicus.
They could define the keywords featured in the film, and find five or more pieces of additional pieces of information about the work of the Nicolas Copernicus using books, encyclopedias or the internet.
Curriculum Notes
Suitable for teaching Science at Key Stage 2 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and at 2nd Level in Scotland.
The film also has cross-curricular links with History and Literacy.
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This film is taken from The Story of World War One with Jeremy Paxman available on BBC Teach.
Jeremy Paxman visits the Royal Gunpowder Mills in Essex to tell us about the million women who were employed in making munitions during World War One, and the dangers they faced from explosions and exposure to chemicals.
We hear about the huge increase in the quantity and speed of production as a result.
We see archive footage of the millions of British women who entered the workforce during World War One, taking part in a social revolution by making munitions and replacing absent men in their jobs. We hear about the huge demand for workers to make the munitions being rapidly used up in this new industrial war.
When David Lloyd George became Minister for Munitions in May 1915, he decided to recruit huge numbers of women to make up the shortfall. We see photos and archive footage of women working in factories, fields, as bus conductors and firefighters.
Teacher Notes
KS3 Use as a starter and example for a research project into local history featuring women in WW1. Draft two speeches by David Lloyd-George, first in 1914 trying to encourage women to work then another in 1918 celebrating their contribution.
KS4 GCSE/ National 5/Higher Use as part of a discussion about the greatest consequence of women in the work-place. Was it the social impact or the help towards victory that was the most significant?
Curriculum Notes
This clip will be relevant for teaching History. This topic appears in at KS3 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and OCR, Edexcel, AQA and WJEC/Eduqas GCSE/KS4 in England and Wales and CCEA GCSE in Northern Ireland. It also appears in National 5 and Higher in Scotland.
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This film is from the series The Eichmann Show available on BBC Teach.
Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter, we strongly advise teacher viewing before watching with your pupils.
The televised trial of Adolf Eichmann brought to a global audience many of the previously unknown horrors of the Holocaust.
On 11th December 1961, Eichmann, sitting impassive and unemotional, was pronounced guilty of all charges against him and sentenced to death.
But how far can responsibility for the Holocaust be attributed to Eichmann? Was it right to blame Eichmann for it all?
This short film explores the background to the Nazi paranoia about a Jewish conspiracy to take over Germany and Eichmann’s responsibility for the ‘de-Jewification’ of Germany leading up to World War Two.
Historian, Professor David Cesarani examines the evidence, analysing how Eichmann presented himself as hapless, with no choice, following orders, and it was not for him to question the instructions of the ‘big bosses’.
However, he eventually gave away his personal hatred for the Jewish people under the pressure of cross-examination.
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An engaging animated summary of medical progress through the medieval period from the series Medicine Through Time from BBC Teach.
Using authentic archival illustrations and diagrams this film brings to life the gruesome and bizarre practices that punctuated medical progress throughout the medieval period.
Narrated by actor and impressionist Duncan Wisbey, the pace is quick and tone irreverent.
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This film is from the series The Story of China available on BBC Teach.
The Taiping Rebellion was mostly a revolt by poor, rural peasants against their rich landlords, inspired by the religious pamphlets of an American missionary.
Historian Michael Wood calls it the ‘worst war of the 19th Century’. He explores the background to the revolt - the defeat in the Opium War, and rural poverty.
Hong, the leader, spent years in the rural South of China preparing the peasants for rebellion. Initially very successful, Hong, with the support of an army of one hundred thousand, was installed as Emperor in Nanjing.
China then had two governments - one traditional, the Qing in Beijing, the other revolutionary, in Nanjing, where the Taiping rebels created a classless society where private property was abolished.
Finally, in 1864, aided by Britain and the other western powers, the Qing were able to re-conquer Nanjing, defeating the Taiping Rebellion and reuniting China.
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This film is from the series Children of the Holocaust available on BBC Teach.
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Part animated, part real-life interview series telling the stories of children during the Holocaust.
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