What's included in the Black History Month Significant Individuals Whole School Assembly PowerPoint resource and why is it useful?

Black History Month Significant Individuals Whole School Assembly PowerPoint is a slideshow that celebrates lesser-known Black people whose actions changed lives and inspired others. The content includes 14 slides with teacher notes, covering what Black History Month is, why it matters, what makes someone significant, Claudia Jones, John Edmonstone, Walter Tull, Yvonne Conolly, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Paul Stephenson, what we can learn from them and a closing reflection. It links to history learning about significant individuals.

Why Black History Month Matters

How the month celebrates the achievements of Black people past and present and reminds us that history belongs to everyone, with questions such as "How can learning about the past help us make a better future?"

Six Significant People

Claudia Jones, who helped found what became the Notting Hill Carnival, John Edmonstone, who taught Charles Darwin taxidermy, footballer and First World War officer Walter Tull, Britain's first Black female headteacher Yvonne Conolly, space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Bristol Bus Boycott campaigner Paul Stephenson.

What Can We Learn From Them?

The courage, determination and wish to make life better for others that they all share, ending with "Which person inspired you most today?"

How do our whole school assemblies work?

Our whole school assemblies are PowerPoint slideshows that follow a similar structure: an introduction, questions to get children thinking, the key points of the topic and reflection time. They're paced to suit a primary school assembly and work best on a whiteboard, projected out to the hall. You can use them:

• as a whole school assembly, from EYFS up to KS2
• as a class assembly
• as a teaching PowerPoint when you want to cover an event or topic in your own classroom

The majority of our assemblies include teacher notes and guidance to support delivery, and because they're pacey, you can adapt them to however long your assembly lasts.

Adapting the Assembly for Your School

Every assembly is editable, so you can add, remove or change slides to suit the needs of your school. We cover religious events, seasonal topics, values such as kindness, friendship and tolerance, science, history, PSHE, music, significant people and sporting events, so you can choose the assemblies that fit your school year.

Supporting Learning at Home

Families can carry the conversation on at home by asking children about their assembly: what they heard, how it made them feel and what they think about it.

You can explore more of our whole school assembly resources here.