History teaching resources on significance

Why do we remember certain events and people while others fade from memory? Why does it matter how we commemorate/celebrate our past and what does it say about our values today?

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Why is Oskar Schindler so significant?

This resource is designed to highlight the importance of individual … read more

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Quilting the legacy of slavery

A super resource for independent project work. Students work … read more

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Why is the 'Declaration of the Rights of Man' so significant?

Students use Counsell's 5 Rs to consider the significance of … read more

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KS3 | Significance | Published: 09/08/2016 | From the resource collection(s): French Revolution

What role did Gandhi play in ending Empire in India?

Detailed cards cover Gandhi's life and contribution to ending … read more

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Reformers of the 19th century role-play

A scripted role-play in which Lord Shaftesbury, Robert Owen and … read more

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KS3 | Significance | Industrial Age: 1750-1900 | Published: 04/11/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Industrial Revolution

Who had the biggest impact on the Industrial Revolution?

Dragons' Den meets the Apprentice in this resource which gets … read more

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KS3 | Significance | Industrial Age: 1750-1900 | Published: 30/09/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Industrial Revolution

Who were the Empire Builders?

A great way to start a unit on the British Empire! Students take … read more

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KS3 | Significance | Industrial Age: 1750-1900 | Published: 25/03/2014 | From the resource collection(s): British Empire

Men from the British Empire in the First World War

Information about troops from around the British Empire is c … read more

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How should we remember the Birkenhead?

A challenging stand-alone lesson which encourages KS3 students … read more

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KS3 | Significance | Industrial Age: 1750-1900 | Published: 19/07/2013 | From the resource collection(s): British naval History

Alphabet agencies top trumps: the Second New Deal

Students rate each agency according to who it did and didn't … read more

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Remembering slavery - exhibition group work

Students explore issues around how we remember the Transatlantic … read more

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How well do you know your Renaissance individuals?

An interactive quiz for students to self assess how well they … read more

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In what ways is the My Lai Massacre historically significant?

A stretching worksheet of contextual information and activities … read more

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How should we remember the Holocaust?

A full lesson, based on images of Holocaust memorials, which … read more

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Tudor and Stuart top trumps

A fun resource designed to get students to consider the relative … read more

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KS3 | Significance | Early Modern period: 1500-1750 | Published: 18/07/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Power and conflict in the Early Modern Period

Who was the true hero in the battle for Britain?

A group exercise designed to get students thinking about the … read more

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What was the significance of the Magna Carta?

A series of activities designed to get students thinking about … read more

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KS3 | Significance | The Medieval period: 1000-1500 | Published: 18/07/2012 | From the resource collection(s): Power and conflict in the Medieval period