The NEU is committed to providing its members with useful resources that will assist them in promoting an anti-racist agenda in classrooms all over Britain. At the NEU, the celebration of Black history continues way beyond one month a year. However, we take this opportunity to highlight the work we have been doing to produce resources for members all year round and share them with you.
Black History Month resources
October is Black History Month, a time to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of Black people in the UK and around the world.
Black History Month education pack
Education pack for Key Stages 3-4.
Our Histories - teaching pack for key stage 1-2
Recognising International Equality events in January and February.
Posters
Black History Month: Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah poster
Lady Phyll is one of the co-founders of the UK Black Pride, which is the Europe’s largest celebration for Black LGBT people.
Black History Month: Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison was the only African American author (and one of the few women) to win the Nobel Prize for literature.
Black History Month: Beryl Gilroy poster
Beryl Gilroy was born in British Guiana in 1924. She was a pioneering writer, teacher and part of the ‘Windrush generation.
Black History Month: Claudia Jones poster
Claudia Jones spent her life fighting for tolerance and equality, which led her to become a founder of the much-loved Notting Hill Carnival.
Black History Month: Jayaben Desai poster
Jayaben Desai organised strikes at the Grunwick photographic film-processing plant in London in 1976-1978.
Black History Month: Len Kwesi Garrison poster
Len Kwesi Garrison worked to support the education of Black children about their history and culture, and preserving Black British history.
Black History Month: Margaret Busby poster
Margaret Busby became Britain’s first Black woman book publisher – and the youngest – when she co-founded a publishing company in 1967.
Race equality
Racism is a structural barrier perpetuated by individuals that lead to discrimination against a person because of their race.
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