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LONDON HISTORY SCHOOLS DAY - TEACHERS’ GUIDE 1 London History Schools Day TEACHERS’ GUIDE 25 MAY 2018 LONDON HISTORY SCHOOLS DAY - TEACHERS’ GUIDE COPYRIGHT Greater London Authority May 2018 Greater London Authority City Hall The Queen’s Walk More London London SE1 2AA london.gov.uk enquiries 020 7983 4000 3 CONTENTS Introduction 5 Celebrate London History Day at School 6 Checklist 7 Key Dates in London’s History 8 London Icons 10 London Communities 16 Local Heroes 19 Activities 23 Website Links 37 LONDON HISTORY SCHOOLS DAY - TEACHERS’ GUIDE 5 Introduction London History Day is an annual In April 2018, we will make history celebration of the capital’s by unveiling the first ever statue extraordinary history and heritage. of a woman in Parliament Square by the artist Gillian Wearing. It will Launched by Historic England in 2017, commemorate Dame Millicent Garrett London History Day is celebrated on Fawcett, a leading political activist and 31 May every year. The date marks the campaigner for equal rights for women. anniversary of the day Big Ben first started keeping time in 1859. On London History Day 2018, museums, galleries and other organisations 2018 also marks the centenary of across the city will hold special events the Representation of the People and display rare objects that show Act through which women first how London’s people and places have won the right to vote in the UK. The contributed to the city’s unique identity. #BehindEveryGreatCity campaign, launched by the Mayor last December, The theme for this year’s event is celebrates the role that London played courage. From small acts of kindness in the women’s suffrage movement and and individual acts of heroism, to the myriad ways the city’s women have battles fought and won, the history of made and continue to make the city London is teeming with inspiring stories. great. The theme of gender equality - This broad theme will enable schools and the continuing fight against gender to celebrate the pioneering spirit of inequality - will feature prominently in London’s people and places. the campaign. LONDON HISTORY SCHOOLS DAY - TEACHERS’ GUIDE Celebrate London History Day at School We invite London primary schools and Inspire your students to find out more nurseries to get involved with London about their city’s cultural heritage with History Day by celebrating on the fun activities. The emphasis of the day last day before half-term. The date is is on celebration so it will be a great way Friday 25 May 2018. to round off the half-term’s work before breaking up for the holiday. Schools can take part in many different ways. We encourage students, teachers The ACTIVITIES section of this guide and support staff to dress up on the has ideas for props and accessories day as their favourite historic Londoner, and suggestions for how to plan for, and or member of a London community. mark, the day. This guide has suggestions for simple costumes to make, and other activities to take part in, related to this year’s theme of courage and important historic anniversaries in 2018. 7 Checklist 1. Start planning for the day a few weeks before the event in your History and Citizenship lessons. This will give students plenty of time to choose their historic Londoner, or community member, and find out more about them. 2. Help students to plan their costumes at school. Encourage them to use items of clothing they already have, or can borrow from parents or carers. They could also use recycled materials such as old pillowcases. 3. Make props and accessories in your Art and Design lessons. Ask students to collect and bring into school any recycled materials they could use for these. 4. Plan a series of fun activities to inspire students on the day. Don’t forget to take lots of photos for classroom displays and your school website. 5. Share photos of your students’ celebrations online using #LondonHistorySchoolsDay. Please ensure you have all photographic permissions in place before uploading any images onto social media sites. LONDON HISTORY SCHOOLS DAY - TEACHERS’ GUIDE Key Dates in London’s History Dates which celebrate the theme 1708 of courage and the Year of the Building work is completed on the Engineer associated with London dome of the new St. Paul’s Cathedral. History Day 2018. 60 AD 1802 Boudicca leads a rebellion against The London Docks and the West India the Roman occupation. Docks open. 200 BC 1832 The Romans begin to build a stone wall Mary Smith presents the first women’s to surround the city. suffrage petition to Parliament. 1070s 1836 William the Conqueror orders the The first London steam railway building of the White Tower. opens between London Bridge and Greenwich. 1209 The first stone London Bridge is 1843 completed. The Thames Tunnel opens connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping. 1381 A group of protesters storm the Tower 1863 of London during the Peasants’ Revolt. The Metropolitan Railway opens the world’s first underground line between Paddington and Kings Cross. 1666 Londoners begin to rebuild their city after the Great Fire. 9 1865 1914-18 Londoner Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Londoners go off to serve as soldiers becomes the first woman in Britain to or Red Cross Volunteers during the qualify as a doctor. First World War. 1866 1939-1945 Most of London is connected to a vast Londoners battle on the Home Front underground sewer network. during the Second World War. 1948 1888 The steamship Empire Windrush Match girls at the Bryant and May arrives at London’s Tilbury Dock. factory in Bow go on strike. 1984 1894 The Thames Barrier is completed. Tower Bridge is completed. 2000 1897 The London Eye opens on the The National Union of Women’s South Bank. Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) is formed, based in London. 2017 Twelve ‘Everyday Heroes’ including 1906 a doctor, a police officer, an imam, The Women’s Social and Political firefighters and paramedics, Union (WSPU) move their headquarters jointly win the London Evening from Manchester to London. Standard award for the most influential Londoner of the year. LONDON HISTORY SCHOOLS DAY - TEACHERS’ GUIDE London Icons LONDON HISTORY SCHOOLS DAY - TEACHERS’ GUIDE DAME MILLICENT SIR MOHAMED ‘MO’ FARAH GARRETT FAWCETT (born 1983) (1847-1929) Who is he? Who was she? Long distance runner and the most Leading political activist and successful British track athlete in the campaigner for equal rights for women. history of the modern Olympics, winning As president of the NUWSS she played a ‘double gold’ at two consecutive Games. key role in gaining women the vote. London links London links Farah moved from Somalia to Britain Fawcett was educated at a boarding aged eight and lived in Hounslow. He school in Blackheath. After her went to local schools and represented marriage she had homes in London and Hounslow at cross-country in the Cambridge, regularly speaking at large London Youth Games. After leaving women’s suffrage meetings in London. college he lived and trained at St. Mary’s There is a blue plaque at 2 Gower Street, University College, Twickenham. At Bloomsbury, commemorating where London 2012, Farah won his first two she lived and died. A statue of her in Olympic gold medals in the 5,000 and Parliament Square was unveiled in 10,000 metres. April 2018. Get the look Get the look Trainers and tracksuit bottoms or Plain dark coloured dress or skirt and running shorts. Red, white or blue vest top. Dark coloured tights and plain or T-shirt. Pin fabric cut outs of the shoes or ankle boots. Gather a strip of letters ‘G’ and ‘B’ to the vest or t-shirt. white fabric, ribbon or lace to make a Add a thick gold or silver neck chain and frilled collar and fasten with a safety draw on a moustache and small beard pin. Tie hair back into a bun. Make a red, with face paints or eyeliner pencil. Make green and white suffragist rosette a gold medal (see ACTIVITIES). (see ACTIVITIES). 12 SIR CHARLES ‘CHARLIE’ CHAPLIN ADELE ADKINS (1889-1977) (born 1988) Who was he? Who is she? Actor, writer, director, producer and Singer and songwriter whose albums composer, considered to be one of have won numerous awards and sold the most important figures in the early more than 100 million copies worldwide. history of Hollywood filmmaking. London links London links Adele was born in Tottenham and also Chaplin believed he was born in lived in Brixton and West Norwood Walworth. He grew up in Kennington while growing up. She attended the and was sent to several London BRIT School for Performing Arts and institutions for poor children. As a Technology in Croydon. Adele has young man he performed in music performed live at several iconic London halls, including in the West End, before venues including the Royal Albert Hall, moving to America. There is a statue Wembley Stadium and the O2 Arena and of him in Leicester Square. at various smaller venues to raise money for charities. Get the look Chaplin’s ‘Tramp’ character: Oversized Get the look dark coloured trousers and shoes. White Long, brightly coloured dress. shirt and jacket that is too small. Turn up Accessorise with costume jewellery the collar of the shirt and knot a narrow such as large clip-on earrings, bracelets tie around the neck. Add a bowler hat and rings. Make a microphone by and walking cane. Draw on moustache covering a toilet roll tube with paper; and bushy eyebrows using face paints wrap a polystyrene or table tennis ball in or eyeliner pencil. silver foil and glue to one end.