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.
Topic: Equality
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: Jayaben Desai poster
Jayaben Desai organised strikes at the Grunwick photographic film-processing plant in London in 1976-1978.
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 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.
Welcoming refugee children
Find out more about the experiences of refugee children in UK schools and how they make new connections in their communities.
National Windrush Day
This year marks 75 years from when the ‘Windrush’ generation came to the UK after the Second World War, starting from 1948. Nearly 500 passengers were carried on the Empire Windrush from Caribbean countries.
Windrush education
Windrush Day marks the day SS Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in Essex in 1948.
Israel/Palestine: Issues for schools
This advice aims to support members to deal with the reactions of pupils and the wider community to the Israel/Palestine conflict. This guidance was reissued in October 2023.
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.
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