| The Big Conversation 2007 Winners
‘The Big Conversation 2007’ competition
- open to 11-14 year olds - was developed by
the Department for Children, Schools and Families
and
Understanding Slavery to mark the bicentenary
of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in Britain.
Students were required to develop journalistic
projects, in the form of a newspaper article,
audio interview or short film, exploring the
legacies of the transatlantic slave trade in
the context of contemporary British society.
The entries revealed students’ thoughts
and opinions on issues such as diversity, heritage,
identity and racism.
‘The Big Conversation 2007’ winners
were:
- Andrew Marvell Business and
Enterprise College (Yorkshire & the Humber)
- produced a newspaper-style entry using a
range
of contributions, including
an online debate
- Aylesbury High School
(South East) - entered a newsletter
with supporting documentary
and historical films
- Plumstead Manor
School (London) - produced a documentary set
in modern
and historical
times
The highly commended schools were:
- Haggerston School (London)
- Heathside School (South East)
- Kirk Hallam
Community Technology College (East Midlands)
- Priory Community School (South West)
- Temple
Moor High School (Yorkshire & The
Humber)
- Tolworth Girls School (London)
To
assist with the competition and offer ongoing
teaching support, two important long lasting
resources were developed – the Citizen
Resource, aimed at teachers, and a corresponding
website for students. Both the teaching resource
and student website contain a visually rich collection
of artefacts and biographies and are available
free of charge. The student website can be accessed
at: www.understandingslavery.com/citizen. To
date over 1,500 teaching resources have been
requested and dispatched. To request a Citizen
Resource pack please email: enquiries@thebigconversation.com
Understanding Slavery is a national education project,
which began in April 2003 and developed by the
National Maritime Museum, National Museums Liverpool,
British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Bristol
City Museums, Galleries and Archives, and Hull
Museums and Art Gallery.
Understanding Slavery seeks to
encourage teachers, educators and students to
examine the transatlantic
slave trade and its legacies through the museums’ collections
and schemes of work within the National Curriculum,
particularly History and Citizenship at Key Stages
3 and 4. For more information about Understanding
Slavery go to- www.understandingslavery.com
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