Inspire your students with this engaging and thought-provoking lesson focused on significant individuals who fought for justice, equality, and civil rights. This ready-to-teach resource is ideal for upper KS2 learners exploring protest, historical impact, and persuasive communication.

What’s Included:

• Fully editable ActivInspire flipchart slides (PDF included).
• Vocabulary and concept introductions (e.g., justice, segregation, equality)
• High-impact figures to research: Nelson Mandela, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Emmeline Pankhurst, Florence Nightingale, Harriet Tubman, Greta Thunberg
• Guided research tasks using BBC Bitesize and curated biography links
• Persuasive language activity with examples (repetition, emotive language, rhetorical questions)
• Protest poster design task using powerful vocabulary and historical context
• Plenary: Class poster sharing and reflection

Key Features:

• Ideal for Black History Month, International Women’s Day, PSHE, or Social Studies
• Cross-curricular links: English (persuasive writing), History, Citizenship
• Promotes critical thinking, empathy, and vocabulary development
• Differentiation through open-ended design and flexible group discussion

Perfect For:

• KS2 PSHE / History / Literacy sessions
• Used as part of the IPC (International Primary Curriculum) unit ‘They Made A Difference’.
• Whole-class teaching or small-group discussion
• Sub plans or themed weeks on justice, equality, and activism