ALL staff were very impressed with the quality of Jennifer’s work and would use some of the ideas on their own. Roz Bartlett, Iver Village School, Buckinghamshire
The “Greatest Black Briton”: Mary Seacole
A look at the life of the pioneering nurse and heroine of
the Crimean War who not only suffered from the restrictions
placed on women at the time, but was also hindered
in her nursing career by the colour of her skin.
• Improvising and sequencing the main events
in Mary’s life
• Role-playing to understand why Mary made
the choices that she did
• Discussing the reasons why Mary Seacole
is remembered today
CURRICULUM LINKS:1a–6, 2a–b, 3, 4a QCA 10
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