Free learning resources from arts, cultural and heritage organisations.

10 Stories

Fulneck Moravian Settlement, by Charles Henry Schwanfelder, 1814
KS2

Ordinary People of Leeds who Owned Enslaved Peoples

Exploring ownership of enslaved Africans in British colonies in the 1800s

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Sorrel & Black Cake: A Windrush Story
KS3 KS4

Sorrel and Black Cake: A Windrush Story

Explore stories of the migration and settlement of Windrush migrants and their families

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Leeds Explores the World
KS1 KS2 KS3

Leeds Explores the World

Explore the world with Isabella Bird, and follow Captain Oates on his Antarctic adventure

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Leeds to the World: The story of two Leeds engines
KS1 KS2

Leeds Makes Trains

A sensory story exploring the journey of two special train engines

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Portrait of Sir Martin Frobisher
KS2

Exploring Postcolonial History: Sir Martin Frobisher

Looking at postcolonial history through the story of Martin Frobisher's life

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Brazil Nut Pod
KS2 KS3

Decolonisation and Natural Science Collections

Exploring the colonial history behind museum collections

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Abolition and Anti-slavery Movements in Leeds
KS2

Abolition and Anti-slavery Movements in Leeds

Stories of abolitionists and former enslaved people living in, or connected to Leeds

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Art and Empire in Leeds
KS2 KS3 KS4

Art and Empire in Leeds

Exploring art and empire through objects from Leeds Museums and Galleries’ Collectio…

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The Story of one Egyptian Shabti
KS1 KS2

The Story of one Egyptian Shabti

Is it worthy of being in a museum, and who owns museum objects anyway?

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2 Videos
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Cotton, Slavery and the Transatlantic Trade Route
KS3 KS4

Cotton, Slavery and the Transatlantic Trade Route

Links between industry in Leeds and enslaved labour

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