FREE offer!
Ancestors unKnown for your Y5 + Y6 classes!
For primary schools in Devon only
Ancestors unKnown is delighted to offer our programme for FREE to a limited number of primary schools in Devon.
In partnership with EMBLAZE, an exciting new initiative from Bath Spa University’s creative writing incubator, we’ll engage and empower your pupils with lessons about history, identity, and storytelling.
Projects will launch in Devon in January 2025 and spaces are limited. Register your school’s interest today!
Not in Devon but ready to register your school for Ancestors unKnown? Click here to learn more and get started.
Unlock the power of your students’ diverse histories.
Explore overlooked migration histories from the UK and beyond.
Introduce students, teachers, families, and your wider community to the power of family history research and other untold histories.
Ancestors unKnown will bring inclusive, exciting, and impactful history lessons to your school or community group.
From workshops and guest lectures to detailed lesson plans and teacher training, we have everything you need to introduce your students to Ancestors unKnown!
What are the benefits?
✓ Increase student engagement in history
✓ Diversify and personalise history lessons
✓ Promote cultural understanding and empathy
✓ Comply with National Curriculum standards (key stage 2)
✓ Develop communication and critical thinking skills
✓ Facilitate unique, educational and memorable conversations about your students’ family and community histories
In 2020, 80% of UK educators believed more could be done to celebrate diverse cultures, people, and experiences in UK education.
– Pearson, Diversity and Inclusion in Schools Report
In 2020, 80% of UK educators believed more could be done to celebrate diverse cultures, people, and experiences in UK education.
