Miss Morris Manc

Category: Black History Month

  • Teaching ‘Black Panther’ during BHM

    When Black Panther was released in February 2018, I took a group of students on a trip after school to watch it at the local cinema. As it was an early showing, the cinema was empty, so it was like we had a private screening, which the students loved. Before covid, I used to organise…

  • Celebrating BHM in schools

    When Black History Month is done well, it can have a hugely positive impact on Black students in school, as well as non-Black students who otherwise may not have access to knowledge about the inspirational and successful Black people you can teach about during the month. For example, students learning about the Kingdom of Benin,…

  • Anti-Racist Action Report

    Having already begun our efforts to establish anti-racist practices and decolonise our curriculum at school, returning to the academy before the summer holidays in 2020, following the latest Black Lives Matter mobilisation, presented a fairly overwhelming task. We knew we weren’t doing enough. We had some ideas for what we wanted to improve. But largely,…