Black History Month 2022

Black History Month is celebrated every October as an annual commemoration of the history, achievements and contributions of Black people in the UK.

Grange Valley recognises Black History Month 2023 as a positive opportunity in our ongoing work to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Black people to the UK and around the world, both during the month itself, but also throughout the year. The month also provided a chance to focus on and/or improve awareness of issues affecting different communities, and an opportunity to explore experiences and histories not currently included within the core educational curriculums and/or resources.

 During Black History month, each class found out about a famous black person including Paul Stephenson, Nicola Adams, Raheen Sterling, Malorie Blackman & Marcus Rashford.. The children presented this information to the rest of the school trying to persuade them to vote for their most influential significant person. The children voted for who they thought had made the biggest impact on society.

As a school, we explored the story of Ruby Bridges. This is a true inspirational story about a 6 year old girl who helped shape history when she became the  first African-American sent to an all white school and shows the courage of this little girl standing alone in the face of racism. The story enabled lots of thought provoking discussions.