About this course
For KS2 teachers and History subject leaders looking to better understand the Ancient Kingdom of Benin c. AD 900, this course will provide the subject knowledge to confidently plan lessons for a unit of learning. This will include understanding the time period and location, how the kingdom developed and flourished and what everyday life was like for the people of the time.
The course will support teachers to develop their own subject knowledge, allowing them to explore this fascinating walled city, including the social structures and hierarchy, the highly developed and complex settlement structure and the rich artistic legacies of the period. We will signpost teachers to ideas and resources to enable them to plan engaging lessons that explore the structure of this community and its advanced way of life.
The elearning course comprises of a webinar recording (around 2-hours), handout slides for making notes whilst you listen and full-size slides. There are also links to supporting resources including further videos and reading that teachers may find helpful.
Carefully selecting and curating our content for history teaching, to better meet the needs of the school community, is one way to offer pupils both mirrors that build their sense of belonging and windows that give a richer view of the world we live in.
Learning outcomes:
- Explore the subject knowledge require to teach the Ancient Benin West African Kingdom within the KS2 history curriculum
- Be empowered to teach areas of the history curriculum to include under-represented groups
- Build rich, positive identities of various communities worldwide and help children understand the significance of the early Benin Kingdom and the issues surrounding its legacies today
- Feel equipped to plan lessons to teach about the complex and fascinating Kingdom: Benin
- Event Type: eLearning