GROW pathway · Humanities · Autumn 1 · Week 5

Why was it significant?

Cover lesson · 40 minutes

Friday 10:10–10:50. Match the week to the school calendar before teaching.

Stage 1 of 8 · 3 minutes

Arrive

Judge significance using a reason and evidence.

Think, point, speak, draw or write. You may pass or ask for a quiet start. An adult may scribe your own words.

Stage 2 of 8 · 5 minutes

Read the source

SECONDARY TEACHING SUMMARY: The National Archives and UK Parliament.

A. In 1948, Empire Windrush brought passengers from the Caribbean to Britain.

B. In 1963, Bristol campaigners opposed a bus company's racial discrimination.

C. Paul Stephenson and other organisers helped lead that campaign.

D. The 1965 Race Relations Act prohibited racial discrimination in some public places.

Stage 3 of 8 · 5 minutes

Watch a model

  1. A campaign can matter because it challenges a barrier affecting people.
  2. I still need evidence of what changed and who was affected. Fame alone is not enough.

Point to the detail that supports the answer.

Stage 4 of 8 · 4 minutes

Choose

Which reason explains historical significance?

Choose first. Give a reason before checking.

Stage 5 of 8 · 3 minutes

Check

Reveal the deciding clue

B

It explains an impact, rather than popularity.

Keep your first choice. If you change it, say what changed your mind.

Stage 6 of 8 · 12 minutes

Your evidence

Your tasks

  1. Choose a person or event from the evidence card.
  2. Explain why it mattered using one labelled detail.
  3. State what further evidence would strengthen your judgement.

Writing stays in this open page only. It is not saved or sent. Copy what you want to keep before leaving.

Stage 7 of 8 · 5 minutes

Improve

Check your answer against the source. Show the detail you used.

Add evidence, improve a link, or mark a claim you cannot support.

Keep your first attempt visible.

Stage 8 of 8 · 3 minutes

Reflect

It mattered because ___. The evidence is ___.