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National Schools Partnership and Into Film with Pathé are delighted to bring you Suffragette – Social Changers.

This brand new and free educational resource for students aged 11 to 19 across the UK celebrates the cinema release of Suffragette on Monday 12th October 2015, to bring the struggle and achievements of the suffragettes to life for a new generation. Please note that the film has a 12a rating, so playing the trailer to 11-year-olds will be at your discretion.

The programme encourages the whole school to celebrate and develop a true appreciation for the social changers who forged the democratic society we live in today. Students will draw parallels between life now and life over 100 years ago, reflecting on the precious rights and liberties we now enjoy thanks to the struggle of those who fought to win them. They will also investigate what social changes still need to be made and the contemporary figures who are fighting for them.

The full resource can be downloaded at www.nationalschoolspartnership/suffragetteresource. It uses the film trailer and images from the Museum of London’s suffragette collection to offer all you need to deliver an introductory assembly and a follow-up lesson, and create an educational and inspirational Social Changers corridor display.

The learning activities in this resource are mapped across the curriculum for all four UK nations, including citizenship, history, English, PSHE, art and design and drama. It will also help to develop whole-school SMSC. See Suffragette – Social Changers curriculum links for the full educational links for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

*The assembly could be conducted as a whole school if this is possible, or with each year group/in form time if this is more practical. It is recommended to deliver the assembly to the students first before conducting the lesson.

T E A C H E RS O C I A L C H A N G E R S

N O T E S

WHOLE-SCHOOL ASSEMBLY*

ONE LESSON AND OPTIONAL

HOMEWORK TASK

CREATE A DISPLAY FOR A SCHOOL

CORRIDOR

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USEFUL WEBSITES

• Resource gallery: www.nationalschoolspartnership/suffragetteresource

• Film website: www.suffragettemovie.com

• Film Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SuffragetteFilm

• Film Twitter page: www.twitter.com/suffragettefilm

• Museum of London’s Suffragette collection: collections.museumoflondon.org.uk/online/group/18146.html

Links to other websites are included here (and in the PowerPoints) where they are educationally relevant; we recommend you check these links before sharing with students, as we are not responsible for the content, which may change, move or become unavailable without our knowledge.

ASSEMBLY

The assembly will introduce students to the suffragette movement. It includes a variety of interactive activities that will enable students to consider the importance of the right to vote and discover how much they know about the suffragettes. Students will learn about who the suffragettes were and what they achieved, view the trailer for Suffragette and start to think about the gender inequalities that still exist.

Resources

• Suffragette – Social Changers assembly plan

• Suffragette – Social Changers PowerPoint presentation (including trailer for the film)

LESSON

The lesson will develop students’ understanding of the suffragette movement in relation to other major social changes over the last century, as well as its contemporary relevance within the modern context of women’s rights. Students will explore figures who fought for or continue to fight for social change, then analyse and create their own suffragette posters/leaflets. They will also consider current inequalities and explain which social change they would like to see made in the future.

Resources

• Suffragette – Social Changers lesson plan

• Suffragette – Social Changers lesson PowerPoint presentation (including trailer for the film)

• Suffragette - Social Changers fact file activity sheet

• Suffragette – Social Changers change for the future card template

• Suffragette – Social Changers homework activity sheet

HOMEWORK

The optional homework task will encourage students to develop their knowledge and understanding through independent research of either the suffragettes, women’s rights and gender inequalities around the world, or contemporary figures fighting for social change. It will also develop their filmmaking, reporting or presentation skills.

Resource

• Suffragette – Social Changers homework activity sheet

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ABOUT SUFFRAGETTE,

THE FILMFURTHER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

SOCIAL CHANGERS CORRIDOR DISPLAY

To consolidate learning, teachers and/or students will be provided with a display pack – a bank of information and images with which to create an informative and inspirational timeline along one of the school’s corridors. Key dates and events, quotes and images will bring the suffragette movement to life.

The students’ change for the future cards from the lesson could be added to the display.We would really like to see photos of your Social Changers corridor, change for the future cards and posters/leaflets. Please email them to: suffragette@nationalschoolspartnership.com

Resource

• Suffragette – Social Changers corridor display pack (including images and text)

School trip idea - Suffragette exhibition at the Museum of London

The Museum of London has the largest militant suffragette collection in the world, from Emmeline Pankhurst’s hunger strike medal to police surveillance images of suffragettes. Highlights can be seen on display in the Galleries of Modern London all year round, but from 23 October to 6 December 2015 visitors will also be able to see set design artwork and storyboards from the new film Suffragette alongside new suffrage acquisitions to the museum’s collection.

www.museumoflondon.org.uk/london-wall

Parliament Week: 16 to 22 November 2015

If your students enjoy their Suffragette – Social Changers assembly and lesson, then encourage them to get involved in this year’s Parliament Week. The focus for 2015 is the future of democracy, which is a great way to bring to life the importance of voting and making a difference. Young people are being encouraged to find out about people who changed history and consider what the future of democracy should look like – to be inspired to get involved with Parliament and #dodemocracy.

www.parliamentweek.org

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ABOUT SUFFRAGETTE,

THE FILMABOUT SUFFRAGETTE, THE FILM

With an all-star cast including Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Meryl Streep, Suffragette is the moving first film about the remarkable untold story of the real foot soldiers of the suffragette movement. These were working women who had seen peaceful protest achieve nothing. Radicalised and turning to violence as the only route to change, they were willing to lose everything in their fight for equality. The story of Maud – one of the suffragette foot soldiers – is as gripping and visceral as any thriller. An inspirational story told by women, about women, for everyone.

The acclaimed film will be released in cinemas on Monday 12th October 2015.

There will be a free screening of Suffragette for schools in London at the annual Into Film Festival this November. Register here: www.intofilm.org/festival

SUFFRAGETTE #INSPIRINGWOMEN SOCIAL MEDIA COMPETITION

Let students know about Pathé’s #InspiringWomen #Suffragette social media competition and encourage them to enter to celebrate an inspiring woman in their lives. You can also enter yourself!

Win a £2,000 Belstaff Wardrobe and exclusive signed Suffragette goodies

The suffragettes, Rosa Parks and Emma Watson are all inspirational women who have stood up for what they believe in. Whether it’s a celebrity, an activist or your mum; Pathé want to see the women that inspire you! Upload an image of your inspiring woman to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using #InspiringWomen and #Suffragette and you will be entered into a prize draw to win a £2,000 Belstaff wardrobe plus some signed Suffragette goodies! Your uploaded photo will also appear in the Inspiring Women gallery on the official Suffragette website. The competition closes on 30th November 2015. Good luck!

www.suffragettemovie.com