How can we celebrate local significant individuals and places? - Cary Grant, 50 Berkeley Road, Bishopston, Bristol

With the launch of the National Blue Plaques scheme, run by Historic England, this activity allows pupils to consider what makes a local, significant individual. Pupils will then use a range of historical sources to find out more about the actor Cary Grant and 50 Berkeley Road, Bishopston, his home from 1906 – 1910.

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Teaching idea

These resources are designed for use in the Key Stage 2 classroom. The use of local stories and topics is intended to make the past more relevant, real, accessible, and interesting. However, Cary Grant may also be considered a nationally and internationally significant figure, making this resource useful for schools across the country.

Pupils are encouraged to consider what makes a significant individual, linking back to learning they may have carried out in Key Stage 1. They then interrogate a range of historical sources allowing them to develop historical enquiry skills, relevant to all topics.

Learning aims and outcomes

Pupils will

  • Learn about significant historical events, people and places in their own locality
  • Study an aspect of history dating from a period beyond 1066 that is significant in the locality
  • Gain an understanding of historical concepts such as significance
  • Make connections and draw contrasts with previous learning
  • Begin to understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims

Prior knowledge

  • No prior knowledge is required