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Inspired by and connected to Strong Women, we have collaborated with Interference Art and KS2 students to create three free educational resources.

These resources encourage children to seek out and celebrate the untold histories of women in St Helens and Knowsley, shining a light on the gaps in documented local heritage and an opportunity to explore the contributions of women, trans and non-binary people in street art globally.

Each resource includes a training element for teachers to ensure they are confident when delivering the resources within the classroom.

Resource One: Our Strong Women

This resource guides teachers and students through local history, encouraging children to take an interest in the stories of their community. Taking examples from St Helens, the resource includes rich histories told through women’s voices and where women had a major impact. With this resource we hope to show that history is for everyone and that we all have a story to tell. We ask: who are your Strong Women?

The outcome of this resource is a classroom display board. We’ve included bunting and prompt cards for teachers to cut out with your class. There is a teacher’s guide which includes a lesson plan and signposts
towards additional resources. The activities have been designed so that they can be completed within half a school day, or stretched out across a longer period and provide focus for a ‘history month’ or local celebration.

Co-created by Interference Art with Year 4 children from Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Parr, St Helens, this resource explores women’s histories in St Helens for the KS2 history curriculum. As part of this resource the children learnt how to design and conduct an interview of a local strong women (at Holy Spirit Catholic Primary, they interviewed their teacher, Carol Sharrock).

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On a board in a primary school, there is bunting that reads 'Our Strong Women' coloured in and written on in colourful crayons, with 'Powerful portraits' by children underneath. There are vines of ivy hung around the edge of the board.

A schoolgirl pins a card with an illustration and words about a woman on a timeline.

A sheet of paper that reads 'Transcribe notes & quotes from your interview: She is proud when you make progress, she is allergic to animal fur' The rest is out of focus and cannot be deciphered.

2 school children in blue uniform sit at the front of the classroom talking to a teacher.

2 kids look at the resource and point at a card.

A school child puts a piece of paper into a cardboard box that an adult is holding with the words 'Question Section' written on it in blue marker.

Two schoolchildren are photographed from the shoulders up from behind, between their heads the resource can be seen on the table.

Harriet from interference art holds sheets of paper sat at a table as 3 kids at the table look towards her, she is smiling.

Two more resources will be freely available to download from this page by January 2025. The second will explore local history in Knowsley, whilst the third will look at women and nonbinary people in street art.