VR-enhanced Black History workshops for primary schools. Pupils stand alongside Rosa Parks on the Montgomery bus, walk with Mary Seacole through the Crimean War, and discover Mary Jackson’s pioneering NASA career. Perfect for Black History Month in October — and the whole curriculum year round.
October is the month every primary school marks Black History — but Black history matters all year. Our workshop adapts to whichever calendar moment you’re building around.
The UK’s flagship celebration of Black contribution to British history and culture — marked across schools every October since 1987. Each year has a different theme (recent years: Saluting our Sisters, Reclaiming Narratives, Standing Firm in Power and Pride). Our workshops adapt to fit.
Marks the 1948 arrival of HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks — the moment that began modern multicultural Britain. A natural pairing with summer-term local history work and PSHE diversity teaching.
Schools have a Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010 to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between groups. PSHE Health & RSHE teaching includes respect for difference. Our workshop is built to evidence both.
Spark2’s Black History workshop uses immersive VR experiences, real replica artefacts, and drama-based investigation to bring four pivotal stories to life. Pupils don’t just hear about Rosa Parks — they sit alongside her on the bus. They don’t just read about Mary Seacole — they walk through the Caribbean she left behind, and the field hospital she ran.
Every session is adapted to the year group. EYFS and Year 1 explore the stories through age-appropriate storytelling and creative play. Year 2 and 3 use simplified VR experiences and craft activities. Year 4 and 5 work with primary historical sources and 360-degree panoramas. Year 6 develop their own arguments about historical significance and the long arc of the Civil Rights Movement.
Perfect for Black History Month (October), Windrush Day (22 June), or as a curriculum-anchored history day any time of year.
The National Curriculum names Mary Seacole as a significant individual to study. The Equality Act 2010 places a Public Sector Equality Duty on schools. Our workshop maps to both — with the audit trail headteachers and governors need.
Your facilitator selects the right depth and pacing for the year groups in the room. Every activity is hands-on, every story is anchored to a real person who changed history.
VR brings pupils onto the bus on December 1st, 1955. They see the segregated seating, hear the driver’s demand, and witness the quiet refusal that launched the Civil Rights Movement. Followed by hands-on activities exploring why one act of defiance changed the law.
VR ExperienceA 360-degree VR walkthrough of the key moments — the Greensboro sit-ins, the Freedom Riders, the March on Washington. KS2 pupils investigate the people, the slogans, and the strategies that made the movement work. Source-based questioning aligned to the National Curriculum.
VR ExperienceVR takes pupils to a Caribbean island setting that illustrates Mary Seacole’s upbringing in Jamaica. They follow her journey to the Crimean War, the British Hotel she built, and the wounded soldiers she nursed back to health. A named curriculum figure brought fully to life.
VR ExperienceThe pioneering Black female engineer who fought the courts for the right to study and went on to help launch America’s first astronauts. Pupils explore the International Space Station and meet the woman whose calculations got the rockets up. STEM aspirations rooted in a real story.
VR ExperienceEvery session is designed around measurable outcomes that align with the National Curriculum, RSHE/PSHE framework, and the school’s Equality Act duty.
Pupils know who Rosa Parks, Mary Seacole and Mary Jackson were, when they lived, and why their contributions matter.
Pupils understand the Civil Rights Movement, the Crimean War context, and the Space Race — with age-appropriate depth.
Pupils recognise the cultural, scientific and social contributions of Black communities — and the unfinished work of equality.
Pupils have age-appropriate language for talking about prejudice, fairness and standing up for others — ABA-aligned.
We bring everything — facilitator, VR headsets, replica artefacts, activity kits and resource packs. No hidden costs, no extras.