Who is a Londoner? Learning session

What can the records held at The London Archives reveal about the diverse lives of the people of London?

This session is a great opportunity for KS3 students to work with one of the largest archival collections of London’s history. The session will focus on developing and honing historical enquiry skills, by asking students to focus on five different people from our twentieth century collections, and consider what archival material reveals about the rich mosaic of life in the capital and the diversity of its people.

Students will consider how the way in which archival material is selected for preservation can influence whose stories we have told in the past and those we might tell in the future.

Curriculum Links

• A local history study
• The study of an aspect or theme in British history that consolidates and extends pupils’ chronological knowledge from before 1066 - a study of an aspect of social history, such as the impact through time of the migration of people to, from and within the British Isles

Pupils should:

• Pursue historically valid enquiries including some they have framed themselves, and create relevant, structured and evidentially supported accounts in response
• Understand how different types of historical sources are used rigorously to make historical claims and discern how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed

Questions about the session? Check our frequently asked questions page, or get in touch via email at tla.schools@cityoflondon.gov.uk