This History video introduces teachers to the Kapow Banknote Challenge, which invites pupils to investigate lesser-known historical figures and their contributions to life in Britain. It supports children in exploring how people from different backgrounds have shaped society through innovation, leadership, and values. The unit provides opportunities to develop historical skills while encouraging reflection on fairness, representation, and change over time.
This video is part of Kapow Primary’s History scheme – figures. It designed to help teachers manage sensitive topics with confidence and impartiality. It outlines how to prepare for discussions, challenge stereotypes, and support pupils in examining different perspectives in a respectful and meaningful way. The challenge follows the Bank of England’s banknote selection process and can be tailored to include local or relevant figures, offering an engaging and thought-provoking inquiry into historical significance.
This History video introduces Key stage 2 pupils to how Viking trade worked, showing the goods they exchanged, the long-distance routes they used, and how trading helped them grow in wealth, knowledge and connections across different parts of the world.
This History video introduces Year 5 and 6 pupils to the development of Sikhism during the Mughal Empire and how Sikhs stood up for religious freedom, fairness and compassion.
This History video supports teachers in introducing to 1841–1921 census records to Key Stage 2 pupils, showing what they reveal about individuals, communities and Victorian/Edwardian life.
This Kapow Primary History video introduces the children to the purpose and development of the census, showing how civilisations from ancient Rome, Egypt and China to modern Britain have used population records to understand people and places and how these sources help historians learn about the past.
This Kapow Primary History video introduces the children to the 1911 Census boycott, explaining how suffragists and suffragettes used the slogan “no vote, no census” to protest injustice and showing how their actions contributed to the long campaign that eventually secured voting rights for all women.
This Kapow Primary History video introduces the children to the 1921 Census, showing how its unusual timing, new questions and post-war context provide a unique snapshot of life in 1920s Britain and help historians investigate the experiences of everyday people.
This History video supports teachers in introducing the use of census records as primary sources to Key stage 2 pupils, showing how census data from 1841 to 1921 can be accessed and interpreted to investigate local history and trace changes in occupation, population, housing and migration over time.
This Geography video supports teachers in leading fieldwork on how population levels affect the local environment, guiding data collection, mapping and report writing to build confidence in meaningful geographical enquiry.
