Education and learning
Secondary education resources
Keep smiling through
Supports KS3 History and Citizenship and KS4 Citizenship
Adapted from the Cuming Museum's hugely popular 2008 temporary exhibition about the life of black Londoners on the home front during World War Two, this is a touring exhibition available for loan to schools in Southwark free of charge. Keep smiling through is interesting and informative and can provide inspiration for classes studying the local area and World War Two. The exhibition is supplied with a resource pack including lesson plan, activity ideas and resources. For more information download the exhibition information pack.
The slave trade
Supports KS3 History and Citizenship KS4 Citizenship
This Bankside and Bermondsey self guided walk features places with connections to the transatlantic slave trade and the early presence of Africans in Southwark. Download the walking map and take yourself on a tour of these historic sights.
A timeline is also available which highlights some of Southwark's significant connections with the slave trade and its abolition in 1807.
The Cuming Museum
Address: The Cuming Museum
Old Walworth Town Hall
151 Walworth Road
London
SE17 1RY
Tel: 020 7525 2332
Fax: 020 7525 2345
