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To celebrate Women's History Month this March, and International Women's Day, we've put together this collection of teaching resources for your primary or secondary school classroom.

What is Women's History Month?

Every March Women's History Month raises awareness of the contributions women have made to events through history and society.

When is International Women's Day 2025?

Taking place 8 March every year, International Women's Day is a chance to acknowledge the achievements of women whilst raising awareness about discrimination and gender inequality.

Primary resources

KS1 History: Black British History. collection

Children's television presenter Nigel Clarke celebrates the lives of extraordinary people and their contribution to British history, including Mary Seacole, Betty Campbell, Floella Benjamin and Malorie Blackman.

KS1 History: Black British History

KS1 Topic Resources: Nurturing Nurses. collection

A series of five short videos about the work of nurses, other health care professionals, hospitals and the NHS, including the lives of Mary Seacole, Florence Nightingale, Edith Cavell, and Kofoworola Abeni Pratt;

KS1 Topic Resources: Nurturing Nurses

Assembly: International Women鈥檚 Day. collection

An assembly for primary schools celebrating International Women鈥檚 Day, suitable for KS1 and KS2, including a video, suggestions for songs and a time for reflection / prayer.

Assembly: International Women鈥檚 Day

The life of Mary Seacole. collection

The life of Victorian nurse Mary Seacole is told in three short video episodes aimed at 7-11 year-olds.

The life of Mary Seacole

True Stories. collection

This series of short films looks at how significant people from history changed their world and impacted how we live today.

True Stories

Amelia Earhart. video

The life of Amelia Earhart, a courageous pilot who broke records in the air, is introduced to primary pupils in this short animated film.

Amelia Earhart

Grace Darling: Heroine of the sea. video

A short film telling the story of Grace Darling - the famous Victorian heroine - and her brave sea rescue off the Farne Islands in 1838.

Grace Darling: Heroine of the sea

Queen Victoria 鈥 The ultimate Victorian. video

A short film about Queen Victoria, explaining the curiosities and inventions that arose during her reign as well as what made her a brilliant monarch.

Queen Victoria 鈥 The ultimate Victorian

Florence Nightingale 鈥 The founder of modern nursing. video

A short film about Florence Nightingale and the work she did to transform nursing during the Victorian era.

Florence Nightingale 鈥 The founder of modern nursing

Women in Roman Britain. video

In this short film Bettany Hughes explores the lives of Roman women and looks at genuine artifacts to piece together a picture of what their life was like.

Women in Roman Britain

A to Z of WW1: W is for Women. video

A short film about the role of British women during World War One.

A to Z of WW1: W is for Women

Hidden Heroines. collection

Each teaching pack contains a film, lesson plan and activities for children aged 7-11.

Hidden Heroines

Merched Mawreddog. collection

Mae pob pecyn dysgu yn cynnwys ffilm, cynllun gwers a gweithgareddau ar gyfer plant 7-11 oed.

Merched Mawreddog

Secondary resources

Emmeline Pankhurst and The Suffragettes. collection

In this series of short films, Sally Lindsay takes a rare look at the personal loves, losses and political passions that transformed Emmeline Pankhurst from a working mum from Manchester into a militant activist.

Emmeline Pankhurst and The Suffragettes

Forgotten Suffragettes. video

An animation exploring the lives of three lesser-known - but historically significant - suffragettes from diverse backgrounds: Sophia Duleep Singh, Annie Kenney and May Billinghurst.

Forgotten Suffragettes

100 years of the Womens' Movement. collection

In this series of short films, Gemma Cairney explores one hundred years of direct action taken by women to improve equality in Britain.

100 years of the Womens' Movement

Lessons in Business. collection

A variety of leading figures meet students across the UK to offer inspiration and advice: Jacky Wright 鈥 Asma Khan 鈥 Dorothy Byrne 鈥 Emma Bridgewater 鈥 Indra Nooyi 鈥 Jo Malone 鈥 Sereena Abbassi 鈥 Dame Sharon White

Lessons in Business

Divine Women. collection

In this series of short films, Bettany Hughes uncovers the remarkable and neglected stories of women and religion.

Divine Women

The Britain that Women Made. collection

In this series of short films for secondary schools, social historian Professor Amanda Vickery casts the spotlight on five talented female artists who battled to pursue their artistic ambitions.

The Britain that Women Made

The Ascent of Woman. collection

In this series of short films Dr Amanda Foreman uncovers stories of women that have made and changed human history from 10,000 BC to the present day.

The Ascent of Woman

The History of Women's Football. video

In this short film, Dr Sam Caslin uses historical sources to reveal the remarkable success of the Dick Kerr鈥檚 ladies football team during World War One.

The History of Women's Football

Kate Adie's Women of World War One. collection

A series of short films looking at how World War One changed society and women's lives.

Kate Adie's Women of World War One

Women in the workplace in the 1950s and 1960s. video

In this short film a teenager called Amba talks to her grandmother about the job opportunities available to her and other women in post-war Britain.

Women in the workplace in the 1950s and 1960s

Helen Keller - The writer who proved her disability was not debilitating. video

In this short film Sanjeev Bhaskar explores the life of Helen Keller, a writer, journalist, activist and ambassador who was deaf and blind but proved her disability was not debilitating.

Helen Keller - The writer who proved her disability was not debilitating

Elizabeth I. video

In this short film Dr Sam Caslin looks at what historical sources can reveal about the personality of Elizabeth I.

Elizabeth I

Florence Nightingale: Saving lives with statistics. document

A timeline of Florence Nightingale's life demonstrating that she was so much more than a lady with a lamp. The legend of the saintly nurse has long obscured the truth 鈥 that her mathematical genius was what really saved so many lives.

Florence Nightingale: Saving lives with statistics

Marie Curie - The woman who discovered radium and polonium. video

In this short film Chris Packham explains how Marie Curie鈥檚 discovery of polonium and radium changed atomic theory and how her study of radioactivity helped doctors save thousands of lives.

Marie Curie - The woman who discovered radium and polonium

Bitesize (11-14): Female revolution. document

A guide including a short animation looking at some remarkable women who have inspired gender equality and equal opportunities.

Bitesize (11-14): Female revolution

Bitesize (11-14): Chwyldro benywaidd. document

Canllaw yn cynnwys fideo byr am fenywod arbennig sydd wedi ysbrydoli cydraddoldeb rhywiol a chyfleoedd cyfartal.

Bitesize (11-14): Chwyldro benywaidd