Mary Seacole KS1
Couldn't load pickup availability
What You Get
What You Get
This pack includes a complete set of ready-to-teach lessons that together form a coherent scheme of work, written and created by experienced primary teachers.
Each of the lessons within the pack contains:
- An easy-to-follow lesson plan (including plenary and assessment questions)
- An engaging slideshow for the teaching input
- A main activity with three-way differentiation to support adaptive teaching
- An alternative activity for flexibility and choice
- An overview (medium-term plan) showing the scheme contents at a glance
- An assessment grid to track learning and progress
Curriculum Coverage
Curriculum Coverage
Download and Files
Download and Files
Instant digital download – access your resources straight after checkout.
PDF resources – lesson plans, teaching slides, worksheets and printable resources are supplied as PDFs, ready to print, display and use.
Everything you need to teach this scheme
Fully planned lessons, each with:
Lesson plans
Easy-to-follow teaching guidance, plenaries and assessment questions
Teaching slides
Ready-to-use whole-class teaching presentations
Differentiated activities
Three levels of differentiation to support adaptive teaching
Alternative activities
Extra activity options for greater flexibility
Assessment
Assessment questions and a scheme assessment grid
Planning & reference
Medium-term overview and Knowledge Organiser
Mary Seacole KS1 History Lessons
Explore the remarkable life and achievements of Mary Seacole with this ready-to-teach Mary Seacole KS1 History scheme of work for Year 2. Across seven engaging lessons, children discover the key events of Mary Seacole's life, from her childhood in Jamaica and work treating cholera to her journey to Crimea and care for sick and injured soldiers during the Crimean War.
Children will develop their historical enquiry skills as they explore timelines, photographs, maps, letters and other sources. They will investigate the racism Mary Seacole experienced, compare medicine in the past with today, explore the challenges she faced travelling to Crimea and consider the impact of her work and why she is remembered today.
Perfect for teaching Mary Seacole at KS1, this complete scheme supports the National Curriculum study of significant individuals who have contributed to national and international achievements.
What children will learn
Children will have opportunities to:
- find out about the key events in Mary Seacole's life
- place events from her life in chronological order
- explore how racism affected Mary Seacole
- investigate how Mary Seacole treated cholera and compare medicine then and now
- understand the challenges she faced on her journey to Crimea
- explore Mary Seacole's work during the Crimean War and its impact
- compare aspects of the work of Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale
- consider Mary Seacole's achievements and why she is remembered today
Lesson sequence
Scheme at a glance
See how learning progresses across the scheme.
Lesson 2: A timeline of Mary Seacole's life
Lesson 3: Mary Seacole and her experience of racism
Lesson 4: Mary Seacole and cholera
Lesson 5: Mary Seacole and her journey to Crimea
Lesson 6: How did Mary Seacole help in the Crimean War?
Lesson 7: Remembering and celebrating Mary Seacole's achievements
Knowledge Organiser: Mary Seacole
Preview the Complete Scheme
See every lesson objective, lesson overview, assessment question and included resources before you buy.

