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Learning resources

Here are educational resources based on the five heroines aimed at Key Stage 2 teachers. Each teaching pack contains a film, lesson plan and activities for children aged 7-11.

The resources give an insight into historical events that took place during their lifetimes and compare them with modern Wales.

The content maps to elements of the National Literacy and Numeracy Framework as well as the Digital Competence Framework.

Elizabeth Andrews, 1882 - 1960

Watch the Elizabeth Andrews and Politics and Feminism videos in order to teach about equality and how events in the past have influenced women’s rights in Wales today with this .

Betty Campbell, 1935 - 2017

Watch the Betty Campbell and The Industrial Revolution and Multiculturalism videos in order to teach about historical events that have affected the way of life in Wales today with this .

Cranogwen (Sarah Jane Rees), 1839 - 1916

Watch the Cranogwen (Sarah Jane Rees) and The Temperance Movement videos in order to teach how to deliver a speech and carry out research into contrasting countries with this .

Elaine Morgan, 1920 - 2013

Watch the Elaine Morgan and Equality videos in order to teach about empathy and sympathy with people and events in the past with this .

Lady Rhondda (Margaret Haig Thomas), 1883 - 1958

Watch the Lady Rhondda (Margaret Haig Thomas) and Jobs during the First World War videos in order to teach about the contribution of women during the First World War with this .