Our Global History a series of classroom resources – Artefacts, books and more – researched and produced by the Tower Hamlets Schools Library Services with generous funding from the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation.
The resources have been designed to support the Towards an Anti-Racist Curriculum training for Tower Hamlets Schools which has engaged schools in examining how they teach the National Curriculum to reflect the backgrounds and experiences of children in Tower Hamlets schools. Our aim is to provide teachers with a wider range of resources to enable them to adequately diversify the curriculum and show them how to plan the de-colonised curriculum.
The Resource Boxes
The boxes and accompanying books were researched and created between September 2023 and August 2025.
Boxes are available to borrow for one term from the Schools Library Services.
- The Shang Dynasty – available now
The Shang Dynasty box covers the history of the earliest Chinese civilization that we have archaeological evidence for. An online version of the resource can be found at www.towerhamlets-sls.org.uk/shangbox
2. The Islamic Golden Age – available now
The Islamic Golden Age box will take you from the founding of Islam as a religion through the rise of the Islamic Empire that stretched all the way to Spain! An online version of the resource can be found at www.towerhamlets-sls.org.uk/igabox
3. The Windrush Generation – available now
The Windrush Generation box explores the importance of the Windrush Generation in rebuilding post-war Britain, the lives and jobs of the new arrivals and their lasting cultural legacy.
An online resource can be found at https://towerhamlets-sls.org.uk/windrushbox/
4. The British Empire & the East India Company – available now
This resource focuses on the activities of the British Emipire and the East India Company in India with links to the global impact of the Empire including the Transatlantic Slave Trade. From the birth of the Empire and the EIC in Tudor Times, through to the Indian war of Independence and the legacy of the Empire.
An online resource can be found at https://towerhamlets-sls.org.uk/empirebox/
