Unveiling Black History — source-led learning for UK schools
A growing, source-led Black history learning platform for UK schools. Selected sample lessons are available for preview, with full curriculum materials undergoing educator and subject-specialist review before formal classroom release.
- 14+
- topic areas
- KS2 – KS5
- aligned
- UK English
- throughout
Mali Empire and Mansa Musa
West African empire that controlled trans-Saharan trade in gold and salt.
Key points
- Timbuktu became a centre of scholarship.
- Mansa Musa's 1324 pilgrimage is recorded in Arabic sources.
- Mali controlled key gold-producing regions.
Sample lesson preview.
Timeline
- c. 1235 — Founding of the Mali Empire
- 1324 — Mansa Musa's pilgrimage
- c. 1400 — Height of Timbuktu scholarship
Factual, balanced, pilot-ready
Every topic is built around evidence, context and sources. Reviewed sample lessons are labelled as such; wider curriculum materials are being finalised with educators and subject specialists before classroom release.
Every factual claim is designed to carry a citation reviewed by subject specialists. Draft lessons show their review status clearly.
Complex topics are presented with multiple viewpoints and historical context.
Materials map to UK key stages, from KS2 through to KS5, and expand as review completes.
A growing library across African, diaspora and UK history
Ancient African Civilisations
An overview of early African societies including Egypt, Nubia, Aksum and the Sahel, and their contributions to writing, engineering and trade.
Kingdom of Kush
The Nubian kingdom centred at Kerma, Napata and Meroë, its rulers of the 25th Egyptian dynasty, and its ironworking economy.
Mali Empire and Mansa Musa
The West African empire that controlled trans-Saharan trade in gold and salt, and the reign of Mansa Musa I.
Great Zimbabwe
The stone-built medieval city in southern Africa and its role in Indian Ocean trade networks.
African contributions to science, mathematics, architecture, trade and navigation
Examples of African contributions across disciplines, from Egyptian geometry to Swahili maritime trade.
African countries and mineral resources
The geography of key mineral resources across Africa and the debates over ownership, extraction and global supply chains.
What every lesson includes
Consistent structure so teachers can plan and deliver quickly.
Overview & objectives
Clear learning aims aligned to key stage.
Timeline & vocabulary
Chronology and key terms with definitions.
Sources & citations
Every factual claim carries a source citation.
Quiz & discussion
Auto-marked recall plus discussion prompts.
Africa's mineral geography, in context
Explore where gold, cobalt, lithium, oil and other resources are found — with cards explaining ownership, extraction, colonial history and global supply chains. Presence of a resource does not automatically equal wealth.
Open maps
A quiet, focused teacher workspace
Assign, track and download — without leaving the lesson.
Class groups
3
Active lessons
6
Avg. quiz
82%
Awaiting review
2
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A licence for every level of use
From individual teachers to academy trusts. Annual pricing in GBP.
Individual Teacher Licence
£79
/year · 1 user
One named teacher, tutor or home educator.
Department Licence
£299
/year · up to 5 staff
One named department within one school.
Whole School Licence
Most schools£795
/year · one named school site
Staff and students at one named school.
Trust / Multi-School Licence
From £2,500
/year · multiple named schools
Academy trusts and local authorities.
Individual licences are for one named user only and are not intended for whole-school use. Founding Schools Offer pricing available for early users.
Built with UK educators, for UK classrooms
Partner with us during our founding year and lock in founding-school pricing.
Run a pilot for a term, department or year group before committing.
Content is checked by qualified UK teachers with classroom experience.
Ongoing review by historians and subject leads across the topic library.
Every lesson is tagged and framed for a specific UK key stage.
We do not claim DfE, Ofsted, exam-board or government endorsement.