This Kapow pupil video is part of the Kapow History scheme of work. It introduces John Blanke, a trumpeter at the royal courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII, and the first known person of African descent in British history with both written records and a portrait. John worked as a musician at important royal events, including funerals, coronations, and jousting tournaments, and was paid a daily wage for his service.
year: Year 5
Pupil video: The geographical features of ancient Greece
This Kapow pupil video is part of the Kapow History scheme of work. It explores how the geography of ancient Greece influenced the way people lived, travelled, and interacted with one another.
Teacher video: Remembrance
This History Kapow teacher video supports you in delivering a meaningful and inclusive series of Remembrance lessons across the primary age range. Linked to Remembrance Day, the collection encourages age-appropriate exploration of who we remember, how we remember them, and why this matters.
Pupil video: Remembrance day
A History video helping the children understand the meaning of Remembrance Day, why poppies are worn, and how people remember those affected by war.
Teacher video: What was the British Empire?
A reflective History video supporting teachers to introduce the complex growth, influence and consequences of the British Empire with clarity and sensitivity.
Teacher video: What are birth and death rates?
This Geography scheme of work video helps teachers explain birth rate, death rate, and natural increase, building confidence in guiding data analysis and critical discussion of global population trends.
Teacher video: How is the global population changing?
This video supports teachers in delivering a lesson on population distribution and density, covering global trends, mapping skills, and graph work.
Teacher video: The Alps
This video helps teachers explain how the Alps were formed, how people use them and how they are affected by climate change.
Teacher video: Understanding verb conjugations
This Spanish Kapow teacher video supports you in teaching how verbs change in Spanish depending on who is doing the action. In this unit, pupils explore third person singular verb forms like se llama (he/she is called), vive (he/she lives), and tiene (he/she has), applying them in descriptions of family members or friends.
