Year 10 Whitechapel trip – May 2022

On Friday 20th May, 64 Year 10 GCSE History students went on a tour of Whitechapel, London providing an engaging and relevant review of the Historic Environment: Whitechapel c1870-1900, crime, policing, and the inner city. This enrichment experience brought the topic alive for students, helping them to visualise the environment in a way which a textbook cannot – this was in spite of the heavy downpour of rain in the morning! Students enjoyed learning about, through expert knowledge and contemporary sources; housing and overcrowding; unemployment and poverty; immigration and segregation; the problems caused by alcohol and prostitution; protection rackets, gangs, and violent demonstrations and policing the slum area of Whitechapel.

A fantastic day for both staff and students and enjoyed by all.