Migrating to Australia: Ten Pound Poms

This is a different way to approach the topic of migration. The lesson presents students with several sources of information about the ‘Ten Pound Poms’ who left the UK for Australia in the 1950s. Students are challenged to devise a piece of drama that shows that they (i) understand what migration is; (ii) understand what push and pull factors are (iii) can apply their understanding to the example of UK citizens who left for Australia in the 1950s and (iv) appreciate the role that propoganda played in persuading people to leave the UK for Australia.