The Windrush and migration to the UK after the Second World War - Black History Month

All necessary resources included, this lesson includes a music based starter, questions on a British Pathe clip, a cart sort exercise, a structured literary task and a guided research homework task that asks them to assess the prediction they made in the plenary. The big question that students can answer following this lesson is 'Why did people migrate to Britain after the Second World War?' The lesson covers both push and pull factors and examines why Britain wanted immigrants to come in the first place.

Lesson Objectives:
ALL: Will be able to identify reasons why Britain wanted immigrants and why people in the West Indies wanted to emigrate
MOST: Will be able to describe the push and pull factors and come to a conclusion as to why people migrated in the 1950’s
SOME: Will be able to bring their ideas together to explain why so many people migrated in the 1950’s and predict what effect this might have on communities in the UK

Suitable for all KS3, HA KS2 or LA KS4
All activities are differentiated and resourced, this lesson can be a standalone lesson or part of a series of lessons on either migration, race or post war recontstruction.