What was it like to be a 'Flying Picket' during the Miners Strike 1984 - 1985?

During the Miners’ Strike, striking miners travelled to working pits in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire to become ‘flying pickets’. This strategy involved picketing outside coal mines to persuade other miners to join the strike.

There is an outstanding resource that explores the reasons behind this phenomenon. This resource has been refined and fine-tuned in the classroom over a period of 20 years. It was recognised for its excellence and received a national teaching award from Becta in 2008.

Additionally, all the interviews conducted by the Doncaster Oral History Project, which provide valuable insights into the Miners’ Strike, have been uploaded to YouTube. These interviews, along with their accompanying teaching resources, have been bundled together and made available on the TES platform. This allows educators and students to access a comprehensive collection of tried and tested materials related to the Miners’ Strike.

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The aims and objectives of this lesson are:

Theme: The Miners’ Strike 1984 - 1985
Know: What is a ‘picket line’ and a ‘flying picket?
Understand: Why did striking miners travel to working pits in other areas?
Evaluate: What were the short term effects of the Miners’ Strike?

WILF – What Am I Looking For?
Can You Describe: What a ‘picket line’ or ‘flying picket’ was in 1984?
Can You Explain: Why striking miners travelled to working pits in other areas?
Can You Evaluate: What were the short term effects of the Miners’ Strike?

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Roy