Irish Migration to Britain

Migration Nation

The aim of this lesson is to evaluate the causes and consequences of Irish migration to Britain and its significance today.

The lesson is split into three sections: the consequences of the Irish famine, the impact of Irish navvies to the Industrial Revolution in Britain and Irish culture and significance in Britain today.

Students are given the context to Irish migration to Britain before they analyse the causes of consequences of the Irish famine. They can complete part of a GCSE style question if required.

They are then given information on the part played by Irish navvies in the Industrial Revolution and prioritise there impact.

Finally they study Irish culture in Britain today and evaluate how it has impacted upon Britain today through an extended writing task. They is help given with structure here if required.

There are video links to the lesson and an odd one out activity at the end to consolidate the learning of the lesson.

There is an enquiry question posed at the start of the lesson and revisited throughout to show the progress of learning throughout the lesson and subsequent unit of work.

The lesson comes in PowerPoint format and can be changed and adapted to suit.

The lesson is differentiated, fully resourced and includes suggested teaching strategies.