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Former Head of History at a North London academy. Areas of focus: migration History; diversifying the curriculum at KS3
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Former Head of History at a North London academy.
Areas of focus: migration History; diversifying the curriculum at KS3
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Why did migrants come to Britain in the 20th century?
This lesson build on the previous lesson contextualising the key changes of the 20th century and investigates why migrants came to Britain in the 20th century. This lesson features an activity covering content plus a 12 mark exam question.
L.o.: explain why migration to the UK increased in the 20th century
How far were migrants accepted in early 20th century Britain?
This lesson covers the social attitudes towards migrants in early 20th century Britain. It builds on some prior learning about the reasons for migration at this time (see additional lessons in my shop for this content). The main activity is adapted from a pearson resource. Links with: World War one, World War two, refugees, aliens act, kindertransport, battle of cable street
LOs: To analyse changes to migration during the world wars
To understand the reasons for the acceptance or rejection of different migrant groups during this period
Please note this lesson requires access to the Pearson migrants in Britain textbook
How did migrants change British society in the 20th century?
This lesson explores the impact of migrant communities on Britain politically and socially. Content includes: Bristol Bus Boycott, Stephen Lawrence, Doreen Lawrence, Black Lives Matter, Harold Moody, National Front. This lesson was designed for the Edexcel migrants in Britain thematic study but could be a useful inclusion to support a Black History month scheme of work.
Lo: to investigate how migrants shaped UK law, politics, and society
Please note this lesson requires access to the Pearson Migrants in Britain textbook
How welcome were Irish migrants in Britain?
L.o.s: Describe the driving forces behind Irish migration after 1845
Examine the experience of Irish migrants after 1850
This lesson, designed for the Edexcel migration thematic study (but applicable for use with other boards) focuses on the experiences of Irish migrants, and uses contemporary cartoons to examine anti-Irish prejudice.
Links: Empire, Migration, Industrial Revolution, Potato Famine
Please note this lesson refers to the Pearson Migration textbook on one occasion*
Medieval Flemish and European migration
This lesson is suitable for GCSE migration thematic study.
Lesson objectives:
To explain the reasons why other migrants came to England in the Middle Ages
To describe the experiences of Flemish migrants and European merchants
Please note: this lesson uses the pearson Edexcel textbook
What was Britain like in the years 1900-present?
This lesson covers the key changes in Britain 1900-present regarding government, empire, rights, media, war.
Curriculum links: NHS, Commonwealth, EU, refugees, human rights,
Designed for the Edexcel GCSE migration paper, but adaptable for other exam boards.
Features a fully resourced student-led gallery walk/scavenger hunt activity.
L.O. To describe the key changes that occurred in modern Britain, and explain how they impacted migration
How did early modern migrants shape English culture?
This lesson covers the impact of migrants upon the culture of Early Modern England: art, language, fashion, literature, history, etc. Designed for the Edexcel GCSE migration paper, but adaptable for other exam boards/suitable for HPA Year 9. Cross-curriculum links include with art: Renaissance art techniques and styles.
Features a fully resourced student-led gallery walk activity.
L.O.: Explain the cultural changes introduced in early modern England by the immigrant groups
Early Modern migration revision consolidation exam skills
L.O.: to consolidate learning on the early modern period
To compare and contrast with the medieval period
This lesson is designed to consolidate the content of the early modern unit of the Edexcel Migrants in Britain thematic paper. It contains content consolidation activities plus exam question practise, featuring a model paragraph. Ideal for use before an end of unit assessment.
Available in a bundle with the rest of my Early Modern migration unit, but works standalone also.
How typical was the Huguenot experience of migration to early modern England?
This lesson, designed for the Edexcel migration thematic study,covers the experiences of Jews, Gypsies, Palatines in early modern England and compares to prior learning on Huguenots. There are references to prior lessons (Huguenots in England; Why did religion bring migrants to early modern England?) available on my shop, however these are nit integral to the main lesson activities.
L.o.s:
To discover the experiences of Palatine, Jewish and Gypsy migrants in the early modern period.
To compare the experiences of these groups to Huguenot migrants.
Flemish and Walloon migrants in Sandwich and Canterbury
This lesson, designed for the Edexcel migration thematic study, covers the Early modern case studies of low country weavers in Canterbury and Sandwich.
L.o.s:
To describe the experiences of Flemish and Walloon migrants
To use factors to explain these experiences
Please note this lesson refers to the Edexcel Pearson textbook, and includes a brief starter recap quiz about other early modern migrant groups
Edexcel GCSE migration introductory lesson
Lesson title: Why does migration matter to historians?
Lesson objectives: To define types of migration and describe some of its causes and consequences
To explain the causes and consequences of migration to evaluate why migration matters
This lesson is intended to begin the teaching of the Edexcel Migrants in Britain course. It introduces students to the following…
Broad chronological overview of the course content through case studies
Vocabulary and worked examples of factors for explaining and evaluating change
Links between course content and contemporary issues surrounding migration in the UK
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What was ‘dear old Liverpool town’ like for 19th century migrants?
This lesson examines the experiences of migrants to Liverpool in the 19th century. Links: migration, industrial revolution, empire, urbanisation, slums
L.O.: To explain the pull factors drawing migrants to Liverpool
To describe the experiences of migrants in 19th century Liverpool, and explain how factors shaped their experiences
Please note this lesson references the Pearson Migrants in Britain textbook
Why did people migrate to Britain in the industrial period?
This lesson introduces the key changes in Britain 1700-1900 in regards to empire, industrialisation, government, and transport to contextualise study of migration to Britain 1700-1900.
L.O.s:
to explain how Britain changed 1700-1900
To identify factors that caused this change
Suitable for the GCSE thematic study - designed for edexcel but appropriate for other exam boards / HPA Year 9.
How did the changes of the industrial period affect migration?
This lesson consolidates the changes of the industrial period and how they link to migration. Suitable for the Migration thematic GCSE
Lo.:
To explain how developments in the industrial period shaped migration
To explain why internal migration occurred
To explain why migrants left Ireland in this period
Please note this lesson requires the Pearson textbook (Migrants in Britain) and refers to an activity in an earlier lesson - available for free on my shop
What was life like for Jewish migrants in the late 19th century?
Designed for the Edexcel migration paper, this lesson focuses on the experiences of and reasons for migration and the Jewish community of London’s East End in the late 19th century. Suitable for Edexcel and other exam boards.
Links include: industrial revolution, Jack the Ripper, crime and policing
L.o. To explain why Jews migrated from Europe in the 19th century
To evaluate their experiences in Britain
Please note this lesson requires the Pearson Migrants in Britain textbook
Why did people migrate to England from beyond Europe in the early modern period?
Designed for the Edexcel migration spec, this lesson cover the reasons why people of African and Indian origin migrated to England in the Early Modern period including lascars, ayahs, the East India company and forced migration through the trade in enslaved people.
please note this lesson requires the Edexcel Pearson textbook
Lesson objectives:
To use identify causal factors and explain why people from outside Europe migrated to Early Modern England
What was the impact of the Norman invasion?
Appropriate to both the OCR and Edexcel Migration thematic study. It explores the reasons for and impact of Norman migration.
Lesson objectives:
To understand why the Normans invaded England
To explain how England changed under Norman rule
PLEASE NOTE: This lesson requires both the Edexcel pearson textbook and the OCR Hodder textbook. Priced accordingly!
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Migrants in Britain: Caribbean migration to Notting Hill 1948-1970 historic environment
This bundle contains a series of lessons on the historic environment section of the new migration Edexcel GCSE thematic study. Themes include: racism and discrimination; housing; activism; economic changes; policing; carnival.
Also included: fully resourced student booklet to accompany in-class viewing of the Small Axe ‘Mangrove’ film with full links to the specification and source analysis activities.
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Medieval migration unit
This six-lesson unit covers the following aspects of the Edexcel thematic migration spec:
The context for migration: Reasons for migration and patterns of settlement, including Vikings,
Normans, Jews and other European traders and craftsmen; The context of English society: landownership and the growth of
towns; the role of the wool industry; opportunities for migrants; the role of the monarchy, including the need for royal finance; England as a part of Christendom.
The experience and impact of migrants: The experience of migrants in England: their relations with the authorities and the existing population, including the legal status of ‘alien’ and the impact of the Black Death; The impact of migrants in England, including the Danelaw, culture, trade and the built environment.
3 Case study: The city of York under the Vikings.
It also includes an introductory lesson to the thematic course
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Remembrance Day: Colonial troops in World War One
These two lessons teach students about the experiences and role of colonial troops from the Caribbean and East Africa in the First World War.
Both lessons draw on some prior knowledge of the wider WW1 context and use sources from the Imperial War Museum to investigate the experiences of these soldiers.
I designed these lessons as part of a Year 9 enquiry into experiences of the First World war, but it can be adapted up or down. It’s an excellent start if you are looking to improve the diversity of your curriculum provision of this topic, particularly in time to mark Black History month in October.
Themes/links: empire, colonialism, militarism, WW1, imperialism, scramble for Africa, independence movements, warfare
Please note the individual lessons are also available separately in my shop