Year 10 - Citizenship
Why might people migrate to the UK?
How are community identities changing?
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils explore the concepts of identity, community, migration and belonging.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain why people migrate to the UK, including who the Windrush generation are, how refugees and asylum seekers are legally defined, and the challenges some migrants face in society.
Key Notes
- The Windrush generation are migrants who were invited to the UK to help rebuild after World War Two.
- Windrush migrants had legal rights but faced discrimination and wrongful treatment decades later.
- Some people migrate to the UK as refugees; they may have UN support or come through UK resettlement schemes.
- Asylum seekers flee danger and seek protection in other countries; their claims may lead to refugee status.
Vocabulary To Learn
- migration: the movement of people from one place to another, for example, moving from one country to another
- refugee: a person who has been forced to leave their country due to a well-founded fear of being persecuted
- asylum seeker: someone who has left their home country and is now living in a different country, seeking protection so they don't have to return to their home country
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All migrants move by choice. For example, for work or a better life, rather than because they are forced to leave.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
The Windrush generation are migrants who were invited to the UK to help rebuild after World War Two. Windrush migrants had legal rights but faced discrimination and wrongful treatment decades later.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'migration'
the movement of people from one place to another, for example, moving from one country to another.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: All migrants move by choice. For example, for work or a better life, rather than because they are forced to leave. Correction: Not all migrants move by choice. Some, like refugees and asylum seekers, are forced to flee due to war or persecution.
More Lessons In This Unit
- How and why do people migrate to and from different communities? Study Guide
- How can we maintain respect and understanding in society? Study Guide
- How has migration affected society? Study Guide
- What is our local community and how am I part of it? Study Guide
- What makes us feel like we belong? Study Guide
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