Year 11 - Citizenship
Refugees - understanding their journey
How does identity affect rights?
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces pupils to the concept of multiply identities, pupils consider what impact different identities can have on rights.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the term refugee and explain some of their experiences in the UK today.
Key Notes
- There are many push factors that might force someone to leave their home e.g. climate, fear of persecution and war.
- Asylum seekers are formally seeking protection from another country. Not all asylum applications are granted.
- The process of seeking asylum can be lengthy. Asylum seekers have access to some support during this time.
- Asylum seekers and refugees can experience both support and hostility.
Vocabulary To Learn
- refugee: a person who has been forced to leave their country due to a well-founded fear of being persecuted
- humanitarian law: international laws which govern how we must treat other humans
- 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
- Asylum seekers and refugees are the same thing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
There are many push factors that might force someone to leave their home e.g. climate, fear of persecution and war. Asylum seekers are formally seeking protection from another country. Not all asylum applications are granted.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'refugee'
a person who has been forced to leave their country due to a well-founded fear of being persecuted.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Asylum seekers and refugees are the same thing. Correction: Asylum seekers are seeking safety but not yet granted leave to remain. Refugees were asylum seekers but have been allowed to remain in a country by the government as their claim has been assessed as credible.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Citizenship unpacked - rights and responsibilities Study Guide
- Exploring British identity - who are the British? Study Guide
- Identity and rights - a deliberative discussion Study Guide
- Migrants - who are they? Study Guide
- Safety for all - how Britain keeps us secure Study Guide
- Shared values - do they unite us? Study Guide
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