Free resource library: Refugees and migration

 

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Vietnamese artist Hong Dam.

Age: 14-19

Type: Lesson plan, images

Subjects: Citizenship, PSHE, Art and design

Celebrate the contributions of refugees to art and culture, and consider how it may feel to have to flee your country.

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A cartoon taken from the graphic novel Over Under Sideways Down.

Age: 11-19

Type: Lesson plan, images

Subjects: PSHE, Citizenship, Geography

Explore identity, the feeling of isolation and the value of friendship by looking at a comic book about a refugee’s story.

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Syrian refugees and other volunteers fill sandbags to stem flood water in York city centre, December 2015.

Age: 11-16

Type: Lesson plan, video

Subjects: Citizenship, SMSC

Help learners see refugees as 'someone like me' to build mutual respect and empathy and build a shared future.

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  • Humanitarianism and the Red Cross
Woman dances in traditional cultural clothing in front of a crowd.

Age: 7-11, 11-14

Type: Lesson plan, images

Subjects: PSHE

Activities to help learners consider identity, belonging and the impact stigma can have on refugee and migrant communities.

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The Long Road EP

Age: 14-19

Type: Lesson plan, audio, video

Subjects: English, SMSC

Celebrate the contributions of refugees to art and culture, and consider how it may feel to have to flee your country.

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Refugees and WWII evacuees

Age: 7-11

Type: Lesson plan, audio

Subjects: English, History

Educational resources for primary school students examining the evacuation of children in Britain during World War Two to better understand the reasons people are forced to leave home.

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Child's drawing

Age: 14-16

Type: Lesson plan

Subjects: Art and design, Citizenship, Drama

Explore the welcome shown to refugees and asylum seekers in the UK and encourage learners to consider the impact of being welcoming on those arriving in the UK.

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Refugees in workshop

Age: 7-14

Type: Lesson Plan

Subjects: Citizenship

Help learners to build empathy, increase understanding and celebrate the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees.

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