KS3: Tolerance and Respect- Immigration/Migration

• British Values
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Introduction

Part of the British Values series. In this lesson, pupils explore the meaning of the word immigration and look at why people move to the UK from their home countries.

Instructions

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KS3: What is Migration/Immigration?

British Values Tolerance and Respect

This lesson can be used as part of a school's British Values curriculum.

It also links into the PSHE Association Programme of Study for KS2:

L1. to recognise reasons for rules and laws; consequences of not adhering to rules and laws

L2. to recognise there are human rights, that are there to protect everyone

L3. about the relationship between rights and responsibilities

L4. the importance of having compassion towards others; shared responsibilities

we all have for caring for other people and living things; how to show care and

concern for others

L5. ways of carrying out shared responsibilities for protecting the environment in school and at home; how everyday choices can affect the environment (e.g. reducing, reusing, recycling; food choices)

In this lesson, we will:

• Understand what is meant by the word 'migration' and 'immigration' 
• Consider some of the reasons people move from their home countries

This lesson can be used as  a stand alone lesson to support British Values or can compliment existing PSHE schemes of work.

The lesson is fully adaptable so you can tailor the content to the needs of your students and school context.

Came to the UK as a baby from Kosovo

Moved to the UK to flee

the revolution

in Zanzibar 

(now Tanzania)

Fled the war

 in Sudan

and came to the UK in 1991

Trafficked into the UK as a child from Somalia

Answers:

1) Singer Rita Ora

2) Supermodel Alex Wek

3) Athlete Sir Mo Farah

4) Singer Freddie Mercury

You can easily change/add/amend drag and drop components. A short video can be found in our help section.

What does Immigration

/Migration mean to you?

In this mindmap activity, you can gather ideas about the word Immigration and what this means to children within your group.

You can move/ group responses together and remember that whilst responses can be kept anonymous on the shared screen, you know exactly who has responded in the assessment area.

Immigration

The action of coming to live permanently in

a foreign country.

Why Do People Move from their

Home Country to Live in the UK?

Some prompts might be:

Work

Family

Study

Safety

Increased opportunities (quality of life)

Cultural reasons

Migrant

An Immigrant/Migrant: someone who choses to move from one country to another to live. A person might chose to move for different reasons, including:

• For work

• To be closer to family

• To study abroad

• For the climate or culture of a country

• For better opportunities

• For greater safety 

Refugee

A Refugee: someone who moves from one country to another to live because they are in fear of their

lives. A refugee could be someone escaping:

• War

• A natural disaster

• Poor treatment by their government

Asylum Seeker

An Asylum Seeker: someone who has applied for refugee status, and is waiting for their application

to be processed and a decision to be reached. Everyone has the legal right to seek asylum. 

Illegal Immigrant

An Illegal Immigrant: A person who either enters a country illegally, and doesn’t let the government

know that they are here, or who enters legally but then stays longer than they are allowed.

You may wish to add further hotspots into this slide or amend the content to suit your class or context.

Zac lives in Canada. He has applied to become a doctor.

He has chosen to move to London as he loves the city life.

1. a migrant/immigrant
2. an asylum seeker
3. a refugee
4. an illegal immigrant

Zac is a migrant to the UK. He has chosen to move to the UK because he enjoys the culture and lifestyle here.

Aaisha has had to flee her home country due to persecution. She is waiting to hear if she can stay in the UK.

1. a migrant/immigrant
2. an asylum seeker
3. a refugee
4. an illegal immigrant

Aaisha is an asylum seeker. She has come to the UK as but has to wait to hear whether she can stay as a refugee.

Amnesty International have further resources here.

Artem arrived in the UK from Ukraine. He has been told he can stay in the UK due to the war in his country.

1. a migrant/immigrant
2. an asylum seeker
3. a refugee
4. an illegal immigrant

Artem was an Asylum Seeker until he was granted refugee status.

Refugee Action have lots of further information to support discussion.

Zin fled his country as he was told he would be killed if he stayed.

He is living in the UK but has not told any authorities. 

1. a migrant/immigrant
2. an asylum seeker
3. a refugee
4. an illegal immigrant

Zin is an Illegal Immigrant. The government do not know that he has arrived in the UK. 

There are many reasons why refugees do not report their status to the host country. Many are afraid for their lives and so are worried about the consequences of being found.

Refugee Action have support and advice.

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Choose a famous person (or someone you know) who migrated to the UK. Write about their reasons for coming to the UK.

This is a research task which can be adapted to suit the needs of your cohort.

Students are encouraged to research someone who has migrated to the UK.

This may be a friend or family member or it may be someone famous.

It would be valuable to choose a selection of migrants who have chosen to come to the UK for work or study and those who may have come as a refugee.

I can understand what the word migration means.

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This poll can give you a quick snapshot of the class and an insight into who may need to explore the issue in more detail. The results will be displayed anonymously but you can look into how each child has answered the poll in the assessment view.

There is a how to guide here.

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