In this enquiry, pupils explore the experiences of the Windrush generation and consider how their arrival changed the story of Black people in Britain. They investigate why people came to Britain from the Caribbean after the Second World War, what they expected to find, and the very different welcome and treatment they actually received. Pupils use a range of evidence to build up a picture of these experiences before considering what they reveal about attitudes towards Black people in post-war Britain.
Learning objectives
- Pupils understand why people emigrated to Britain from the Caribbean;
- they grasp the range of differing reactions immigrants experienced;
- they can make generalisations based on specific evidence.
Learning sequence
Step 1
Using slide 2-5 on the PowerPoint, introduce pupils to the Empire Windrush, explaining that this represented a landmark event not only in terms of post-war immigration but also has become an iconic event in race
