Get Connected: Migration – People on the move
This issue explores voluntary and forced migration, including push/pull factors. Using personal stories, factual information and activities, students examine different types of migration with a particular focus on refugees. This includes considering their journey, the conventions and treaties that seek to protect refugees, and the role of government and non-government organisations (NGOs).
Get Connected: Persuading the world
This issue explores persuasion texts and six important global issues: gender, child labour, refugees, health, inequality and climate change. Students identify the structure and language features of persuasion texts – including posters, cartoons, speeches, and digital and written texts – and learn about major social issues at the same time. They are also encouraged to create […]
How do people become refugees? Why do they flee? (Upper Primary)
It is too dangerous to stay home. Pack your bag and run! You have 60 seconds tofill your backpack. One, two, three….sixty! Time is up! What will you take in yourbackpack for your journey? What will you leave behind?
How do people become refugees? Why do they flee? (Lower Primary)
A refugee is someone who has had to leave his or her country. This is because of different reasons thatmean it is no longer safe to stay.
Global people
The unit of work, Global people, explores the human dimensions of forced and voluntary migration. Texts used include the picture storybook Ziba Came on a Boat, written by Liz Lofthouse and illustrated by Robert Ingpen, and the real-life story of Najeeba, an asylum seeker from Afghanistan. The focus might be complimented by having junior novels […]
Words to unite us
This unit of work, Words to unite us, allows students to explore the complex theme of a common humanity, using the picture story books Whoever You Are, written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Leslie Staub, Mirror by Jeannie Baker, and The Little Refugee by Anh Do and Suzanne Do and illustrated by Bruce Whatley. […]
Families Together: Learning resources to support the campaign to reunite refugee families
Learn more about the refugee crisis with striking statistics and photographs from around the world. Discover the lives and experiences of refugees before writing compelling postcards to MPs on the issue of family reunion. This resource for 11-16 year olds develops empathy and empowers young people to be a part of the campaign to change […]
Think about the importance of home: Activities for ages 7-14
Being confined to our homes has prompted many of us to reflect on our personal space and the importance of our communities. But before the first lockdowns began almost 80 million people around the world had been forced to leave their homes, communities and sometimes families, and start over somewhere new.
Learn about the right to education: Home Learning Activities for ages 7-14
A collection of activity ideas and useful links to encourage children to think about what it means to learn and the right to education for everyone.
Secondary Citizenship
Clips for Secondary Citizenship, aimed at 14- to 16-year-olds, which are anchored in real life, taking vibrant issues and getting straight to the heart of some of the key subject areas that inform the Citizenship curriculum.
