Starter quiz
- Roughly how many people were ruled by the British Empire at its height?
- 80 million
- 400,000
- 400 million ✓
- 4 billion
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- Which of the following were British colonies?
- the United Kingdom
- Jamaica ✓
- Nigeria ✓
- India ✓
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- Why had the UK population fallen after the Second World War?
- many people had been killed in the war ✓
- many people chose to emigrate to colonies ✓
- there was lots of immigration
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- How was the UK seen by many Caribbean people at the end of the Second World War?
- the 'mother country' ✓
- the occupying power
- the place their ancestors had come from
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- Which of the following did the government do to help Windrush immigrants?
- provided accommodation in an underground air-raid shelter ✓
- gave them houses
- gave free transport to anywhere in country they found a job ✓
- set up a job centre to help them find work ✓
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- Where did many immigrants of the Windrush Generation find work?
- in churches
- in public services like the NHS, public transport and the postal service ✓
- in the police service
- on farms
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Exit quiz
- Where did Celia sail from?
- London, UK
- Bermuda
- Kingston, Jamaica ✓
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- How much did a ticket on the Empire Windrush cost?
- £280
- £28 ✓
- £2,800
- £2.80
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- What did Celia's family do to raise money for the ticket?
- sell their house
- work harder
- sell animals ✓
- sell jewellery
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- Which option best describes Celia's mother's reaction to the Windrush ticket sale?
- She was determined that Celia should go. ✓
- She was determined that Celia should stay.
- She was furious that Celia wanted to leave Jamaica.
- She was concerned about Celia wanting to leave Jamaica.
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- Why could Celia not find a place to live when she arrived?
- She was rude to people.
- People discriminated against her. ✓
- She didn't bother looking because she could sleep in the shelter.
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- Which of the following was a worry for Celia about arriving in the UK?
- She would not like the food.
- She might not be able to teach. ✓
- She would miss the Windrush.
- She would miss the sea.
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Worksheet
Presentation
Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Caribbean immigrants were drawn to the UK by the promise of better pay and living conditions.
- The Windrush arrivals were given some support by the British government, but they faced discrimination.
- It could be hard to find housing and many could only find jobs at a lower level than they were qualified for.
- The weather and appearance of Britain was also a shock to some of the Windrush immigrants.
- Nevertheless, many stayed in Britain and their descendants live here to this day.
Common misconception
Pupils may believe they are expected to say their text map the same each time they repeat it.
The purpose of the text map is to remember the events; ideally, pupils would have repeated opportunities to rehearse the text map, trying out different language each time. You will find pupils readily copy language you used in your own retelling.
Keywords
Immigrant - someone who has come to a country different to their country of origin to live permanently
Windrush generation - the name given to people who emigrated from the West Indies to the UK in the decades after World War II, starting with the arrival of the Empire Windrush in 1948
Text map - a visual representation of a series of events, where pictures represent events; it can be used to orally rehearse events to embed them in our memory