Planning to teach a lesson or unit on migration, immigration, emigration, multiculturalism or cultural diversity? Looking for good resources to support you? Short on time? Overwhelmed by the amount available out there and reluctant to start from scratch? We are here to help! We have searched widely and selected some of the best resources and useful websites on these themes. Use our simple search boxes to locate the right resource for you and your pupils. Please review any you’ve used and email us to recommend any others at: liberty@migrationmuseum.org.
| Produced by | National Portrait Gallery | |
| Subject | Art, History, Music | |
| Age range | KS3 (ages 11–14), KS4 (ages 14–16) | |
| Summary | Explore portraits of different musicians and discover what they can tell us about music, migration and its impact on British culture. Read more | |
| Description | Explore portraits of different musicians and discover what they can tell us about music, migration and its impact on British culture. | Resource |
| Produced by | Telling Our Stories Devon | |
| Subject | English, Form time, Geography, History, PSHE | |
| Age range | KS2 (ages 7–11), KS3 (ages 11–14), KS4 (ages 14–16) | |
| Summary | Telling Our Stories is a community heritage and oral history project, which shares and celebrates the hidden histories of Devon’s diverse and multicultural communities, past and present. This resource shares the stories of Devon’s multicultural history and has a number of activities for schools, suitable for Key Stage 2, 3 and 4. Read more | |
| Description | Telling Our Stories Devon was developed to uncover, share and celebrate stories of Devon's multicultural histories, both past and present. This website shares oral histories, walking tours, research and activities for schools to engage with Devon's multicultural societies. | Resource |
| Produced by | Migration Museum & Open City | |
| Subject | History | |
| Age range | KS3 (ages 11–14), KS4 (ages 14–16) | |
| Summary | This resource pack, created by the Migration Museum and Open City, supports schools to learn about Camden migration stories. There is a migration map of Camden and four case studies, with accompanying activities to do in school. The case studies are ‘Irish in London’, ‘Kenwood House and Dido Belle’, ‘Arthur Rimbaud & Paul Verlaine’ and ‘… Read more | |
| Description | The London Borough of Camden is rich with migration stories from lots of different time periods. Throughout its history people have arrived here from all over the world, settled and created a home and communities. Peoples’ reasons for migration and their experiences on arrival and settling have been varied. This resource pack, created by the Migration Museum and Open City, supports schools to learn about Camden migration stories. There is a migration map of Camden and four case studies, with accompanying activities to do in school. | Download |
| Produced by | Global Link Development Education Centre | |
| Subject | Citizenship, English, Geography, History | |
| Age range | KS2 (ages 7–11), KS3 (ages 11–14), KS4 (ages 14–16), KS5 (ages 16–18) | |
| Summary | Explore stories of around 100 women, men and children who moved in and out of the NW of England from the Roman period to the present day. Read more | |
| Description | The resource was developed as part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund project, Migration Stories NW, which mapped stories of individuals who migrated in and out of the North West to and from other parts of the British Isles and other parts of the world. The lesson invites pupils to explore some of these stories in detail with suggested activities and discussion questions. Search the project map by location, time period or theme to identify stories local to you or that connect with other topics you are teaching. | Download |
| Produced by | The Wiener Holocaust Library | |
| Subject | Citizenship, English, History | |
| Age range | KS2 (ages 7–11), KS3 (ages 11–14), KS4 (ages 14–16), KS5 (ages 16–18) | |
| Summary | Explore this interactive map to discover the lives and journeys of refugees, using documents and interviews from The Wiener Holocaust Library. Read more | |
| Description | This interactive map represents hundreds of Family Papers selected from The Wiener Holocaust Library. Each Collection on the map traces a refugee family or family member's journey, with individual Records related to a specific location and period within their travels. Each Record includes material such as letters, emigration documents, memoirs, photo albums, newspaper clippings, and interviews. | Resource |
| Produced by | Samosa Media | |
| Subject | Drama, English, Film, Form time, History, Media, PSHE | |
| Age range | KS4 (ages 14–16), KS5 (ages 16–18) | |
| Summary | Samosa Media has created a set of educational resources for teachers and students, working at Key Stage 4, Sixth Form, FE Colleges and Universities. These resources have been developed off the back of Samosa media talks and workshop programmes. Resources include classroom materials that cover debating, identity, culture, diversity, bullying, conflict and how to research… Read more | |
| Description | Samosa Media has created a set of educational resources for teachers and students, working at Key Stage 4, Sixth Form, FE Colleges and Universities. These resources have been developed off the back of Samosa media talks and workshop programmes. Resources include classroom materials that cover debating, identity, culture, diversity, bullying, conflict and how to research and film a student Question Time. Other resources include teaching materials related to our arts production work with the National Theatre and Lahore Museum. | Resource |
| Produced by | Amgueddfa Cymru | |
| Subject | English, Geography, History | |
| Age range | KS2 (ages 7–11) | |
| Summary | This learning resource is informed by content collected as part of Race Council Cymru’s project, Windrush Cymru – Our Voices, Our Stories, Our Histories. The themes have emerged from the stories and memories shared by participants of that project. This resource pack contains a fictional story and a factual resource: Windrush to Wales: A fictional story based on… Read more | |
| Description | This resource pack contains a fictional story and a factual resource: Windrush to Wales: A fictional story based on real-life experiences. Follow the Thompson family on their journey from Jamaica to Butetown. Windrush Cymru: Listen to the real-life stories of the Windrush families that came to Wales. Discover photographs, sound archives and themed class discussions. | Resource |
| Produced by | Migration Museum | |
| Subject | Art, Citizenship, English, Form time, Geography, History, Literacy, PSHE, Travel | |
| Age range | KS1 (ages 5–7), KS2 (ages 7–11), KS3 (ages 11–14), KS4 (ages 14–16), KS5 (ages 16–18) | |
| Summary | Create your own migration story discs using our templates. Read more | |
| Description | Use our migration story disc template to collect migration stories from your school or community. These anonymous discs show a snapshot into people's lives and their connections to migration. These can be used with children and adults alike, and this pack gives more information on the different activities you can do with the story discs. | Download |
| Produced by | Paresh Solanki, British Ugandan Asians at 50 | |
| Subject | History | |
| Age range | KS3 (ages 11–14), KS4 (ages 14–16), KS5 (ages 16–18) | |
| Summary | Filmed oral histories with former residents of resettlement camps set up by the Uganda Resettlement Board in 1972/3, to accommodate homeless Ugandan Asians expelled by Idi Amin. Also interviewed are those who volunteered at the camps to make life more comfortable for the expellees in those critical early months. Read more | |
| Description | In August 1972, Ugandan dictator General Idi Amin served 90 days’ notice on around 70,000 Asians to leave Uganda. Each family was permitted to take only £55 and one suitcase per individual. 28,200 of these who held British passports were admitted to the UK. The then government set up the Uganda Resettlement Board to assist the expellees to find permanent homes, jobs and school places. Sixteen temporary resettlement camps around the country were set up and staffed in just six weeks. Charities, faith groups, campaigning organisations and private individuals in their thousands stepped forward to provide much needed support in those critical early months. This extraordinary feat of cooperation has strong contemporary relevance. Fifty years on, British Ugandan Asians have excelled in many fields from business and finance to politics, science, and the arts. British Ugandan Asians at 50 is a programme of the India Overseas Trust. We have received funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to record, on film, the oral histories of people who were involved in the camps as residents, volunteers or paid staff. We have focused on three of the Board’s resettlement camps: Tonfanau in Wales, Stradishall in Suffolk and Heathfield in Devon. | Resource |
| Produced by | Migration Museum | |
| Subject | Art, Citizenship, Geography, History, PSHE, Travel | |
| Age range | KS2 (ages 7–11), KS3 (ages 11–14), KS4 (ages 14–16), KS5 (ages 16–18) | |
| Summary | The NHS is close to all of our hearts – now more than ever. From the very beginning, people have come to Britain from all over the world to make this grand vision for a better society a reality. The NHS would not have become the beloved institution it is today without its international workers.… Read more | |
| Description | The NHS is close to all of our hearts – now more than ever. From the very beginning, people have come to Britain from all over the world to make this grand vision for a better society a reality. The NHS would not have become the beloved institution it is today without its international workers. But their vital role has largely been ignored.Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS is a digital exhibition that puts this vital story at centre stage through oral histories and archival materials, as well as art, animations and data visualisations. | Resource |
