Resource bank

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.

Our Migration Story

Produced by	The Runnymede Trust, with Universities of Cambridge and Manchester and the Arts and Humanities Research Council
Subject	History
Age range	KS4 (ages 14–16)
Summary	This website draws on the research of over 60 historians based in universities and historical institutions and presents the often untold stories of the generations of migrants who came to and shaped the British Isles. While this website is primarily designed to support teachers and students studying migration to Britain, its aim is to be… Read more
Description	Website in four time period categories	Resource

England’s Immigrants 1330 – 1550

Produced by	National Archives
Subject	Citizenship, Geography, History
Age range	KS2 (ages 7–11), KS3 (ages 11–14), KS4 (ages 14–16), KS5 (ages 16–18)
Summary	Various sets of introductory powerpoints produced for primary and secondary pupils by teachers as part of the teacher scholar programme hosted by University of York and the National Archives. These lessons introduce pupils to the results of the research project into medieval immigration using extensive government records from the time. Read more
Description	4 sets of powerpoints, divided by age.	Resource

Patterns of Migration – Spitalfields (OCR History GCSE)

Produced by	Martin Spafford and OCR
Subject	History
Age range	KS4 (ages 14–16)
Summary	A free-to-download history of migration to Spitalfields written by our education committee member Martin Spafford for the OCR A ‘Migration to Britain’ GCSE course. Read more
Description	A free-to-download history of migration to Spitalfields written by our education committee member Martin Spafford for the OCR A ‘Migration to Britain’ GCSE course.	Resource

Immigration: A 70-year history in two minutes

Produced by	BBC Radio 5
Subject	Citizenship, History
Age range	KS3 (ages 11–14), KS4 (ages 14–16), KS5 (ages 16–18)
Summary	From World War Two to the modern day, immigration has been a large part of the Britain’s history. Professor of History David Feldman tells BBC Radio 5 live how the immigration trends have changed throughout time. Read more
Description	Summary of post WWII immigration to the UK, exploring push and pull factors.	Resource

Over Under Sideways Down

Produced by	Refugee Week and British Red Cross
Subject	Art, Citizenship, Form time, Literacy, PSHE
Age range	KS2 (ages 7–11), KS3 (ages 11–14), KS4 (ages 14–16)
Summary	This graphic novel sees cartoonist Karrie Fransman produce Ebrahim's story. He was a young unaccompanied asylum seeker from Afghanistan who had to leave due to his family's political activism. The short novel follows his journey across the world and through the arduous asylum system to refugee status here in the UK. Read more
Description	Graphic Novel	Resource

Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Centre

Produced by	Race Relations Archive, Manchester
Subject	Citizenship, Form time, History, PSHE, RE
Age range	KS1 (ages 5–7), KS2 (ages 7–11), KS3 (ages 11–14), KS4 (ages 14–16), KS5 (ages 16–18)
Summary	This active resource centre is an open access library specialising in the study of race, ethnicity and migration. The staff also deliver sessions in schools across the Northwest region. Read more
Description	Website	Resource

Bangla Stories

Produced by	LSE, Cambridge University, Runnymede and the Arts and Humanities Research Council
Subject	Citizenship, Geography, History, RE
Age range	KS3 (ages 11–14)
Summary	Website and resource pack produced as part of a project focussing on the history of the Bengali communities in the UK using individual stories. Read more
Description	Website. Resource Pack.	Resource

Making Histories: Developing young community historians

Produced by	Runnymede, London School of Economics, Cambridge University
Subject	Citizenship, Geography, History, Travel
Age range	KS3 (ages 11–14)
Summary	A project website hosting the results of secondary school pupils researching their migration stories in three cities, using oral history, interviews and videos. These can be further explored using their three detailed community booklets. Read more
Description	Website	Resource

Immigration Nation

Produced by	Folens. Oxford University Press.
Subject	History
Age range	KS3 (ages 11–14)
Summary	A well regarded Key Stage 3 History Textbook with introductory chapter and then case study chapters that focus on three in-depth studies: Jewish, Black and South Asian immigration into the UK Read more
Description	Textbook. Teacher Guide.	Resource

Romans Revealed

Produced by	Runnymede and Reading University
Subject	History
Age range	KS2 (ages 7–11)
Summary	Although quite dated in look and feel, this is still a useful resource for this topic: A scheme of work about the diversity of Roman Britain looking at themes of diversity, migration and evidence through the stories of four Roman citizens based in different parts of the UK. Read more
Description	Website. Resource pack.	Resource