Refugees and migration

Help young people challenge assumptions about migrants, asylum seekers and refugees, and to develop mutual respect, empathy and understanding.

Explore refugees and migration with our free Geography, Citizenship and PSHE teaching resources.

Get primary and secondary teaching ideas about:

what causes people to leave their homes and what their experiences are like
the meaning of the terms asylum seekers, migrants and refugees
what makes us who we are and how we can understand and celebrate our differences.

Refugees and migration teaching resources

Afghan refugees make their way towards an intake near Abbey Gate, as British and American security forces maintain order amongst the Afghan evacuees waiting to leave, in Kabul, Afghanistan

The Afghanistan crisis 

Age: 11 - 19

Type: Quick activities

Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time

A topical photo-based resource for young people to explore the Afghanistan crisis and its human impacts 

Four young people, two boys and two girls, hugging and laughing in a large theatre rehearsal room

Refugee Week learning about isolation

Age: 12 - 18

Type:

Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time, Citizenship

Educate young people (12-18) on the loneliness felt by refugees during the pandemic and what they can do to help

Young people talking about experiences to camera

Sharing experiences of empathy and resilience

Age: 7-18

Type: Activities

Subjects: Citizenship, PSHE

Resources for children and young people for home learning, using the experiences of other young people aimed at building empathy, understanding and resilience through storytelling.