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
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.
Age: 7-18
Type: Activities
Subjects: PSHE, SMSC, Citizenship
Primary and secondary resource helping learners to build empathy, increase understanding and learn about the stories of refugees and their journey.
In the news (Newsthink)
Age: 7 - 14
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, History, Citizenship
Session plans and activities to learn about the history of migration, gain understanding and build empathy.
In the news (Newsthink)
Age: 11 - 16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Video activity looking at climate change refugees.
In the news (Newsthink)
Age: 11 - 16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Learn about people’s reasons for risking their lives to reach a new country and build empathy.
In the news (Newsthink)
Age: 11 - 16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Quick photo discussion activity considering the shared humanity of refugees through time.
In the news (Newsthink)
Age: 11 - 16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Video activity considering the challenges faced by the migrant caravan in Mexico.
Age: 11–19
Type: Lesson plan, images
Subjects: PSHE, Citizenship, Geography
Teaching resource exploring positive images and videos about migration and development.
Age: 7-11
Type: Lesson plan, audio
Subjects: English, History
Look at Princess Elizabeth’s speech from 1940 on kindness and sympathy to explore the topic of refugees.
Age: 14-19
Type: Lesson plan, audio, video
Subjects: English, SMSC
Celebrate the contributions of refugees to art and culture, and consider how it may feel to have to flee your country.
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