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.

Migration Museum Story Discs Activity

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

Migration and the Making of the NHS: GCSE History Teaching Resource

Produced by	Hugh Dollery, Migration Museum
Subject	History
Age range	KS4 (ages 14–16)
Summary	A teaching resource to support GCSE history students learning about the NHS, health and medicine in Britain. Read more
Description	This resource pack has been designed to support students preparing for the GCSE History thematic studies in health and medicine in Britain, using information and stories from the Migration Museum’s online exhibition Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS. Students studying AQA’s ‘Health and The People’, Edexcel’s ‘Medicine Through Time’ and OCR’s ‘The People’s Health ’will all benefit from this resource pack, as it provides additional detailed examples, wider context, and a greater diversity of voices and events, to better understand how the development of health and medicine in Britain has changed over time. This resource is designed to recognise and shine a light on the vast array of diverse figures within the history of medicine and their impact on Britain.	Resource

Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS school resources

Produced by	Migration Museum and Jess Nash
Subject	Citizenship, English, Form time, Geography, History, PSHE
Age range	KS1 (ages 5–7), KS2 (ages 7–11)
Summary	This school resource was designed for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 students and was inspired by the stories in the Migration Museum’s exhibition Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS. Since the NHS started 75 years ago, migration has always been central to our national health service. Without workers… Read more
Description	This school resource was designed for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 students and was inspired by the stories in the Migration Museum's exhibition Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS. Since the NHS started 75 years ago, migration has always been central to our national health service. Without workers from all around the world, as doctors, nurses, porters and cleaners, the NHS would not be able to function. This school resource explores four illustrated stories of real NHS workers who migrated to Britain. This resource was designed and illustrated by Jess Nash: www.jessnash.co.uk	Download

Taking Care of Business: Exhibition Guide for Educators

Produced by	Migration Museum
Subject	Citizenship, Design, English, Geography, History, 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	An exhibition guide to help you get the most of Taking Care of Business when visiting with your students. Read more
Description	This exhibition guide is designed to help you get to know the exhibition, where best to look to discover stories that relate to your learning goals. We have identified historical examples that will ground your students learning in the context of the long story of migration to and from Britain. We have highlighted the stories most suitable for primary students and explained how to make the most of your time with us.	Resource

Ordinary objects, extraordinary stories

Produced by	Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
Subject	History
Age range	KS4 (ages 14–16), KS5 (ages 16–18)
Summary	The website features four people affected by the Holocaust, their stories, objects and journeys. This resource gives an overview of the site, navigation and content, and ideas for using it as part of the History curriculum or to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with students. It also includes a PowerPoint presentation to share some of the site’s content in the classroom, with questions for discussion. Read more
Description	This resource gives an overview of the site, navigation and content, and ideas for using it as part of the History curriculum or to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with students. It also includes a PowerPoint presentation to share some of the site’s content in the classroom, with questions for discussion.	Resource

400 Years: Britain and India

Produced by	Inspirate, Image Nova
Subject	History
Age range	KS3 (ages 11–14), KS4 (ages 14–16), KS5 (ages 16–18)
Summary	A series of 10 short films which explore the shared history between Britain and India. The series covers key events that define this profound relationship, from the first voyage of the East India Company in 1601 through to Independence in 1947 and beyond. Read more
Description	'400 Years: Britain and India' marks the 70th anniversary of India and Pakistan’s independence by introducing a globally accessible educational resource for future generations. Spanning over four centuries, Inspirate and Image Nova explore the shared history between Britain and India through a series of 10 short films. The series covers key events that define this profound relationship, from the first voyage of the East India Company in 1601 through to Independence in 1947 and beyond.	Resource

Taking Care of Business: Migrant Entrepreneurs and the Making of Britain Digital Exhibition

Produced by	Migration Museum
Subject	English, Form time, Geography, History, PSHE
Age range	KS3 (ages 11–14), KS4 (ages 14–16), KS5 (ages 16–18)
Summary	This digital exhibition allows you to explore the stories and resources included in Taking Care of Business: Migrant Entrepreneurs and the Making of Britain. Read more
Description	Taking Care of Business is an immersive exhibition at the Migration Museum shining a light on the central role that migrant entrepreneurs have played in shaping our lives – and Britain. From the food we eat to the clothes we wear, the apps on our phones to the products in our homes, our lives wouldn’t be the same without migrant entrepreneurs. So many of the brands and businesses that are most integral to our lives – from corner shops to tech giants – are the products of migration. Yet we so rarely hear this story. Explore these untold stories in our digital exhibition.	Resource

Where is home

Produced by	Inspirate
Subject	Citizenship, Geography, History
Age range	KS3 (ages 11–14), KS4 (ages 14–16), KS5 (ages 16–18)
Summary	This online resource explores the global journey of South Asian migration to the United Kingdom. Read more
Description	Where is Home? explores the global journey of South Asian migration to the United Kingdom. Beginning with the founding of the East India Company and the eventual abolition of slavery across the British empire, Where is Home? takes you on a journey to the present day. 2022 is a momentous year for South Asian heritage, marking the 50th anniversary of the expulsion of Ugandan Asians by dictator Idi Amin Dada, and the 75th anniversary of the partition of India. These globally significant events have shaped every aspect of modern Britain. Where is Home? explores what ‘Home’ means in Britain today, whilst considering bold issues around identity, belonging, subjecthood, nationality and citizenship.	Resource

British Ugandan Asians at 50

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

Heart of the Nation: Migration and the Making of the NHS Digital Exhibition

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