1. Change and continuity in immigration (c. 1000-2010)

2. Lesson Objectives Starter task
Change and Continuity
Lesson Objectives
Starter task
To identify evidence of change and continuity in migration to Britain over the last 1000 years.
To select a range of sources that show change and continuity and explain how they do so
To evaluate the extent of change and continuity in migration to Britain between and 2010
Use the timeline to recap groups of migrants who came to Britain over the last 1000 years – try to name at least 3 groups who came in each time period
This lesson is designed to be delivered when the course content has been completed.

3. Timeline of Migration to Britain: 1000-2010
Period
(Medieval)
(Early modern)
(Industrial & Imperial period)
(20th & 21st centuries)
Groups that came in each period
Pupils recap their knowledge of groups that came in each period.

4. Overview Task 1. For the medieval period:
Change and Continuity
Overview Task
Using the Our Migration Story website…
1. For the medieval period:
Identify the source that best represents migration in this period
Justify your choice with an explanation of why you have chosen it.
2. Then, for each of the following three time periods, explore the sources in each section and:
Identify a source that shows change in migration to Britain, or the experiences of those groups coming to Britain, from the previous period (comparing it to the choice you made for medieval migration).
Identify a source that shows continuity in migration to Britain, or the experiences of those groups coming to Britain, from the previous period (comparing it to the choice you made for medieval migration).
For each source you have chosen, justify your choice with an explanation of why you have picked it.
Instructions for activity. Pupils will interact directly with sources to identify ones that best represent change and continuity.

5. Change and continuity in immigration c.1000-2010
Period
Source
What this sources shows
Change or continuity?
Explanation of your choice
1500 – 1750
1750 – 1900
Pupils complete the table based on their research on the Our Migration Story website.

6. Your argument should be one-sided – you are arguing to win!
Debate 2: ‘There has been more change than continuity in the experiences of immigrants in Britain since the medieval period.’
Debate 1: ‘There has been more change than continuity in the reasons why people have come to Britain since the medieval period.’
Two debates:
4 teams – two will argue for the interpretations stated at the top, two will argue against it.
You will have x minutes to prepare your argument, drawing on the work you did researching the sources and selecting sources to demonstrate change and/or continuity
Your argument should be one-sided – you are arguing to win!