1. Look at the picture – guess what today’s lesson is about!

2. Learning Objectives To explore the changes that are taking place in housing and services To know the reasons for these changes

3. This photograph was taken in St Hilda’s Estate Middlesbrough. Read the census data on St Hilda’s and list 5 problems faced by the people who live here. Why do people want to leave this place?

4. Background Information The areas surrounding Middlesbrough Football Club is some of the most disadvantaged in the country. The iron and steel industry has collapsed leaving the highest unemployment in the UK Life expectancy is 56 here – the reasons: – High stress – Smoking, poor diet – Hard life in Industry – industrial related diseases – Air pollution – emissions from the chemical industry on the Tees

5. Your Task You have been appointed by Middlesbrough Council to redevelop the Middlehaven site. You need to firstly identify the PROBLEMS: Complete the table prioritising the problems faced by St Hilda’s. EnvironmentalSocialEconomic

6. Next.... Using the base map of the site create a map and plan of what you would build and where. Remember you need to meet the needs of all of the people and solve the priorities you identified on your list. You must present your plans to the class with a clear script to explain your thinking.

7. Review of the Learning Read the fact file of what is actually happening at Middlehaven and St Hilda’s. How far do you feel the planners have got it right in meeting the needs of the people of St Hilda’s? Who is benefitting? Who is being disadvantaged?