KS3 & KS4 history curriculum

This unit uses and builds on the previous key stage 4 unit which focused on migration affecting Britain in the 18th and 19th century. It also develops knowledge about post-war Britain that pupils built towards the end of year 6 and year 9. This unit prepares pupils for later study of contrasting post-war societies, such as the USA. It also prepares them for the next unit, a study of the historical environment which is linked to this period: Notting Hill in the 1950s and 60s.

1. The World Wars and colonial migrants
2. Post-war migration to Britain
3. The end of empire, the Commonwealth and changing patterns of migration
4. Race relations in 20th century Britain
5. The EU and changing patterns of migration
6. Refugees and asylum seekers in modern Britain
7. Case studies: Bristol and Leicester
8. Migration to modern Britain

• Pupils will know that many people across the British Empire fought for Britain in the World Wars.
• Pupils will know that in the post-war period, migration to Britain increased rapidly.