What support is available for migrants?
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain the different kinds of support migrants may need and who is likely to give this support.
Key learning points
- Migration is when people move between places and across borders. Some migrants need support when living in a new place.
- All migrants need the basics, like shelter, but other kinds of support can depend on why they moved.
- Refugees and asylum seekers have rights under international law and are helped by government, charities and communities.
- Even migrants who choose to move still need support, for example, social support, language or schooling and work advice.
- Supporting migrants allows them to share their skills and get involved in society.
Keywords
Migration - the movement of people from one place to another, for example, moving from one country to another
Support - to provide someone with care, advice or encouragement, especially when they are facing a problem or challenge
Asylum seeker - someone who has left their home country and is now living in a different country, seeking protection so they don't have to return to their home country
Refugee - a person who has been forced to leave their home due to a well-founded fear of being persecuted
Common misconception
Only asylum seekers need support when they move to a new country.
All migrants may need support. Refugees often flee danger and need urgent help, but even those who move for work, study or family benefit from language classes, job advice and community events to settle in and feel part of their new home.
Teacher tip
Emphasise that the term 'migrant' is broad with various meanings and connotations. Encourage pupils to understand the different reasons people move and avoid assumptions: some migrants flee danger, others move by choice, but all may need support to settle and thrive.
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Supervision
Adult supervision required
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Migration is when people move across __________ to new countries.
Q2.What is an example of a pull factor for migration?
Q3.What is an example of a push factor for migration?
Q4.Refugees and have rights under international law.
Q5.Put these stages of support for refugees and asylum seekers in the most likely order they are needed after arrival.
Q6.Which of the following is not a type of support migrants might need?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word with its correct definition.
the movement of people from one place to another
providing care, advice or encouragement, especially during difficulty
someone forced to leave their home due to a fear of persecution
someone who left their home and seeks safety in another country
Q2.Put these stages of the UK asylum process into the correct order.
Q3.All migrants need to have immediate to basics, like shelter, safety, food and water.
Q4.Which of the following statements correctly challenges a common misconception about migrant support?
Q5.Which of the following describes what organisations like UNHCR and International Red Cross do to support migrants in an emergency?
Q6.In what ways can local communities help migrants?
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