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Who is a refugee?

I can explain the term refugee and explain some of their experiences in the UK today.

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Who is a refugee?

I can explain the term refugee and explain some of their experiences in the UK today.

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Key learning points

  1. There are many push factors that might force someone to leave their home e.g. climate, fear of persecution and war.
  2. Asylum seekers are formally seeking protection from another country. Not all asylum applications are granted.
  3. The process of seeking asylum can be lengthy. Asylum seekers have access to some support during this time.
  4. Asylum seekers and refugees can experience both support and hostility.

Keywords

  • Refugee - a person who has been forced to leave their country due to a well-founded fear of being persecuted

  • Humanitarian law - international laws which govern how we must treat other humans

  • Asylum seeker - someone who has left their home country and is now living in a different country, asking for protection so they don’t have to return to their home country

Common misconception

Asylum seekers and refugees are the same thing.

Asylum seekers are seeking safety but not yet granted leave to remain. Refugees were asylum seekers but have been allowed to remain in a country by the government as their claim has been assessed as credible.


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Pupils may have misconceptions about refugees in the UK. These are worth exploring with a clear message that refugees are granted their status under international law, not the law of a single government.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What term describes positive reasons why people move countries?
Correct Answer: Pull factor, Pull factors, pull
Q2.
Which of these is not a British Value?
Rule of Law
Tolerance
Mutual Respect
Democracy
Correct answer: Rule of Thumb
Q3.
Which of these groups migrated to Britain?
Correct answer: Angles
Angellers
Angels
Annacondas
Q4.
What is the name of a person who moves to another country by choice?
militant
missionary
Correct answer: migrant
refugee
Q5.
A person who is allowed to settle in a country because their country is not safe is called a ...
asylum seeker
migrant
economic migrant
Correct answer: refugee
Q6.
What is this describing? A crime motivated by prejudice.
Correct Answer: Hate Crime, Hate

5 Questions

Q1.
Match the definition to the word.
Correct Answer:refugee,a person who has been forced to leave their country for their safety
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a person who has been forced to leave their country for their safety

Correct Answer:humanitarian law,international laws which govern how we must treat other humans
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international laws which govern how we must treat other humans

Correct Answer:asylum seeker,people who are formally seeking protection from a country
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people who are formally seeking protection from a country

Q2.
Which of these is a push factor?
seeking a better climate
seeking better healthcare
exploring better job oppurtunities
Correct answer: fleeing a war
Q3.
In 2023, what % of migrants were refugees?
Correct Answer: 11%, 11, eleven, 11 %
Q4.
How much are asylum seekers in the UK provided with weekly to pay for essentials?
£44
£150.78
£69.50
Correct answer: £49.18
Q5.
True or False: Refugees are able to join the Olympics as part of their own team.
Correct Answer: True, T, yes