The Learning Resources
The resource is designed primarily to support KS3 Citizenship learning but many of the suggested activities are cross-curricular, with links to English, Geography and History.
The aims of the resource are to:
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challenge pupils' personal views and feelings about refugees and asylum seekers;
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develop pupils' knowledge and understanding of the reasons why refugees have been forced to leave their countries of origin;
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counteract inaccuracies and negative stereotypes in some media reporting of refugees in the UK;
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raise pupils' awareness of the valuable contributions refugees make to their host countries - politically, economically, culturally and socially;
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develop pupils' understanding that, above all, refugees are individuals, just like themselves.