migration conundrum an overview

Controversial Issue. Compelling Learning.

A toolkit to bring alive the teaching & learning of migration

The Stimulus

The Migration Conundrum exists to bring clarity, balance, humanity and practical ideas

to the controversial issue of migration, enabling teachers and learners to investigate and debate with confidence and choose how

they can make a difference.

the Aim

We’ve broken everything down into eight key ‘lenses’ enabling you to investigate the

Migration Conundrum. Use them flexibly, depending on your

curriculum, student needs, or current events.Think of the lenses as ingredients...

the exact recipe is down to you!

the Concept

People – real-life case studies of migrantsPedagogy – compelling learning activities, tools & steps

Players – background on key groupsPositions – where the key groups stand

Processes – how migration worksPast – a history of migration

Proof – an evidence bankPraxis – a toolkit to help young people take action

the Lenses

PeopleReal-life case studies of real migrants, bringing to life the

reasons for migration and highlighting lifestyles led by migrants based on their treatment by key players in the

UK.

PedagogyAn activity bank for use inside and outside of classrooms,

including compelling learning experiences (role plays, simulations & thought experiments), tools to help address issues, and small step activities to help break it all down.

PlayersProfiles of key players in the migration debate – including the major political parties, immigration-focused political

parties, key public bodies and non-governmental organisations

Positions

Where key players stand on key questions in the Migration Conundrum, such as ‘should there be a limit on immigration?’, ‘how long does someone have to be in the

UK before they can cal it home?’...

Processes

Tools to help clarify and unpick how the rules and systems governing migration work – including the asylum system, migration from inside the EU and the rest of the

world.

ProofSimple and straightforward evidence enabling students to

distinguish fact from fiction as they work out the migration conundrum.

PastMigration in its historical context, with particular focus on the UK’s 300-year history of providing sanctuary to those

in need, famous refugees and the contributions of migrant communities to the UK.

Praxis

A toolkit to help schools take action on issues, plus examples of schools who have already done so.