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  • An Introduction to the Windrush Learning Resource

    An Introduction to the Windrush Learning Resource

    An introduction to the Windrush Learning Resource and some helpful vocabulary! Read more

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Windrush Learning Resource

We’re excited to share this comprehensive Windrush learning resource with you. It provides everything you need to plan and teach a lesson on the Empire Windrush and the legacy of the ‘Windrush Generation’. Our resources combine a mixture of short films, interviews, recipes, reading lists and playlists.

Windrush Lesson Ideas: Windrush Learning Resource

Windrush Lesson Ideas: Windrush Learning Resource

Lesson ideas on the topic of Windrush. Read more

Published: 11th July, 2019

Updated: 24th March, 2020

Author: Elizabeth Wells

Racism: Windrush Learning Resource

Exploring the breadth of racism that the Windrush Generation faced. Read more

Published: 11th July, 2019

Updated: 24th March, 2020

Author: Elizabeth Wells

Music: Windrush Learning Resource

Exploring the importance of music on the lives of first and second generation Windrush migrants. Read more

Published: 11th July, 2019

Updated: 8th August, 2019

Author: Elizabeth Wells

The Front Room: Windrush Learning Resource

Exploring the importance of the Front Room in the houses of African Caribbean communities in Britain after WWII. Read more

Published: 11th July, 2019

Updated: 24th March, 2020

Author: Elizabeth Wells

Food & Drink: Windrush Learning Resource

Exploring the role of food and drink to culture. Read more

Published: 11th July, 2019

Updated: 24th March, 2020

Author: Elizabeth Wells

Education: Windrush Learning Resource

Exploring the experiences of British-born children of the Windrush Generation. Read more

Published: 11th July, 2019

Updated: 24th March, 2020

Author: Elizabeth Wells

Contribution: Windrush Learning Resource

A look at the contribution to Britain of the Windrush Generation. Read more

Published: 11th July, 2019

Updated: 24th March, 2020

Author: Elizabeth Wells

Windrush: An Introduction

An Introduction to the Windrush Learning Resource. Read more

Published: 11th July, 2019

Updated: 24th March, 2020

Author: Elizabeth Wells

An Introduction to the Windrush Learning Resource

An Introduction to the Windrush Learning Resource

An introduction to the Windrush Learning Resource and some helpful vocabulary! Read more

Published: 1st April, 2020

Updated: 20th December, 2023

Author: Elizabeth Wells

Windrush: Arriving in England

Learn about the reasons why people made the journey from the Caribbean to the UK and who the 'Windrush Generation' are. Read more

Published: 2nd April, 2020

Updated: 21st June, 2022

Author: Elizabeth Wells

Windrush: Contribution to Economy

Learn about how the Windrush Generation contributed to the British economy. Read more

Published: 3rd April, 2020

Updated: 21st June, 2022

Author: Elizabeth Wells

Windrush: Contribution to Culture

Find out about the contribution to culture from the Windrush Generation. Read more

Published: 4th April, 2020

Updated: 21st June, 2022

Author: Elizabeth Wells

Windrush: Food and Drink

Explore the role of food and drink for the Windrush Generation and their descendants. Read more

Published: 5th April, 2020

Updated: 21st June, 2022

Author: Elizabeth Wells

Windrush: The Front Room

Learn about the significance of the 'front room' for the families of the Windrush Generation. Read more

Published: 7th April, 2020

Updated: 21st June, 2022

Author: Elizabeth Wells

Windrush: Racism

Explore the depths of racism that the Windrush Generation experienced and how that developed into the Windrush Scandal of 2018. Read more

Published: 7th April, 2020

Updated: 21st June, 2022

Author: Elizabeth Wells

Windrush: Education

Learn about the experience of going to school for the British-born children of the Windrush Generation. Read more

Published: 7th April, 2020

Updated: 21st June, 2022

Author: Elizabeth Wells

Windrush Learning Resource

Windrush Learning Resource

Learn about Windrush and the Windrush Generation with our comprehensive Windrush Learning Resource! Read more

Published: 8th April, 2020

Updated: 21st June, 2022

Author: Elizabeth Wells

Windrush Learning Resource Reading List

Windrush Learning Resource Reading List

Further reading to support the Windrush Learning Resource. Read more

Published: 8th April, 2020

Updated: 21st June, 2022

Author: Elizabeth Wells

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