Migration is, and always has been an important phenomenon in human society. It could be argued that how societies manage the issues posed by migration is one of the ‘challenges of our times’, which the current National Curriculum for history says that school history should address (DfE, 2014: 1). This (short) section of the site offers some suggestions for things to bear in mind when teaching pupils about migration over the course of Key Stage 3, and some links to resources which might be of use. One of the resources is a paper (which should become open access sometime early in 2021) which I wrote a couple of years ago titled ‘Telling the truth about migration’ (Haydn, T., 2020, Journal of History Education and Culture, Volume 41). You might not agree with what I have written, but even if you don’t, the paper contains references at the end which might be of use or interest. I will put in the link as soon as the paper becomes open access.
References: DfE (2013) National curriculum in England: history programmes of study, London, DfE.
Some resources on Migration
‘What Have Historians Been Arguing About…? Migration and empire. In what used to be called ‘Polychronicon’ (H/A), Lauren Woking provides a useful summary of recent scholarship in this field.
Telling the truth about migration: If you are thinking about teaching migration, or have to teach in on teaching practice, this is an article I wrote for the Journal of History Education and Culture (2021, Volume 41: 13-38). If you are interested in this topic,, the paper is now ‘open access’ and you can download it by clicking on the link above. It tries to explain some of the complexities involved in approaching the issue of migration, and it also provides a warrant or rationale for linking the past to the present when teaching about migration.