A no-prep, 6-lesson history unit on A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066. Written for Year 5 (ages 9-10). Pick it up at lunchtime, teach it that afternoon - every lesson has a full teacher script, projectable slides, a pupil worksheet, and an exit quiz.
Driving question: Who are the British? - How has migration shaped Britain across 1,600 years?

What’s included

• 6 x Teacher lesson plans (Word, fully scripted)
• 6 x Pupil worksheets in 3 differentiated tiers (Support / Core / Stretch)
• 6 x Projectable slide decks (PowerPoint, ~22 slides each)
• 6 x Exit quizzes (single-page printable, with answer key)
• 1 x Knowledge Organiser (Word, 2-page A4 landscape)
• 1 x End-of-unit assessment with baseline + mark scheme
• 50+ original illustrations included throughout
• Curated kid-appropriate YouTube videos linked from each lesson’s slide deck

Curriculum links

• UK National Curriculum - KS2 History: A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 - the long story of migration to Britain (AD 410 to today)
• Britain has been shaped by migration from the moment the Romans left in AD 410 - Angles, Saxons, Vikings, Normans
• From the 17th century onwards, waves of refugees and migrants from Europe, the Empire, the Commonwealth and beyond
• The story is one of CONTINUITY - Britain has ALWAYS been a country built on people arriving

What pupils will learn

• Pupils know Britain has been shaped by migration since AD 410 - the Anglo-Saxon settlers
• Pupils know about the Norman Conquest of 1066 - the last successful armed invasion of Britain
• Pupils know that JEWS were readmitted to England under Oliver Cromwell in 1656, having been expelled in 1290
• Pupils know about the HUGUENOT Protestants who fled France for England after 1685 - about 50,000 refugees
• Pupils know about IRISH migration to Britain during and after the Great Famine (1845-1852)
• Pupils know about the EMPIRE WINDRUSH arriving at Tilbury Docks on 22 June 1948 - the start of post-war Caribbean migration
• Pupils know about UGANDAN ASIANS expelled by Idi Amin in 1972 - about 27,000 came to Britain