An introduction to the Windrush Learning Resource and some helpful vocabulary! Read more
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. Click on the Introduction page to get started!
You can download a PDF of the learning resource here.
Learn about the reasons why people made the journey from the Caribbean to the UK and who the 'Windrush Generation' are. Read more
Learn about how the Windrush Generation contributed to the British economy. Read more
Find out about the contribution to culture from the Windrush Generation. Read more
Explore the role of food and drink for the Windrush Generation and their descendants. Read more
Learn about the significance of the 'front room' for the families of the Windrush Generation. Read more
Explore the depths of racism that the Windrush Generation experienced and how that developed into the Windrush Scandal of 2018. Read more
Learn about the experience of going to school for the British-born children of the Windrush Generation. Read more
Further reading to support the Windrush Learning Resource. Read more