The Refugee Crisis and Asylum in the UK

 
The Refugee Crisis
 
In this session, we will:
Define refugees and their legal right to be protected
Understand the scale and scope of the refugee crisis
Understand the reasons people become refugees and
the impact on their lives
Identify some positive contributions made by refugees in
the UK
Critically think about and discuss issues relating to
asylum and refuge in the UK
Analyse UK media coverage of the refugee crisis in
Europe
Critically analyse the effectiveness of action to support
refugees
 
What do you already know, think and feel?
 
 
I agree/this is true
 
I disagree/this is not
true
 
neither agree nor
disagree / I don’t know
 
x
 
x
 
x
 
x
 
Quiz: question 1
1.
Match the words with their definitions:
a)
migrant
b)
Refugee
c)
asylum seeker
i.
person who has fled war or persecution who is recognised as
needing protection
ii.
person who has travelled to another country to live for more
than a year
iii.
person who has applied to be recognised as a refugee
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quiz: questions 2-4
2.
List 3 of the top 5 countries that refugees come from
3.
List 3 of the top 5 countries that refugees go to
4.
Why do nearly all the asylum seekers in the UK not work?
a)
They don’t want to
b)
They don’t have good enough English/Welsh
c)
They don’t have the right skills
d)
They are not allowed to work
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quiz: questions 5-6
5.
When did the first refugees come to Britain
a)
January 1945
b)
In 1685 when Huguenots fled to Britain to escape the persecution of Louis
XIV
c)
208AD
d)
In 1938 following ‘Kristallnacht’ in Germany
6.
Pop star Rita Ora and former Chelsea footballer Mario Stanic both
experienced the same conflict. What was it?
a)
Yugoslav War
b)
The French Revolution
c)
Rwanda’s Civil War
d)
Syrian Civil War
e)
Soviet Revolution
 
Quiz: questions 7-8
7.
During WW1, around 4,500 refugees came to Wales from:
a)
Germany
b)
Belgium
c)
France
d)
Russia
8.
The right of everyone to seek and enjoy asylum from persecution
in other countries entered into international law in:
a)
1918
b)
1948
c)
1970
d)
2012
 
Answers
 
Map
Top 10 countries
of origin of
refugees (red)
and asylum
applications
(green)
 
65.3 million people
displaced from
their homes due to
conflict and
violence
What is a refugee?
2. The United Nations Refugee
Convention, 1951
, defines a refugee
as: 
"A person who owing to a well-
founded fear of being persecuted for
reasons of race, religion, nationality,
membership of a particular social
group or political opinion, is outside
the country of his nationality…”
 
Task
Using this
definition,
categorise the
people described
on the cards as
refugees and not
refugees.
 
Refugee stories
 
How does the person feel about becoming a refugee?
Why did they become a refugee?
What things make life as a refugee hard?
What could be done to improve the situation of refugees like
this?
Is there anything the refugee says that surprises you? What
and why?
Put yourself in the shoes of the person in the story – how do
you think you would feel? Would you do anything differently?
 
Why, why, why chain
 
Issue
Why do
people
leave their
countries?
 
Why?
Drought
 
Consequence wheel
 
From Get Global Education Pack
 
Problem tree / opportunity tree
 
UK media coverage of the refugee crisi
s in Europe
 
 
 
 
 
 
Daily Express Headlines
“Send in army to halt migrant invasion”
“The ‘swarm’ on our streets”
“Illegal migrants flood EU”
“Refugees on benefits trash £1.25
million home”
 
Daily Mail
“The Battle of Calais: Police use tear gas
to repel 300 migrants as they try to
storm a road…”
 
The Sun
“Calais ‘Jungle’ migrant camp to be torn
down ‘imminently’… raising fears France
will allow refugees to storm Channel
Tunnel as Brexit revenge”
 
OpenDemocracy
“So is it a refugee crisis?”
 
WalesOnline
“Refugee and asylum-seeking
families welcomed to the National
Eisteddfod
 
The Guardian
“From helplessness to hope:
inspirational tales of the Refugee
Olympic Team”
 
Task
Look at an example in your group of ordinary people taking
action. Discuss and present back:
 
What is the action?
What is the purpose of the action?
How easy or hard is the action to do?
What has been the impact of the action so far?
How effective is this action do you think?
 
Taking action
 
Plenary
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Explore the complexities of the refugee crisis, from defining refugees and their legal rights to analyzing UK media coverage and the effectiveness of actions supporting refugees. Delve into the reasons people become refugees, their impact, positive contributions, and challenges faced by asylum seekers in the UK. Engage in a quiz to test your knowledge on refugees worldwide and in the UK.

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  1. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/An_Aerial_View_of_the_Za%27atri_Refugee_Camp.jpg/1024px-An_Aerial_View_of_the_Za%27atri_Refugee_Camp.jpghttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/An_Aerial_View_of_the_Za%27atri_Refugee_Camp.jpg/1024px-An_Aerial_View_of_the_Za%27atri_Refugee_Camp.jpg The Refugee Crisis In this session, we will: Define refugees and their legal right to be protected Understand the scale and scope of the refugee crisis Understand the reasons people become refugees and the impact on their lives Identify some positive contributions made by refugees in the UK Critically think about and discuss issues relating to asylum and refuge in the UK Analyse UK media coverage of the refugee crisis in Europe Critically analyse the effectiveness of action to support refugees

  2. What do you already know, think and feel? x x x x I disagree/this is not true I agree/this is true neither agree nor disagree / I don t know

  3. Quiz: question 1 1. Match the words with their definitions: a) migrant b) Refugee c) asylum seeker i. person who has fled war or persecution who is recognised as needing protection ii. person who has travelled to another country to live for more than a year iii. person who has applied to be recognised as a refugee

  4. Quiz: questions 2-4 2. List 3 of the top 5 countries that refugees come from 3. List 3 of the top 5 countries that refugees go to 4. Why do nearly all the asylum seekers in the UK not work? a) They don t want to b) They don t have good enough English/Welsh c) They don t have the right skills d) They are not allowed to work

  5. Quiz: questions 5-6 5. When did the first refugees come to Britain a) January 1945 b) In 1685 when Huguenots fled to Britain to escape the persecution of Louis XIV c) 208AD d) In 1938 following Kristallnacht in Germany 6. Pop star Rita Ora and former Chelsea footballer Mario Stanic both experienced the same conflict. What was it? a) Yugoslav War b) The French Revolution c) Rwanda s Civil War d) Syrian Civil War e) Soviet Revolution

  6. Quiz: questions 7-8 7. During WW1, around 4,500 refugees came to Wales from: a) Germany b) Belgium c) France d) Russia 8. The right of everyone to seek and enjoy asylum from persecution in other countries entered into international law in: a) 1918 b) 1948 c) 1970 d) 2012

  7. Answers https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Top_countries_of_origin_and_asylum_of_refugees.svg/1024px-Top_countries_of_origin_and_asylum_of_refugees.svg.png 65.3 million people displaced from their homes due to conflict and violence Map Top 10 countries of origin of refugees (red) and asylum applications (green)

  8. What is a refugee? Task Using this definition, categorise the people described on the cards as refugees and not refugees. 2. The United Nations Refugee Convention, 1951, defines a refugee as: "A person who owing to a well- founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality

  9. Refugee stories How does the person feel about becoming a refugee? Why did they become a refugee? What things make life as a refugee hard? What could be done to improve the situation of refugees like this? Is there anything the refugee says that surprises you? What and why? Put yourself in the shoes of the person in the story how do you think you would feel? Would you do anything differently?

  10. Why, why, why chain Why? Availability of weapons Why? War Issue Why do people leave their countries? Why? Retain power Why? Drought Why? Reduced rainfall

  11. Consequence wheel From Get Global Education Pack

  12. Problem tree / opportunity tree a visual representation of the effects of the main problem

  13. UK media coverage of the refugee crisis in Europe Daily Express Headlines Send in army to halt migrant invasion The swarm on our streets Illegal migrants flood EU Refugees on benefits trash 1.25 million home File:2013-02-16 - Wien - Demo Gleiche Rechte f r alle (Refugee-Solidarit tsdemo) - Refugees are human beings.jpg OpenDemocracy So is it a refugee crisis? WalesOnline Refugee and asylum-seeking families welcomed to the National Eisteddfod Daily Mail The Battle of Calais: Police use tear gas to repel 300 migrants as they try to storm a road The Guardian From helplessness to hope: inspirational tales of the Refugee Olympic Team The Sun Calais Jungle migrant camp to be torn down imminently raising fears France will allow refugees to storm Channel Tunnel as Brexit revenge

  14. Taking action Task Look at an example in your group of ordinary people taking action. Discuss and present back: What is the action? What is the purpose of the action? How easy or hard is the action to do? What has been the impact of the action so far? How effective is this action do you think?

  15. Plenary Know What do we already know? Want What do we want to know? Learnt What have we learned? Surprise What surprised you?

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