The Windrush Experience

Lesson: History

Class: Year 6 Year: 2023 - 2024

We were lucky to have the opportunity to welcome Adrian Murrell into school this afternoon to support our History curriculum.

We learnt:

• That the children who left the Carribean for England travelled for two weeks and only had a tiny brief case to put all their belongings in.
• The people that travelled to England came from the Carribean Islands of: Dominica, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Monserat.
• About the reactions of the white people when the Windrush generation arrived.
• The way black people were portrayed on the television and in toys and books.
• That the first black lady to win an Oscar had to sit on her own during the awards ceremony.
• That there were signs which told white people to go one way and coloured people another.

The afternoon was:

• shocking
• knowledgeable
• exciting
• exhilerating
• suprising
• confusing
• brilliant
• cool
• action packed
• interesting
• fascinating

Key messgages:

• The cover is not the book, so open it up and take a look.
• It is important to get to know people and not judge them based on appearance. Look at people on the inside not the outside.
• Don't treat people differently because they look different to you.
• We should be united.