GCSE History Edexcel: Notting Hill Migrants Historic Environment - Notting Hill Riots (Lesson 7)

This lesson examines the causes, events and consequences of the Notting Hill Race Riots in August 1958. Like with every other lesson in this unit, the resource includes a fact sheet which contains all the subject content needed for the lesson and therefore the lesson does not require the use of any text books.

Slide 1: Title slide
Slide 2: Lesson aims
Slide 3: Recap Task - Students have to analyse a political cartoon of the time to help them recap their prior knowledge of racism in the police in the 1950s.
Slide 4: Starter Task - Students use a photograph of the mixed race couple involved in the build up to the riots and examine why their relationship may have caused tension at the time. Prompt questions are given.
Slide 5: Discussion and information slide about the reasons why there was building racial tension in Notting Hill in the 1950s.
Slides 6-10: Background information and photographs outlining the events of the Notting Riots of 1958.
Slide 11: A printable worksheet including 5 sources about the Notting Hill Riots.
Slide 12: Challenge Questions
Slide 13-14: Example 'Two features’questions with a printable answer sheet for the students to complete.
Slide 15-16: Example ‘Follow Up’ questions with a printable answer sheet and another print out of the types of sources which can be used.
Slides 17-20: Example ‘How useful’ questions with structure guides and example content for the answers.
Slide 21: Learning Review - True of False quiz from the lesson
Slide 22: Lesson Information sheet