This lesson sequence for Key Stage 3 and 4 students was written by Samantha Broad from St Edward’s Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School in Windsor.
Overall enquiry question
What made a job desirable in the 1950s?
Learning objectives
- use contemporary data to conduct a historical enquiry into occupations and wages in the first half of the 20th century
- consider the relative desirability of different occupations
- understand the importance of industrial occupations and begin to consider the impact of de-industrialisation on the UK
Resources
Download the teacher’s notes, contextual essay and lesson plans (ZIP, 5.25Mb)