What's included in The Story of Windrush Whole School Assembly PowerPoint resource and why is it useful?

The Story of Windrush Whole School Assembly PowerPoint is a slideshow for Windrush Day that tells the story of the Empire Windrush and the people who came from the Caribbean to help rebuild Britain after the Second World War. The content includes 11 slides, covering the ship's arrival at Tilbury Docks on 22nd June 1948, why Britain needed help, the Windrush generation's work in the NHS and on London transport, the welcome they received, Caribbean music and food, the fight against discrimination and the Windrush legacy. It links to history learning about significant events in Britain.

Arriving in Britain

How over 1000 people, mainly from the Caribbean, arrived in Essex after a new law gave people from British colonies the right to live and work in Britain, with questions such as "What do you think the mood was like onboard the ship?"

Rebuilding Britain

How the Windrush generation worked as nurses, porters and cleaners in the newly created NHS and as bus drivers and conductors on London transport, and how they were gradually accepted into their communities.

A Lasting Legacy

Reggae and calypso music, Caribbean food such as jerk chicken with rice and peas, and the work the Windrush generation did to highlight discrimination and unfairness, ending with "What do you think the greatest impact has been?"

How do our whole school assemblies work?

Our whole school assemblies are PowerPoint slideshows that follow a similar structure: an introduction, questions to get children thinking, the key points of the topic and reflection time. They're paced to suit a primary school assembly and work best on a whiteboard, projected out to the hall. You can use them:

• as a whole school assembly, from EYFS up to KS2
• as a class assembly
• as a teaching PowerPoint when you want to cover an event or topic in your own classroom

The majority of our assemblies include teacher notes and guidance to support delivery, and because they're pacey, you can adapt them to however long your assembly lasts.

Adapting the Assembly for Your School

Every assembly is editable, so you can add, remove or change slides to suit the needs of your school. We cover religious events, seasonal topics, values such as kindness, friendship and tolerance, science, history, PSHE, music, significant people and sporting events, so you can choose the assemblies that fit your school year.

Supporting Learning at Home

Families can carry the conversation on at home by asking children about their assembly: what they heard, how it made them feel and what they think about it.

You can explore more of our whole school assembly resources here.