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To help you engage your students in the topic of migration Young Citizens have developed a flexible teaching resource for delivery during curricular or extra-curricular sessions. This resource: explores the various reasons that lead people to migrate unpacks the differences between refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants examines key pieces of legislation to see what…
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The Golden Statue
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Chicken Soup
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Law in Wales
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Migration of People
To help you engage your students in the topic of migration Young Citizens have developed a flexible teaching resource...
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