Year 5 Analyse MHT Empire Windrush’s Manifest

As part of their History unit, Year 5 have been learning about the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush and the experiences of the Windrush generation. The children have been analysing the ship’s passenger manifest, using this primary source to find out more about the people who travelled to Britain in 1948. They collected the ages of passengers from a section of the manifest made a bar chart to show their findings. The children identified that many of the passengers were in their 20s. We discussed why so many young adults travelled to Britain at this time, including the opportunities for employment in post-war Britain and the request for workers to help rebuild the country.