What kinds of people lived in council houses in the 1950s?

This lesson sequence for Year 9 or GCSE students was written by Eleanor Langston from Wolgarston High School in Stafford.

Overall enquiry question

What kinds of people lived in council houses in the 1950s?

Learning objectives

  • find out why council houses were built
  • use sources to find out the characteristics of people who lived in council house
  • decide how accurate a cartoon is in its representation of people who lived on council estates

Resources

Download the teacher’s notes, contextual essay and lesson plans (ZIP, 0.00Mb)