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Issue 3: Social Impact of World War II in Britain The Beveridge Report. Lesson starter; Poor housing Poor education Disease Unemployment Poor people Look at the list of problems above. Write down the ones you think we have in Britain today. Add an example of each one you choose.
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Issue 3: Social Impact of World War II in BritainThe Beveridge Report Lesson starter; Poor housing Poor education Disease Unemployment Poor people Look at the list of problems above. Write down the ones you think we have in Britain today. Add an example of each one you choose.
Today we will… • Identify the key findings of the Beveridge Report in 1942 • Explain these findings in detail
I can… • Gather evidence on the findings of the Beveridge Report • Complete a National 5 question on the ‘Five Giants’
William Beveridge was part of the wartime government. • During WW2, he was given the job to set up a welfare plan for Britain • He was asked to find out what the main problems in Britain were and how they could be solved • He was creating the framework for the new ‘welfare state’
In 1942 Beveridge published his report • He came up with the idea that society had ‘5 Evils or ‘5 Giants’ – the 5 main problems plaguing Britain • He proposed a new system of social security, which would include everyone and provide benefits 'from the cradle to the grave'
Task One: Evidence Gathering • Your teacher will give you a Beveridge Report template • You need to use it to gather information from the PowerPoint • In the brackets, you need to give a definition of each of the ‘giants’ • Underneath each you need to provide more detail
1.Want • Meaning: poverty • Too many people in Britain were living below the poverty line • They didn’t have a decent standard of living
2. Ignorance • Meaning: lack of education • Too many children left school at 14 without any qualifications and went into low paid jobs • Poor children had little or no education
3. Squalor • Meaning: poor housing • Many people lived in overcrowded slums in Britain's cities • There was a shortage of good, decent houses
4.Disease • Meaning: poor health/ illness • Many people had very poor health as they could not afford medical treatment • Life expectancy was very low
5. Idleness • Meaning: lack of jobs/ unemployment • Many people were unemployed in Britain (particularly before WW2 started) • This increased their chances of living in poverty and poor health
Beveridge’s Recommendations… • To fight these giants a proper system of sickness and unemployment benefit was needed. • This would include a proper national health service, family allowance and a ‘full employment’ policy (jobs for all). • His ideas provided the basis for the 'welfare state'. He believed all the problems would have to be solved to improve the welfare of British citizens.
Task Two: Observation SkillsYou will have a set amount of time to study the cartoon on this page. You need to write down 5 things you notice about it.
National 5 Question Source A is a cartoon published in The Daily Express in 1942. • Evaluate the usefulness of Source A in investigating the findings of the Beveridge report. • (you should mention who wrote the source, when it was written, why it was written, what it tells us and what it misses out) 5 marks
How useful questions Remember… The source is useful to some extent… Provenance – worth 2 marks • Who wrote the source and why does that make it useful? • When was the source written and why does that make it useful? • Why was the source written? Content – worth 2 marks • Describe what the source tells us Recall – worth 2 marks • Describe what the source doesn’t tell us on the topic (your own knowledge)
