Issue 3: Social Impact of World War II in Britain The Beveridge Report Lesson starter; Poor housing Poor education Disease Laziness (people choosing not to work) 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 hade ‘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 1.In the brackets, you need to give a definition of each of the ‘giants’ 2.Underneath each you need to provide more detail

1.Want Meaning: povertyMeaning: 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 educationMeaning: 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 housingMeaning: 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/ illnessMeaning: 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/ unemploymentMeaning: 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… 1.To fight these giants a proper system of sickness and unemployment benefit was needed. 2.This would include a proper national health service, family allowance and a ‘full employment’ policy (jobs for all). 3.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 Skills You 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

1.Evaluate the usefulness of Source A in investigating the findings of the Beveridge report. 5 marks Source A is a cartoon published in The Daily Express in 1942.

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)