Pupils who are secure will be able to:

• Identify the type of information the census gives about people.
• Use the census to make inferences about people from the past.
• Create questions about Victorian working conditions and the thoughts and feelings of a Victorian working child.
• Identify and describe the changes between periods of time using the census.
• Use other primary and secondary sources to verify the data in a census.
• Use a range of sources, including the census, to build an understanding of a period.
• Describe the changes in the 1921 census.
• Plan a local history enquiry using the census.

Lesson 6 involves an enquiry into your local school area. Prepare census extracts and other sources for this area beforehand. Refer to the ‘Before the lesson’ and ‘Teacher knowledge’ sections for preparation. This lesson can be taught at the end of the unit or extended into a wider project during any school term.