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Posts Categorized: Schools
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Children Connect in Pen Pal Exchange
In a world where the word "refugee" often feels distant and abstract, we rarely get the chance to truly listen…
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Our Impact: Schools of Sanctuary in 2023-2024
As we reflect on the highs and lows of the 2023/24 school year, our annual impact report makes clear the…
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Re-wording the Schools of Sanctuary Criteria
The past four years has been an incredible period of growth and learning for the Schools of Sanctuary network: our…
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Welcome Back to School Activity: Our School Migration Stories
The start of the new school year brings a perfect opportunity to develop classroom or whole-school activities for children to…
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Things are changing at Schools of Sanctuary…
Over the past couple of years, we’ve been delighted to see ever increasing interest in the role schools can play…
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Keighley school & college join forces to support sanctuary
In autumn 2023, a Keighley college and school in our sanctuary networks started working together to support each others' efforts…
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NEW RESOURCES: Childhood trauma, war, migration and asylum resources from the UK Trauma Council
The UK Trauma Council has just shared their brand new resources on childhood trauma, war, migration and asylum resources. City…
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Celebrating Our School’s Migration Stories
At Oscott Manor School in Birmingham, students know their school community has been enriched thanks to the contribution of migrants.
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NEW: Guidance for Talking to Children about Hotel Accommodation
In the wake of recent incidences of violence and protests outside hotels housing people seeking asylum, we've developed some guidance…
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Speaking with Children about the War in Ukraine
Guidance and Resources for Parents, Carers and Teachers
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Promoting Multilingualism in School
Promoting Multilingualism in SchoolIn December 2021, Schools of Sanctuary spoke alongside Dr. Sabine Little from the Lost Wor(l)ds project at…
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Family and Local Area Connections to Migration
For students with little personal experience of moving countries, learning about migration and the experiences of people seeking sanctuary more…
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Learning about Sanctuary in the Early Years
Acorn Nursery in Brighton had to think creatively about its learning activities for the very young children with which it…
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Approaching Sanctuary through Inclusion and Antiracism
Acorn Nursery is a Brighton and Hove City Council nursery situated on the outskirts of the city in Mileoak. Brighton…
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Supporting Afghan Students in Schools – Recording and Resources
On Wednesday 3rd November the Schools of Sanctuary Team at City of Sanctuary UK held a webinar in partnership with Refugee Education UK to help schools meet the needs of newly arrived Afghan students that arrive in their community. This event brought together around 120 participants from across the UK…
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Learning about and Welcoming Afghan Refugees in Schools
This page is under development. Here we intend to share the latest resources, guidance and advice to help schools to learn about Afghans who are arriving in the UK and support the children who are entering UK schools. Please return to this page regularly to see the latest additions and…
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Inviting a Person with Lived Experience to Speak at your School
Many schools are interested in inviting a person with lived experience of seeking sanctuary to come to their school and speak to staff and students about their experiences. Whilst we think this can be a very powerful learning opportunity, we also urge schools to consider how they can make this…