This briefing presents practitioner-based insights from REUK’s experience of supporting young people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds to enrol in further education in September and October 2024.

REUK is working with the English and Comparative Literary Studies Department at the University of Warwick to develop a research-led access to Higher Education pilot programme for sanctuary seekers living in the Coventry area. 

REUK is working with the The Bell Foundation to research education access and provision for refugee and asylum-seeking adolescents who arrive in the UK mid-way through an academic year. 

Oxfordshire County Council are seeking to deepen their understanding of refugee children’s experiences of inclusive education in secondary schools in their county, particularly those who have arrived from Afghanistan, Hong Kong or Ukraine.

This study focuses on refugee education and pioneers a participatory methodology led by learners with asylum-seeking and refugee backgrounds.

REUK, along with the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) were commissioned by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to work on a study that asked displaced young people about their experiences in England. 

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Research on early childhood education and care for the youngest refugee and asylum-seeking children in England.

A learning project that seeks to identify and amplify promising practices from case studies of refugee education initiatives in high-income countries.

Sustainable transformative inclusive refugee education (STRIVE) is a partnership between Refugee Education UK and the University of Nottingham that aims to engage the education sector and policymakers to effect systemic change to refugee education policy and implementation in schools.

A collaboration with UNHCR and Jigsaw Consult, funded by Dubai Cares, to build the global evidence base for secondary and tertiary education for refugees, through a youth-centred participatory approach.

Research produced by REUK and the University of Warwick regarding access to Higher Education for refugees.

Practitioner insights from REUK’s experience supporting 550 refugee and asylum-seeking young people through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nationality and borders bill: REUK's report

REUK and Unicef UK's research report and practitioner advice sheets on transitioning through education

This policy briefing explores the impact of COVID-19 on young refugees’ education and wellbeing in the UK

A research commission from Unicef UK to both examine the barriers to progression to further and higher education for young refugees and asylum seekers in the UK, and to identify potential solutions and good practices.

REUK's research for Unicef UK on access to education to refugee children in England, Scotland and Wales

REUK's paper on the impact of educational achievement on Afghan refugee youth's integration and wellbeing in the UK

REUK and Jigsaw Consult's global landscape review and research study on refugees' access to tertiary study

A commission from Reset Communities and Refugees, the UK's community sponsorship learning hub, to create a research-informed guide to help community sponsorship groups support resettled refugees to reach university.

Research, practitioner guidance and policy briefing on former child asylum seekers sent back to Afghanistan on turning 18

REUK's first research paper into the experiences of young Afghans facing the possibility of forced removal to Kabul

REUK's first research paper into the barriers faced by young asylum seekers and refugees trying to access university