
Vision for Refugee Children's Education in the UK
There is no overarching policy framework for the integration of refugee learners into the UK education system, and there are key evidence gaps in what works best in education for refugee children. School leaders and teachers want to help, but lack the needed training and support. Good practice is often hidden and the expertise of young refugees is often not considered in policy making.
We believe things can be different.
During Refugee Week 2025, REUK gathered together politicians, policy-makers and education leaders in the Houses of Parliament to launch our Vision for Refugee Children's Education in the UK.
This document draws together more than a decade of REUK's research and frontline experience. It has been designed to enable key decision makers to rapidly grasp the critical, often low-cost, changes that will bring us closer to a world where all refugee children and young people are able to build hopeful futures through education.

Make or break: Reflections on further education enrolment for refugee and asylum-seeking learners
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.

Experiences of displaced young people living in England: January to March 2023
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.

Sustainable transformative inclusive refugee education (STRIVE)
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.


Research and policy
Our Research and Policy programme contributes to change by carrying out high quality, rigorous and ethical research into refugee education in the UK and internationally. We conduct research in partnership with young people and use the findings to bring about change in our own programmes and to positively influence refugee education policy and practice in the UK and around the world.