Practitioner training
At Refugee Education UK, we're all about enabling young refugees to build positive futures by thriving in education.
As education experts in the refugee sector, and refugee experts in the education sector, we're well-placed to increase your knowledge and confidence.
We run training on all stages of the educational journey for young refugees and asylum seekers; from access to education, to thriving and progressing in it.
Our trainers bring significant experience and expertise from the education and refugee sectors in the UK and overseas, and all our sessions include the perspectives of those with lived experience of forced migration.
Our training is ideal for anyone who wants to better understand and support young refugees and asylum seekers in their education and wellbeing, including staff from:
local authorities;
schools, colleges, and universities;
NGOs and voluntary organisations;
faith groups and community organisations.
Who our training is for
Our training content
Supporting Refugee Students in Schools
This free webinar is aimed at primary and secondary school teachers and college staff, but is also appropriate for individuals hosting refugees, or anyone who wants to get some practical tools for supporting young refugees to flourish in education in the UK.
We'll present for one hour, and spend 15 minutes answering questions.
Drawing on our research and experience of working with young refugees and asylum seekers for over 12 years, we will:
provide an introduction to supporting refugee students who arrive in your school;
outline the previous educational and displacement experiences of children and young people seeking safety in the UK;
explain the educational implications for newly-arrived students, with a focus on barriers to progress and achievement;
outline practical strategies that you and your school can adopt to overcome these challenges;
share details of free REUK and partner resources that can help you engage with refugee learners and develop your policies and practices.
Cost: FREE
Access to Further Education
Our Access to Further Education training consists of two parts; the first of which is an asynchronous online module that previews the underpinning themes and terminology of the training. This is followed by an interactive session led by REUK's expert team and with input from young people with lived experience of forced migration.
Suitable for anyone who wants to support young refugees and those seeking asylum to access further education, this training will explore further education pathways, funding entitlements, and eligibility for young people of different immigration statuses, and guidelines for when supporting someone to enrol in college. Attendees will come away feeling more confident to advise and advocate for young people planning their further education pathway.
Cost: £75 per person
Access to Higher Education
This training is ideal for practitioners wanting to grow in confidence in supporting young people from displaced backgrounds as they pursue university. You'll learn from REUK's expert team, young people with lived experience of forced migration, and fellow participants from the refugee and higher education sectors.
The training will provide a baseline understanding of different immigration statuses, discuss common barriers to education for displaced young people, and cover higher education entitlements for people of different statuses. Finally, with the use of interactive case studies, attendees will learn about concrete support resources, having a reflective space in which to think about how they might apply this knowledge to their particular role.
Cost: £75 per person
City of Sanctuary: Welcoming Refugees
Refugee Education UK and City of Sanctuary have collaborated to develop a suite of training modules to help Further Education colleges to grow in their confidence and expertise to support refugee and asylum seeking students.
These training sessions will help college staff to create a culture of welcome, and to identify and confidently apply practical interventions that promote success for these students. These trainings will also help Further Education colleges fulfil many of the criteria to receive a College of Sanctuary accreditation.
The Further Education systems and processes in each of the devolved nations of the United Kingdom are different. Whilst our training focuses on the English system - and we are unable to cover differences between nations in depth - participants from Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have confirmed that they still found the course material beneficial.
Cost: £75 per person, per module
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In this module participants will: learn the difference between a range of immigration statuses; identify the difficulties and barriers faced by young refugees and asylum seekers accessing and progressing through education; gain an understanding of the value of creating a culture of welcome and inclusion, including examples of good practice.
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In this module participants will: understand the implication of immigration status on access to education and entitlements to funding; recognise the documentation sufficient for asylum seekers to successfully enrol; consider the application of low-income status and alternative sources of funding; plan how to create a positive enrolment experience in each context.
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In this module participants will: consider best practice around obtaining previous qualifications; identify the most effective methods of using student assessment to establish correct level of study; review different approaches to integrating English language support into vocational qualifications.
Bespoke training
We can also deliver tailored, in-house training (online or in person) to meet your organisation's specific needs.
Contact us to discuss your requirements.