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Schools of Sanctuary

Schools of Sanctuary. Rose McCarthy, National Streams Coordinator, City of Sanctuary. 38 groups Bedford and Luton Belfast Birmingham Bradford Brighton Bristol Cardiff Coleraine / Causeway Coventry Derby Derry Dublin Edinburgh Exeter Glasgow Gloucester Hackney Halifax

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Schools of Sanctuary

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  1. Schools of Sanctuary Rose McCarthy, National Streams Coordinator, City of Sanctuary

  2. 38 groups Bedford and Luton Belfast Birmingham Bradford Brighton Bristol Cardiff Coleraine / Causeway Coventry Derby Derry Dublin Edinburgh Exeter Glasgow Gloucester Hackney Halifax Huddersfield Hull Ipswich Leeds Leicester Lincoln Liverpool Loughborough Manchester Newcastle Nottingham Oxford Sheffield Southampton Sunderland Swansea Tees Valley Wakefield Wolverhampton York moved from being dispersed groups to a cohesive network with a focus on both local and national culture change 

  3. Streams of Sanctuary Maternity Welcome Health Schools Arts Faith

  4. School of Sanctuary award • Engage families and communities • Learn • Embed • Share • Celebration and opportunity for reflective learning • Written evidence • Sanctuary seekers support with learning –stimulating lessons • Evaluation by appraisal group and presentation at award ceremony

  5. Asylum seekers and refugees as volunteers • “Asylum Seekers and Refugees (AS&R)the least likely people to become volunteers but the most likely if asked” • Peer to Peer support – “don’t want others to suffer as we have suffered.” • AS&R heart of City of Sanctuary – work with and not for • Key to awards – awareness raising, part of design and appraisal group • Emily’s story

  6. What is Schools of Sanctuary? A school of Sanctuary is a school that is committed to being safe and welcoming place for those seeking sanctuary.  An award from City of Sanctuary to celebrate and encourage good practice in schools

  7. Who is a refugee? • An asylum seeker is A person who has fled persecution in their country and has made a claim to seek international protection somewhere else. (N.B. claiming asylum is a human right.) • A refugee is A person whose asylum claim was successful, because she has “a well-founded fear of being persecuted” if she goes home. Not to be confused with Economic Migrant/ Illegal Immigrant

  8. Asylum in the UK • The UK continues to host just over 1% of the world’s 16.7 million refugees.(UNHCR 2014) • 49% of refugees are women, whilst 50% are under the age of 18. • 0.32% of UK population are refugees • The main host countries in 2013 were: Pakistan, Iran, and Lebanon (neighbouring countries) • Major source countries of refugees in UK in 2013:Pakistan, Iran and Sri Lanka –many from Syria, Bangladesh, India, Albania, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Eritrea.

  9. Three simple principles Learn Embed Share

  10. Learn • Invite refugee speakers to tell their stories • Use resources to create activities in lessons • Invite facilitators to deliver workshops to staff

  11. Embed: Take a positive action • Displays and activities • Support a charity • Campaign • Everyday life

  12. Share Other members of staff Parents Other schools The wider community

  13. The resource pack

  14. Why get involved? • Make your school a happier school • Meet OfSTEDrequirements to promote equality and diversity • Address Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) • Develop community cohesion work within the school • Increase the student voice and promote active citizenship • Strengthen the school’s role in the community • Provide learning opportunities around asylum issues, human rights and social justice

  15. How can I get involved? • Visit our website - www.cityofsanctuary.org/schools • Read the resource pack and share with your colleagues and head-teacher • Contact your local school of sanctuary group for information and support. • Meet the 3 principles, Learn, Embed and Share – follow our suggestions or carry out activities of your own. • Submit evidence that you have met the principles. • Be presented with an official School of Sanctuary certificate.

  16. We have 7 awarded Schools of Sanctuary in Leeds and 5 schools working to achieve the award. Over 15 are supportive but are not on the award scheme Nationally we have 20 schools and 2 colleges awarded, 29 others working towards it

  17. Inspiring Sweden Swedish workbook in English Swedish guests visit 2 Schools of Sanctuary and get a Swedish interpreter International Leeds Welcome party

  18. The Future For Schools of Sanctuary • More Schools involved • Partnership work with Oxfam Young Ambassadors groups • National schools discussion group • Promote Schools of Sanctuary to City of Sanctuary groups in UK and at national school seminars or conferences • Host a National Schools of Sanctuary conference • Make schools a happy place for ALL children!

  19. What can a School of Sanctuary Do? –Lawnswood School?

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