ANNEX 3 USEFUL CONTACTS AND RESOURCES
Supporting asylum-seeking and refugee pupils
1. Beard, J., and Bradley, N. (2001) 'Raising the barriers: meeting the needs of refugee pupils and families in a North London borough' Multicultural Teaching, 19 (3) 26-29
Provides an account of LEA and school initiatives to support the needs of refugee pupils and promote their achievement
Available from www.trentham-books.co.uk
2. Bolloten, B. (ed.) (2004) Home from Home: a guidance and resource pack for the welcome and inclusion of refugee children and families in school
Describes effective practice for primary and secondary school teachers and other professional and support staff supporting the needs of refugee children
Available from www.savethechildren.org.uk/scuk/jsp/resources/details
3. Bill Bolloten and Tim Spafford
Refugee education trainers and consultants
http://www.refugeeeducation.co.uk/
4. London Grid for Learning
Provides, inter alia, network services, a common learning platform, and on-line contact. For guidance on the welcome and induction of refugee and asylum-seeking students; translations and communications; and a refugee handbook, see:
http://www.lgfl.net/lgfl/leas/haringey/web//teachers%20section/Services%20for%20Ethnic%20Minority%20Achievement/Refugee%20Education/Refugee%20Education
5. NALDIC ITTSEAL: Teaching refugee and asylum seeker pupils
www.naldic.org.uk/ITTSEAL2/teaching/teaching.cfm
Provides guidance to teacher educators on teaching refugee and asylum-seeking pupils, including key issues and good practice points
6. QCA: Pathways to learning for new arrivals
www.qca.org.uk/newarrivals
7. Refugee Consortium at the East of England Regional Assembly
A project directed by this Consortium entitled Moving Here, featuring positive images of asylum-seeking and refugee communities, with a DVD and set of teacher notes. See:
http://www.slamnet.org.uk/metat/notice.htm
8. Rutter, J. (2003) Supporting Refugee Children in the 21 st Century - a compendium of essential information
Available from: www.trentham-books.co.uk
9. Scottish Refugee Council
www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk
Offers advice, information and assistance to refugees and individuals and families seeking asylum in Scotland
10. Teachernet: Refugee and asylum seekers' children
www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/aatoz/r/refugeesandasylumseekerschildren/
Provides information on key legislation, refugee children's rights and entitlements and funding
Anti-racism/equalities resources
11. 'The Drummond Equality Game'
Drummond Community High School
admin@drummond.edin.sch.uk
12. The Integration of Refugee Children: Good Practice in Educational Settings
www.nrif.org.uk/education/1619learning/
(see Case Studies 'Promoting well-being through creative activities: making a film'. The case study describes how Glasgow schools and Save the Children developed weekend activities to support young refugees' well-being.