Supporting refugees/asylum seekers in schools

What refugees say is important to them:

• Going to school
• Making friends
• Caring, supportive and friendly teachers who are confident and interested in teaching children from diverse backgrounds
• Being included in all activities
• Opportunities to do activities with refugee and non-refugee peers, both in and out of school
• Being in a school that values and celebrates their languages and cultures

Bill Bolloton, NALDIC research paper, 2016

Best practice:

• Admissions and induction systems and procedures for new arrivals
• Listening to refugee children
• Confidence and skills in teaching children learning a new language
• Peer support and friendship building
• A culturally inclusive curriculum that values diversity and includes learning about refugees
• Tackling bullying and derogatory language
• Engaging with families

Bill Bolloton, NALDIC 2016