BRADFORD CITY OF SANCTUARY – SANCTUARY IN SCHOOLS
List of resources (Revised 14/8/14)
Local resources
Bradford City of Sanctuary – Sanctuary in Schools
Mary Blacka (Development Worker) 01484 686799 or 07415307389
Bradford Action for Refugees
Claire Evans 01274 762100
An interactive session for students in Years 5-8, which aims to break down myths and explore how we can welcome asylum seekers and refugees in the UK. Sessions, lasting 1 or 2 hours.
Red Cross
Brogan Sohanpaul 0113 201 5270 or 07973505914
Consciousness raising sessions for schools around asylum seekers/refugees, diversity and free first aid sessions available for schools.
Zephaniah Trust - Refugee Voices
Julie Wilkinson 01274 533732
A drama/storytelling workshop, suitable for students from Year 5 upwards. A professional storyteller works with a group of 10 to 12 students, for a week to prepare a performance, based on refugees' stories, told in their own words.
Web based resources
Amnesty International UK (AIUK)
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/resources#.Uxl8gc60O1s
Gives access to resources, suitable for ages 6-16, including activity packs, DVDs, books, role play materials and a further list of recommended resources.
City of Sanctuary - Schools pages
http://www.cityofsanctuary.org/schools/ (Click on Resources)
Has a lot of useful information, including:
· Introductory pack, produced by Leeds School of Sanctuary project
· Refugee Boy pack, produced by West Yorkshire Playhouse
- BBC Two - Seeking Refuge. Five short animated films, child asylum seeker/refugee stories, told by the children themselves (Total duration 20 minutes) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01k7c4q
Equality and Human Rights Commission
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/publications
Use the search facility for "Lesson Plans" or "Asylum seekers and refugees". Also contains information on the Public Sector Equality Duty.
Moving Here
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.movinghere.org.uk/search/
Offers free access, for to an online catalogue of original material related to migration history, over the last 200 years, from local, regional and national archives, libraries and museums. Site includes schools' resources at KS2 and 3. This site has been archived and is no longer being maintained but it is still searchable.
Refugee Council
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/
A major resource for general information on asylum seekers and refugees. This is a good source of current facts and figures about the asylum system. Use the term 'Schools' in the search facility to access booklets etc. on a number of topics, including employing asylum seekers in schools. There are also three short animations about unaccompanied child asylum seekers, in their own words at http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/animation
Refugees into Schools
http://www.employabilityforum.co.uk/refugees-into-schools
Refugees into Schools supported refugees to share their experiences with children in primary and secondary schools in London. Although the project is now finished the web-site includes some useful resources for primary and secondary teachers, including a film of a refugee talking to school students about his own experiences.
Refugee Week (15- 20 July 2015)
http://www.refugeeweek.org.uk/Info-Centre/Resources-on-Refugees
Includes lists of videos and fiction about asylum seekers and refugees, classroom resources, with prices, for KS1 to KS4 and more useful web addresses.
West Yorkshire Playhouse
http://wyp.org.uk/media/2699089/refugee_boy_resource_pack.pdf
Pack for schools, which was produced to support the education work, which accompanied the production of 'Refugee Boy'.
PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU FIND ANY MORE GOOD SOURCES
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